01/10/2025
Monthly Round-Up - End of Aug/September
Pre-season ended with a big 9–1 win before the new campaign kicked off away at G&C. Unfortunately, the season opener didn’t go our way as we fell to a 3–1 defeat. We started slowly and never really grew into the game.
After a week’s break and time to reset in training, we returned against a strong Grove United side. Despite their quality, the lads dug deep to grind out a 4–2 victory. Jake Danaher shone with a Man of the Match performance, leading by example and settling into the squad brilliantly.
Next up was Emporia United, where we produced a confident 4–1 win, making it 8 goals in 2 games. Despite wholesale changes due to holidays and injuries, Cameron and Callum both bagged a brace. James Edwards was dominant at the back and earned himself Man of the Match.
We rounded off the month against a tough Sporting FC Open Age side on a testing pitch. Callum gave us the lead with his 4th goal in 4 games before Sporting equalised just before half-time. After some stern words from Jordan, the lads came out firing. Jake Constable scored with a superb long-range free kick and James Edwards sealed it with a penalty, giving us a well-deserved 3–1 win and another 3 points.
Manager Jordan Pink said:
“This team is growing and showing that we’re not here just to make up the numbers. The lads who stayed and the new ones who’ve come in are all doing brilliantly. You can already see the squad bonding more every week. I’m so grateful to the players who stuck with me through this transition — they’ve given everything to make it a smooth process, and the new lads have only added to an already fantastic group.”
We head into October sitting 2nd in the league with plenty more to come.
💚🤍 Up the Lane!
