Kensington and Chelsea Chronicle 12 October 2012
By Paul Warburton
Results Round-Up 7 October 2012
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…
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Kensington Dragons U14B Eagles 9 v 1 Manor Youth at St Mark’s So what did our boys have for breakfast? Flicks and chips, passes spread far and wide, neat touches, deep crosses all bread and butter to an Eagles team beginning to feast on fifth-tier football. And who to praise first? The lethal penetration…
DetailsTricky away tie for the U13s
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…
DetailsFirst Team take the points with classy second half display
Imperial College Old Boys 1 V 3 Kensington Dragons At this stage of the season Dragons are now trying to find some consistency in play and results as they are interlinked and ICOB provided a good test for some questions to be answered. A poor start from Dragons disturbed the Management Team and the poor…
DetailsThe U13s sure up at the back
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…
DetailsU14B Eagles finally spread their wings
Pitshanger 1 v 8 Kensington Dragons U14B Eagles We’ve been threatening to do this for some time – and after a tough season in which our commitment to style and imagination had too often been bludgeoned by our opposition’s dedication to the aerial game, here it was: an 8-1 victory away to a spirited but…
DetailsResults Round-Up 30 September 2012
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…
DetailsDragons leave it late to beat league leaders
The Dragons’ Reserve squad arrived at Concorde Stadium in good spirits after an unbeaten start to the season. However a tougher test was ahead, away to British Airways’ second team, senior reserve league toppers. They started tentatively with errors strewn across the back four and midfield in the opening moments. A long ball caught out…
DetailsA new home but a similar result for the First Team
MCFA Junior Cup – Kensington Dragons 2 v 1 Hounslow Wanderers Reserves This first round match was Dragons first game at Birkbeck, their new home ground. The team was unchanged from last weeks win against Chiswick and the start was lively from the home side who were respectful of the Premier Division Reserve side. The…
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