CHAMPIONS !!!!!

It was a nervous morning for the family and friends of the Ongar Juniors U10 'B' today as they knew if they won or drew they would win the title undefeated. Ongar started very strong and within the first few moments Nari could have put them 1-0 up. The pressure continued with great spells of passing by James, Lewis, Jacob and Nari - all four of them had equally impressive solo runs but, whatever the Blues tried, they just could not find the net. Half-time came without any score. Ongar came out in the second half determined to score and Lewis worked his socks off, up and down the left hand side. Jacob hit a beautiful shot early on in the half beating the keeper and rattling the goal frame. A few moments later Lewis picked up the ball outside the box, dropped his shoulder around a defender and struck a neat shot into the top right hand corner. Again, Ongar piled on the pressure and continued to shoot at goal and the Doddinghurst keeper prevented it being a bigger total. Nari knocked home Ongar's second and it looked like it could have been more. James in midfield along with young Filly and little Gunny were all solid in the back part of the field leaving Ben H little to do. Ongar changed the front three putting Kurtis, Reed and Henry on which played havoc with the Yellow's defence, all three of them passed the ball with ease and looked very comfortable.
When the final whistle came the Ongar duly greeted the Doddinghurst boys to the familiar rendition of three cheers before they celebrated in style.

Pictures of the match can be seen here

Captain :-Ben H
Player of the Week.:-Lewis
Message from Mark Fillingham (Coach and Manager):
To the boys "Thank you for all your hard work and responding well to my constant moaning. I have loved being part of our team (keep them league winner medals safe and display them with pride)".
To the parents "thank you for your fantastic support, your sons are a credit to you".
To Liz Hughes "Thanks for the tea and coffee, much needed hangover remedy".
To Nick Gunn "A massive thanks for posting this brilliant site week in, week out. Thanks mate".
Finally, does anyone know how I can get this stupid grin off my face? Mark.

One game to go..

Ongar juniors added another impressive win to their tally today with a 4-0 win over Doddinghurst Olympic B, leaving them level on points with Emblem at the top of the Division with one game left to play.
Ongar Started bright and within a minute Nari Ohad shot across the front of the goal. Moments later James struck a shot from out side the box making it 1-0 two minutes later Nari slotted home number 2. several more chances went begging and Ongar dominated the half. With Lewis putting away Ongars 3rd just before halftime.
Second half Ongar started strong and within the first few minutes had a penalty after Jacob was bought down in the box. Jacob duely put away Ongar's fourth. Changes saw Reed,Henry and Curtis come on and remained in charge of the game although Doddinghurst did put together a few chances towards the end the game.

Pictures can be seen here
Captain. James

Player of the week. James.

Big Game Takes It To The Wire

The two top teams in the league met at Chafford School for a top of the table clash that will decide the league. In what was Emblems last fixture and a win would have made Ongars task very difficult. Ongar started and were immediately on the back foot. Soon the game settled and both teams started to play some really nice football. Ongar made a couple of attacks and were rewarded with a goal by Nari after a scramble in the Emblem goalmouth. The game was end to end action until halftime. Second half Ongar started strong with the sun behind them and continuously attacked. Nari had two chances cleared off the line and James and Lewis both came close. Emblem had a couple of chances and a looping shot beat the Ongar keeper giving him no chance. A penalty appeal in the dying minutes was rightly not given by the referee and a tence finish was had by both teams.
Final Score: Emblem 1 - 1 Ongar

This leaves Emblem on 57 points and all games played and Ongar on 54 with 2 games to play.

Pictures from the match can be seen Here

Captain: Ben F.
Player Of The Week: Ben F and Owen, shared this week, trained well and played well.

OJFC Friendly 25.4.09

In a closly fought match, both teams came away with three goals
Pictures can be seen here

Brentwood Sports C

Ongar put together another impressive display today passing the ball with elegance and ease and a hat trick for Nari put the game out of reach for the Brentwood Team.

Again with out Littlegunny, James and Henry. Ongar were down to bare boards, but they will be back..
Great football was played by every boy on the park but Lewis's determination and battling showed through with him, back winning the ball in his own half and delivering great passes all over the pitch, making him this weeks player of the week.

Player of the week:- Lewis
Captain:- Reed

Pictures of the game can be seen here
Ongar Juniors Under 7 A & B Team photos here