Club Noticeboard & News: 1999/2000 season

For details of fixtures from the 1999/2000 season please see the 1999/2000 Fixtures List.
For full details of the "Touring and Drinking Club" trips please refer to the CTDC News Page.

Mon 7th Feb 2000: Friendly match home to Farnham & Guildford. Farnham & Guildford, who play in the Southern League, came to Chesham for a friendly (that is to say "non-league"!) match on Monday. Both sides had turned out high-calibre teams, and it was definitely going to be a close-run thing.

Chesham started playing uphill, but got off to a shaky start, and conceded a goal within the first couple of minutes. Undeterred, they struck back to level the game. The rest of the first half was very closely-fought, with both teams getting to within a yard of their opponents' goal before being closed down by the opposing team's defenders. Half-time: 1-1.

Chesham knew that even with downhill advantage, the game would not be any easier in the second half, and so it proved. The first few minutes consisted of tussles in the midfield, but then a burst of intense pressure in the Chesham goalmouth coupled with a subbing error gave ex-Chesham striker Ed Eilerts de Haan a clear shot at goal to make it 2-1 to Farnham & Guildford.

Chesham then piled on the pressure and threw everything they had at their opponents, but still the Farnham & Guildford defence - led by Great Britain Womens Masters captain Clare Ash - held out. Finally, a superb solo effort by Chesham striker Peter Hollingbery breached the F&G defences, only for his shot to go under the goal. Everyone broke to the surface to hear the sound of the final whistle, 2-1 the final score. We look forward to the rematch . . .

9th Jan 2000: London League finally underway. The London League fixtures have finally been announced: Chesham's fixtures can be found here and the full London League fixtures list can be found on the B.O.A. Web Site.

20th Dec 99 - 3rd Jan 2000: Pool closures and Novice Night 2000. Chesham Leisure Centre will be closed for annual maintenance over the Christmas period, and there will be no Octopush on Monday 20th December, Monday 27th December or on Monday 3rd January. The next club session will take place on Monday 10th January 1999, and this will be a Novice Night, so will all regulars please bring lots of spare kit and anyone wanting to give it a try, please contact Martin on 01494 727104.

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