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THE NATIONAL LEAGUE U19 ALLIANCE SEASON REVIEW

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The Basford Academy side were unable to secure the league title and it was ultimately a 3-0 defeat away at Boston in March that cost us the title. However, despite finishing second it was still a great achievement in a very competitive league. The lads can take great pride in being the only side to beat the champions in the league this season.

LEAGUE TABLE

POS P W D L F A GD PTS

1. Boston United 16 12 3 1 54 12 42 39

2. Basford United 16 10 3 3 56 28 28 33

3. Nuneaten 16 9 4 3 41 26 15 31

4. AFC Rushden & Diamond 16 8 2 6 35 36 -1 26

5. FootballCV Reds 16 7 3 6 47 40 7 24

6. Masfield Town Brooksby 16 7 2 7 46 34 12 23

7. Peterborough United 16 5 2 9 42 43 -1 17

8. Ilkeston 16 3 3 10 30 50 -20 12

9. Maltby Main 16 0 0 16 20 102 -82 0

ACADEMY 15 DAY TRAINING CAMP-ITALY

Would you like an experience of a lifetime? Join our fantastic academy and you could get the opportunity to travel to this fantastic sports facility in 2018.

Sportilia is equipped with professional sports facilities for the practice of outdoor and indoor sports activities .The Centre is also equipped with Hotel, restaurant, congress, seminar and medical facilities. Sportilia is the official training place for AIA , the Italian National Referees association.

The Sportilia team are able to arrange for participants to deliver coaching sessions to local children, provide Italian language classes, offer practical and theoretical coaching session at their sporting facilities, arrange sporting competitions, arrange visits to important supporting organisations (e.g. Professional Italian Football Clubs, Italian Football Association etc.), arrange cultural visits and transport whilst in country.

The project will have a number of learning outcomes and competencies planned as highlighted, through this project and Football we believe we will help people to achieve more: address health issues, tackle racism, support lifelong learning, find employment and become role models.

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ACADEMY 15 DAY TRAINING CAMP-ITALY

The project will enhance individual development, self-confidence and conveys values of team spirit, fair play and responsibility. Additionally the project will include sport psychology: teach youth how to deal with victory and defeat, solve problems and accept rules. This will include:

• Competitive match experience with Italian opponents

• Improved knowledge on lifestyle/nutrition

• Improved competence of dealing with the media

• Improved physiological development through use of sports psychology

• Development of new coaching delivery and tactical analysis using practice methods from Italy

• Improvements made to performance through practical technical session delivered by a technical coach

• Opportunity for students to coach a group of local Italian youngsters

• Watch Professional matches

• Improved Italian language / cultural awareness

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UNITED 1ST TEAM FINISH THE SEASON IN STYLE BUT JUST MISS OUT ON THE END OF SEASON PARTY

A thumping 6-0 victory over a Newcastle Town team who pregame had the same playoff aspirations as Basford rounded off the season.

Unfortunately, it just wasn’t quite enough as Basford missed the playoffs by a agonising solitary point as AFC R&D clinched the final spot with a victory today.

A stunning 2017 that saw Basford go on a fabulous run of only 3 defeats in 24 games and the last 9 unbeaten, saw us fall just short of what looked an impossible task at the end of 2016. Without question the 4 teams in this season’s playoffs may breathe a sigh of relief that Basford didn’t get in based on current form.

FIRST DIVISION SOUTH TABLE

TEAM PL HW HD HL AW AD AL W D L F A Diff Pts Adj

1. Shaw Lance AFC 42 18 3 0 14 3 4 32 6 4 104 36 68 102 0

2. Witton Albion 42 16 4 1 15 2 4 31 6 5 100 41 59 96 -3

3. Spalding United 42 11 4 6 13 3 5 24 7 11 74 42 32 79 0

4. Stocksbridge Park Steels 42 11 3 7 11 4 6 22 7 13 67 50 17 73 0

5. AFC Rushden and Diamonds 42 8 8 5 12 3 6 20 11 11 73 52 21 71 0

6. Basford United 42 15 4 2 5 9 7 20 13 9 78 53 25 70 -3

7. Newcastle Town 14 2 5 7 2 12 21 4 17 59 59 0 67 0

8. Lincoln United 42 11 2 8 8 6 7 19 8 15 67 61 6 65 0

BASFORD WELL BEATEN IN FINAL

Carlton Town destroyed Basford United’s hopes of a hat trick of Notts Senior Cup wins with an emphatic 4-1 victory in the final at Meadow Lane.

Although Basford enjoyed plenty of possession Carlton’s sharper and more direct approach proved decisive. In a lively start, Basford forced three corners in the first five minutes, with Kieran Wells denied by a fine save from Carlton keeper Jack Steggles. Carlton sounded a warning when William Mellors-Blair shot against the post and then Aaron Hooton punished hesitancy in the Basford defence by firing past Saul Deeney from twelve yards to give Carlton a fourteenth minute lead.

Basford came back, Steggles saving from Ben Hutchinson and Kyle Dixon and after twenty seven minutes they were level, Hutchinson scoring from the penalty spot after Kieran Wells had been brought down.Five minutes later, Sam Osbourn set up Dixon, who shot was too high, then Wells’ shot rebounded into Steggles’ arms off the post. Carlton regained the lead a minute before the break, Mellors-Blair’s shot was blocked by Deeney and Daniel Elliott pounced on the rebound to turn smartly and shoot into the roof of the net.

Basford started the second half with intent and Wells grazed the bar with a shot and they had the ball in the net but the flag was up for offside.

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Both keepers were in action, Steggles saving from Osborne and at the other end Deeney denied Hooton with a fine save.

Basford were seeing plenty of the ball but were struggling to break through a well marshalled defence.Lewis Carr kept Basford in the game with a last ditch tackle to stop Hooton in the 69th minute, but five minutes later Williams Mellors-Blair scored Carlton’s third when he reacted quickly to fire a loose ball into the corner of the net.Hooton scored his second of the night five minutes from the end, intercepting Deon Meikle’s back header to score past Deeney.

COMMUNITY FIGHT BACK IN VAIN

Basford United Community lost a thrilling Notts Intermediate Cup Final 4-3 to AFC Dunkirk at Eastwood CFC last night.

Community took an early lead, then conceded three goals in a catastrophic four minute spell to trail 3-1 at half time. They fought their way back to 3-3 before losing to Sam Harbottle’s penalty six minutes from time.

Community started well and took the lead after three minutes with a spectacular shot from Zaire Burchall-Jackson which hit the top corner of the net before anyone moved.

The roof fell in for Community between 18 and 22 minutes as the Dunkirk forwards made their pace count, scoring three times. The impressive Tim Berridge scored the first two with shots that gave Danny Brown no chance and George Harrison added the third with a composed finish.

Burchall-Jackson had the ball in the net again but was penalised for a foul and on the stroke of half time Community had a real let off as Berridge found Harbottle unmarked in front of goal but his back heel did not trouble Brown.

To their credit, Community did not let their heads drop and were rewarded on the hour, when Betilson Paixao hammered in from long range.

Dunkirk went close as Harrison’s header came back off the bar, but with twelve to play, it was 3-3 as Community drew level through Malcolm Podier’s low shot.

Photo by Alexandra Johnson @AJSPhotography

As both sides pushed for the winner, Berridge was brought down by Brown and after a delay for treatment to the injured striker, Harbottle showed great composure to confidently score from the spot to give Dunkirk a decisive lead.

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PENALTY HEARTBREAK FOR BASFORD VETS

Basford United Vets lost 10-9 on penalties to Copplehouse in the final of the Over 40s Vets National Masters after a dramatic 3-3 draw.

In front of a 300 strong crowd, Merseyside based Copplehouse set the tone in the opening minutes and took a well-deserved early lead, Martin Carruthers levelled for Basford on the half hour, only for Copplehouse to score again, taking a 2-1 lead into half time.

Whatever was said in the Basford dressing room at half time, it did the trick as the team attacked with renewed vigour. Steve Robinson tied the game up at 2-2 with a fine goal and the side saw several chances go begging.

In the second minute of added time Copplehouse scored to seemingly clinch the game, but the Basford side had other ideas and Chris Freestone rose to head home a free kick in the fifth minute of time added on, the referee blowing for time as the ball hit the back of the net. (pictured above)

3-3 and into the penalty shootout.

Scott Miles saved the first kick to give Basford the advantage, but it was 4-4 after five shots each and into sudden death. Some high class penalties saw the sides level until it came down to the keepers, Miles’ shot saved to give victory to Copplehouse.

Talented 16-18yr old? Are you next in our 1st team, to progress to pro game &/or have a qualification to get into university?

These have:

If you are interested in finding out more about the Basford United Education Academy contact Abbi Bladon on 0115 9146457 or email:abbi.bladon@centralnottingham.ac.uk or martin.carruthers@centralnottingham.ac.uk

The link to find out more about the programme can be found at:www.centralnottingham.ac.uk/life-at-central/sport/sport-academies/football

Could you be one of the next talented youngsters to pull on the gold and black shirt for our Evo Stik NPL team?

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Jake Wood, Kimarni Smith (Sheffield Utd) Harry Wakefield & Callum Smith have all received scholarship offers at Nottingham Trent University.

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