A couple of weeks ago we had to play on the outside pitch next to the Dome. Here's a few seconds of, frankly, not very exciting footage.

All the goals

Turns out Bilal's film contains all 12 goals. 11 of ours plus Effra's consolation goal.
All of the first half goals are on this clip.
In  order of appearance look out for goals from ; Martin1st, Martin 2nd, Scott 1st &Tariq:

I'll post the second clip containing the second half goals  in a bit (Second Half- Scott 2nd, Martin 3rd, Scott 3rd, Effra Goal, Yus, Billy, James, Martin 4th.)

If anyone wants a DVD copy just let me know.

Stat Attack

Left peg sharp shooter Scott has scored 20 goals in just 10 games  over the past 4 months.                                                                      

Southside 7, Grafton 0.

Another really good team performance. Well done lads. For the first half hour we controlled the game and never looked like conceding.It's not often i can say that!
Initially players on both teams struggled to  get used to the wet conditions. We created, and missed, a host of chances before  Scott and Reece put us comfortably ahead before the break. 2-0 at Half time.
In the second half  we stepped up a gear and took the game beyond Grafton's reach.Scott added two goals to complete his hatrick. Reece scored a second to cap an excellent performance. Tariq notched another good goal and Bilal rolled back the years with a great goal from a spectacular overhead bicycle kick. Grafton never gave up and created several good chances of their own but we held on to keep a second clean sheet in 3 games.
Four late arrivals and 2 late pull outs  created the opportunity for some new players to make their debuts. Aurelio, David and Younes all made their mark in a game where all 18 players worked really together.
The game was played in  an excellent spirit and Grafton, despite a heavy defeat, are really keen to set up a re- match.

Team: Phil, Yusuf, Mark D, Billy, Aurelio, Reece, Oz, Oguz, James, Younes, Dane, Bilal, Malek, Tariq, David, Scott, Sam D, Fabio.

First Goal

Here's the first goal from the 11-1  victory v Effra - the first of Martin's four.

There are two more that i still haven't uploaded, both from the first half. in the end, i"ve found 11 of the 12 match goals on bilal's tape - just Tariq's strike missing I think.

Once i work out how to put Hi res films on the blog, and find some spare time, i'll put them all up on the blog together in one highlights package.

More goals

Here's Yus's goal along with goals from Billy , James and the best of four from Martin. Also check out  Yusuf's near miss lob.

There are still a couple of goal's to go. Watch this space

Judge For Yourself

Bilal watched the footage of this goal 4 times and thought the ball had hit the bar. I watched it and though the same. Then I slowed the film down and to my amazement i could clearly see the ball bounce back off the inside of the net. And to think Bilal says we're not up to Sky Sports standards yet.

It's not so clear on this compressed file, but for  anyone who still has doubts , just watch it on DVD and you'll be converted. Great goal Yus!

I'll upload more goals tomorrow if i get time.

Yusuf's Goal against Effra

Hi Bilal,
Thank you for updating the Blog with the videos :) Goals looking good. Shame my smacker wasn't recorded :(
I'll just have to score another one like that for the camera :)
See you Monday.
Yusuf

Editorial balance

For the sake of editorial balance, here's the Effra goal

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Here's another one of Scott's - I think we've got the other one on tape too.

Goal2

Here's another  goal from Bilal's video vaults. One of Martin's four.

Southside FC 11 v Effra 1 - video one

Here's the first of the video footage from last week's game. Sorry for any goals that were missed. We aren't up to Sky Sports standard - yet!!! I just wanted a video of my kids and I playing a match together and what a great game to pick!!!

There's some nice goals and I'm sure you'll enjoy watching it. The Yusuf goal debate will rage on!!!

Great performance by all the lads but for me the man of the match has to be Geoff. He made crucial saves at the right times.

Anyway don't let me babble on - you can see for yourselves!!

Bilal

(* Just one goal on this clip - plenty more to follow)

Update

Palace have confirmed that  the Stadium pitch will be out of action until after the Athletics Grand Prix - This means that our next game on the  grass  stadium pitch will be the tournament on Sat 20th August.
The match vs Grafton next Monday will go ahead as planned, but we'll play at Dulwich. (Meet 7pm for a 7.30 kick off)
 Good session last  night - we're in good shape as a team but we  mustn't get carried away. We've  got to earn each victory by keeping our shape, and working hard on and off the ball.
  I've watched the film of  last week's match - there's some great footage. As soon as i get time i'll  start putting some clips up on the Blog.

Football Marathon

We've been invited to take part in a charity football marathon at Crystal Palace on the stadium pitch.
More details to follow. Watch this space

training/change strips

 One year in  and I'm still having to bring a bin bag full of spare tops  to lend people at training.
Enough's enough so we're investing in some bibs and a a set of change tops.
Squad members can choose either to buy a bib (£1) or a change top (£5 with club badge plus extra £5 if you want  number and name printed)
I haven't decided which colour to go for .
The last order of 7 Red tops should also be delivered in the next 7-10 days so bring your cash on Tuesday if you've ordered one.

Southside FC 11, Effra 1.

What a great way to celebrate our 20th 11 a side match of the year!
Effra put out a decent side but we blew them off the park. The game wasn't as one sided as it sounds but we played by far the more effective football. Our finishing was fantastic, but what pleased me most was our positive attitude and our work rate.
Everyone remembers the goals but  any victory  is built on hard work, discipline and good teamwork. Cet, Reece , Bilal, Sam D and Danny White worked tirelessly all night  to create a platform for victory. Geoff, as ever, produced a string of saves to keep us in the game and knock the belief out of the opposition.
Big thanks also to Oz who played at short notice to cover Reece and James's late arrival.
Two top glass goals from Martin, a deflected strike from Scott and a clinical finish from Tariq built an insurmountable 4-0 lead by half time.
In the second half we kept the work rate up, kept our discipline and before long Effra's spirit was broken and the goal's rained in. Two more goals  each from Scott and Martin, a brilliant, if controversial long range effort from Yusuf and  cool finishes from  Billy and James completed the  victory.
Effra managed a  goal and also hit the bar but in truth there was little to console  an Effra team who were shell shocked at the final whistle. It's almost a year since Effra spanked us 8-4 at Dulwich in our first ever match.What a difference a year makes.
Well played lads. I'm really proud of the work rate and effort from everyone last night.

Team: Geoff, Yusuf,  Cet, Billy, Phil, Oz, Bilal, Martin, Tariq, Danny W, Reece, James, Sam.

Goals: Martin 4, Scott 3, Tariq 1,  Yusuf 1, Billy 1, James 1.