Kensington Dragons U13s 2 v 2 Hayes and Yeading After a 4 week gap in match action the U13s finally got to play a game, Dean the coach made a tactical adjustment playing one of our centre halves in midfield to add some height to it and we also had two new players making their debuts.…
Winter hit with a vengeance. After constant rain all Saturday night your correspondent was not the only Dragon whose twinge of regret at his game being called off was less pronounced than it should have been. The only games played were: The Firsts beat Hillingdon Abbots 4-0 away in the second round of the Middlesex…
With winter fast approaching it is the U14 Eagles who are vying with the Adults to be team of the season: The Firsts beat West End 5-3 in the Middlesex County Football League Cup. The Firsts have now won every game this season bar one The Reserves beat AFC Angel Hayes 2-1 in Extra Time…
Winter is creeping up on us with our Firsts continuing to power ahead: The First beat Horseed 3-1 away. This promised to be a straightforward win with Horseed drawing their last game against the bottom side 5-5. This proved to be far from the case as the Dragons did little to get any rhythm in…
A fine weekend saw the Firsts continue to power ahead, the diminutive U11’s demolish Harlington and the U17’s beat arch rivals FC Kensington: The U11’s beat Harlington 14-4 at St Marks in their third game of the season. The Dragons settled down quickly and held their positions whilst demonstrating their technical ability to pass quickly…
A wet week gave way to a glorious weekend: The Firsts beat Imperial College 3-1 away. A poor start was disturbing with poor passing, movement and communication leading to two players going for the same ball to give Imperial a simple lead which is where it stood at half time. With the Coach’s stern message…
Hayes and Yeading 5 v 1 Kensington Dragons – U13s LEAGUE CUP The team arrived at H&Y with the pitch covered in mist more appropriate to a Sherlock Holmes story than a football match. Luckily, visibility was ok to play and despite the one sided score line this match was fairly even for most of…
Kensington Dragons 1 v Ruislip Rangers 1 After conceding 14 goals in our last two matches, Coach Dean worked on the team’s defensive organisation during the training session prior to this match and the positives were reflected in the scoreline. The was a tight match from start to finish with the first 50 mins dominated…
The new U11’s beat Acton Ealing Whistlers 5-1 at St Marks. With both diminutive teams darting around the huge pitch between blades of grass it was not always easy to distinguish play. The Whistlers started well with an opening goal momentarily deflating the Dragons. The game then ebbed and flowed before a tremendous Dragons run…
The Dragons started brightly in our first league game of the season, twice taking the lead firstly Daniel scoring with a bullet header and then Archie with a cool finish. But then Pinner took control with some excellent play, the Dragons did not help themselves with some sloppy defending. Although the Dragons grabbed a 3rd…