Goals & Assists
Ahead of our return to league action at The Strand this coming Saturday (10.30 am) here is an update on Goal Contributions to date.
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Game 9
16/11/24 - Development Cup AFC 5 - 2 Red Sea FC After a week off, Attenborough started their campaign in the Development Cup group stage at home to Red Sea FC, a club formed in the last couple of years and made up of refugee and migrant communities from Eritrea and Sudan. Red Sea's results had picked up in recent weeks and they came out the blocks full of enthusiasm and forced a controversial early goal. The ball appeared out of play down their left flank but the visitors played to the whistle and put a good ball into the box for Ashraf Abdallah to fire home after just four minutes. Familiar territory for Attenborough, this the third game in a row they'd fallen behind within the first ten, but they typically responded well and were in front before the end of the quarter, Will Humphriss converting a close-range headed chance from a corner before George Pursglove had the freedom of Broxtowe to fire the Blues into the lead. Attenborough, supported by a season-high c...
Game 8
02/11/24 - League AFC 5 – 3 South Notts AFC Returning to league action on the back of seven straight wins in all competitions against a side yet to get a point on the board, it seemed hard to envisage anything but a comfortable home victory, but, as is the way of football, Attenborough were handed a real chastening in the first half by a South Notts side that upped their game in pursuit of what would be a memorable victory against the league leaders. It took just three minutes for the visitors to open the scoring, South Notts pouncing on a heavy touch by Jack Brownbill and freeing Takunda Mundirwa, who finished expertly to silence the home supporters. Despite George Pursglove’s classy finish to equalise shortly after, Attenborough never settled at any stage in the first half and our previously solid defence was subjected to its firmest test yet by some excellent direct play by the spirited away side. Indeed, on the half hour mark a firm free kick from Felix Alexa proved t...
24/25 Attenborough Squad Photo
Before Saturday’s cup victory, we had a 24/25 team photo taken. With massive thanks to our sponsors Bistro 66 and Thomas Bradley Estate Agents. Attenborough 24/25 from l-r: upper; Randall (asst. manager), Humphriss, Pearson, Greatorex, Riley, Cuesta-Sarris, Brownbill, J Smith, Pursglove, Luke Smith, G Mee (manager) front row; L Caine (C), Sharma, Foster (GK), O Mee, Savage, Billson, Fendick (1st team coach)
Game 7
26/10/24 - NSL Junior Cup AFC 6 - 2 East Leake Robins Reserves On the back of five league wins in a row, Attenborough faced potentially their stiffest task yet as higher-division opposition visited The Strand for an afternoon cup clash. East Leake Robins Reserves had endured a tough start to their Division Three campaign but a couple of recent victories suggested they would be no pushovers as Attenborough took their first foray into open-age adult football rather than the U23 opposition they'd been facing in the league to date. With Reece Caine unable to tear himself away from Harrogate's visit to Meadow Lane, AFC were forced into a change at the back with the versatile Simon Savage stepping into the left-hand side of the now regular back three employed by manager Mee. While Louis Smith's absence up top saw Lakshay Sharma fill the void in the starting eleven and Elliot Foster played his first game of the season in goal. Despite a good match preparation, it stil...
Game 6
19/10/24 - League AFC 2 - 1 Cotgrave Development After three away victories on the road in recent weeks, Attenborough returned to the Strand full of optimism ahead of a clash with a Cotgrave side that had also started the season promisingly with three wins in their first four games. Lacking the squad depth of the previous week, Graham Mee went for the same formation and almost identical starting personnel as last time out, the exception being George Cuesta-Sarris returning to the line-up at the expense of the absent Simon Savage. Overnight rain had turned the pitch rather boggy in places which firmly placed the emphasis on stamina, something not ideal given the management team only had one substitute to call upon. Attenborough got off to a flyer after Luke Smith was felled for a penalty in the opening couple of minutes and skipper Lewis Caine tucked the spot-kick away in front of the Trent End. However, the early advantage rather lulled AFC into a fal...
Game 5
12/10/24 - League Linby Colliery Welfare 1 - 5 AFC Despite a pitch change to a more difficult surface, a near-full strength Attenborough produced their most complete performance yet to comfortably see off previously unbeaten Linby Colliery. Having dabbled at stages this season with three at the back and wing backs, Manager Mee employed the formation from the off to great effect. Simon Savage was a revelation allowed more attacking freedom down the right and, combined with the explosive Luke Smith on the left, gave the team a perfect balance. Linby opportunities were kept to a minimum by a defence that is really beginning to gel. Model-pro Will Humphriss typically led the unit impeccably from his anchor-role in the middle of the trio and was admirably backed up by both Jack Smith and Reece Caine. Reece adding to what has been a very impressive start to the new campaign, while Jack bagged another goal as he demonstrated once more the physical boost he has given the side at bot...
Game 4
05/10/24 - League Calverton Miners Welfare 0 - 4 AFC With more depth to call upon this week, Attenborough completed a straightforward task away at struggling Calverton. A disappointing pitch meant it was hard to play with too much flair, but numerous chances were created and AFC were value for a lot more than the eventual four-goal winning margin. In terms of goal scorers, this game was notable for a first club goal for Lewie Pearson. Not known for his shooting proficiency, Lewie had worked on adding more going forward to his game and topped off the scoring with a strike from outside the box. It is impossible to deny the fact that it was deflected past the goalkeeper, but it was very much a deserved goal for a player who is an extremely influential member of the mid-field with his aggressive performances. haywood; r caine, j smith, humphriss, savage; pearson (83’) , l caine (15’ c) , billson; luke smith, cuesta-sarris, pursglove (4’) subs; louis smith (49’) , brownbill, s...