Dire news for the 1st XI who went down 3 – 0 in the early 1pm KO at PFC today.
However, on the plus side the Ruts earned a ‘Meatloaf’ day as the 2nd XI secured a 5 – 2 home win over London Saints, thanks to a Ben Kennett brace and solitary strikes from Rhys Waul, Steve Berry and Phil Lines.
The 3rd XI beat Oxted & District 4 – 1 thanks to a brace from Jack McGoldrick and further goals from Paul Gough and player-manager Erol Yilmaz.
Best wishes to the Vets and U9’s tomorrow.
The 1st XI drew 0 – 0 at home to Westminster Casuals today. The game was largely dictated by the swirling wind and in truth it was consequently a scrappy affair. On the plus side, a last minute no show forced player manager Jim Boxall in to the starting line-up and credit to him for putting in a solid 90 minutes at full back earning himself the OR’s MOTM award of having to buy beers for his team-mates. The quote of the day (overheard post match in the Ruts dressing room) came from caretaker Captain Duncan Fraser who has been deputising for the injured Nick Raggett since Xmas ….’we are undefeated in 75% of the games we’ve played since I have been Captain’ in other words referring to the 2 wins, a narrow 1 – 0 o.g defeat, plus today’s scoreless draw bringing a better return than pre-xmas!
The 3rd XI earned a handsome 4 – 1 league win over Real Holmesdale Res FC at Nursery Road, thanks to goals from Dan Martin, Dan Larkin, Ollie Hicks and Paul Gough.
Best wishes to the Vets and U9’s tomorrow.
The 1st XI secured a most welcome victory with a committed all round team performance against Chessington KCFC today. A penalty on 5 minutes from Mears was cancelled out 3 minutes later when a CKCFC Corner curled right in to the far corner of the Ruts net. Hughes made his long journey worthwhile on 15 minutes when he rose high to see his header thwart the away keeper who could only help the ball in to the net. Wiltshire neatly beat the offside trap to provide the Ruts with a 3 – 1 cushion at the break.
The visitors reduced the arrears following a defensive error around the hour mark, although the OR’s were not going to have another bleak day at the office as substitute Gough finished from close range following a decent cross goal header from Hughes and Moore put the icing on the cake following a determined run which presented him with the opportunity to finish well with a sweet overhead kick. Big well done to all of the team, especially those stepping up to the plate to ably fill the voids being left by those out injured and unavailable.
The 2nd XI suffered a hefty 5 – 0 away defeat at RPV ‘A’ FC, one to forget I would imagine. Best wishes to the Vets and U9’s tomorrow.
The 1st XI suffered a narrow 1 – 0 defeat away to OPFC.
The 2nd X1 secured the only Ruts win of the day with a 6 – 3 win at Poplar Road against NPL Res FC, with the OR’s goals coming courtesy of Aaron Betteridge, Ben Kennett(2), Phil Lines, Dean Riordan and Rhys Waul.
The 3rd XI were also on the wrong end of a 1 – 0 result against Beckenham FC in the Cup.
Best wishes to the Vets and U9’s tomorrow.
vets drew 3-3 at home v worcester park fc vets scorers matt blomeley x 2 & jon taylor
The 1st XI secured a long awaited league win at OBCFC today with a 6 – 3 win. The Ruts scorers were Jerome Longville (2), Kyle Moore, Alex Blenkinsop, Marc Hawley & Kieran O’Driscoll
The 2nd XI were called off at Poplar Road as the Opposition could not field a team.
The 3rd XI won 2 – 1 at Westside ‘A’ FC courtesy of goals from Paul Gough and Ollie Hicks.
The Vets have been called off tomorrow as their opposition are also unable to field a team.
Best wishes to the U9’s in their away fixture.
County Cup woe and a double exit……
Well at least Dick Turpin wore a mask, although the Ruts were their own worst enemies as they created their own Highway Robbery which enabled the visitors to head back down the A3 with a fortuitous win.…
What happened? Well, the Ruts dominated the first half and created an abundance of chances which were either spurned or well saved (sounding familiar?!) and the blustery first period ended goalless.
The 2nd half was a tad more even, although again the Ruts had more chances than a monopoly game. Then came the decisive moment which Keeper Ed Cornwell will want to forget, as he unfortunately mistimed a routine clearance and the ball rolled in to the goal gifting Knaphill Athletic the lead which they held on too. Did we deserve to lose? most definitely not. However, if you don’t score and the other team does, then tough luck.
The bottom line is that the unfortunate error should have proved completely academic, as everyone on the pitch knows the game should have been dead, buried and cooked well beforehand.
Erol’s 3rd XI put in a decent shift in the Lower Junior County Cup and were simply undone by a stronger side in Worplesdon Phoenix.
Best wishes to both of our succesful opponents in the next round.
Well on the plus side the 1st XI put 4 decent goals past the League Leaders who had only conceded a total of 3 goals in their previous 7 games. Then on the downside they conceded 6 in a game that you had to virtually assault someone in a dark alleyway to get a yellow card. The Ruts were on top for the first 10 minutes and were denied by a good save before going a goal down. Kieran O’Driscoll scored a decent long range free kick to level, only for the Ruts to concede 3 further times before the interval to leave a mountain to climb in the second period. Again, on the plus side they climbed 3/4 of the mountain to reduce the arrears to 4 – 3 through goals from Jerome Longville and Myles Wiltshire. The Ruts then conceded a couple more unfortunately and Wiltshire added another very good finish to close the score at 6 – 4 to Westside, who would definitely know they were in a game today. The order of the day for 2016 is to start collecting league points as the Ruts play their final game of 2015 at Poplar Road in the County Cup next Saturday.
The 2nd XI drew 3 – 3 at home to Crescent Rovers ‘A’ FC (scorers TBC), whilst Erol’s 3rd XI secured the super fantastic Ruts result of the day with a splendid 4 – 2 away win at the previously undefeated League leaders Shaftesbury Town ‘A’ FC, despite going 2 – 0 down the team fought back superbly to secure their win courtesy of goals from Paul ‘Lucan’ Gough, Lawrence Hallett, Ollie Hicks & Jack McGoldrick.
Best wishes to the Vets and U9’s tomorrow.
The 1st XI were left to rue 2 dropped points in a game they largely dominated. They lead with a 1 – nil half time lead thanks to a well placed Jerome Longville header from a pin point Ryan Moore cross and had an abundance of chances throughout the afternoon to firmly wrap things up. Alas they were bitten on the football bum when the visitors were awarded a penalty which they converted 10 minutes from time. 3 consecutive league draws leaves the team seeking a win asap!
The 2nd XI went down 3 – 2 at Cheam VW, Phil Lines and Jon Mapp scored the Ruts goals.
The 3rd XI continued their good run of form with a 4 – 1 win over Alliance Ath FC courtesy of goals from Ollie Hicks, Jack McGoldrick, Dan Martin & player manager Erol Yilmaz.
The best result of the day was the 25 year reunion Dinner/Presentation which saw around 60 players from the vaults of time to present day enjoy a great evening. Photos to follow soon!
Sunday saw 2 great results with the Vets squad boosted by a few past players from the night-before which inspired them to win 5 – 1 against Knollmead Vets at Poplar Road.scorers Billy Finnis x 2 Paul Hull x 2 & Alan Whiter
The U9’s secured a great win too as they overcame Raynes Park Vale 2 – 0 in a friendly match to cap a generally successful weekend for the Ruts.
A ‘FINAL CALL’ to our present and past players who may wish to attend and celebrate our 25 year reunion with us – we will be informing our Caterers of our final numbers this weekend!
This will also be our Presentation Evening for 2014/15 with a mountain of Player Milestone awards to be presented, alongside the usual Annual Awards.
Contact Gavin Lennard via gavinlennard@googlemail.com for late entries.
The Ruts enjoyed some decent results for the second week on the spin.
The 1st XI drew 1 – 1 against St Andrews FC. The visitors made a strong start and really stretched the Ruts at times. However, resolute defending and a number of decent stops from Evan Watson in the sticks kept them at bay. The Ruts weathered the storm and started coming back into it with Tim Ward proving a useful outlet. The first half continued in a similar pattern with the Ruts defending resolutely. Against the run of play the ball was played into the St Andrews box, Jerome Longville got the flick on and Duncan Fraser headed the Ruts ahead. The scoreline remained 1-0 at the turnaround. The second half was a more even contest with skipper Nick Raggett covering every blade of grass. Evan Watson proved he is very able at this level with a man of the match performance in the Ruts goal. The breakthrough for St Andrews came through an unfortunate rebound and a slip, although it was no more than they deserved. The game finished 1-1. A great battling performance. Young Evan was the Ruts MOTM = Good darts!
The 2nd XI glided to a comfortable 9 – 0 wins at Worcester Park ‘A’ FC with the hatful of scorers as follows Steve Berry(3) Ben Kennett (3) Phil Lines (2) and Jon Taylor . Rhys Waul was the OR’s MOTM.
The 3rd XI won 5 – 1 at Shalford Reserves in the County Cup courtesy of goals from Laurence Buchmann, Paul Gough, Erol Yilmaz and a brace from Ollie Hicks. MOTM TBC.
Awaiting news on the Sunday Results.
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