Match Report – Foxton vs. Comberton.  – League – 08.02.2025

Foxton were held to a 1-1 draw on Saturday to a determined Comberton side.

The early stages of the game were in favour of Comberton who, in the first 15/20 mins were unlucky not to take the lead on a couple of occasions. Foxton really struggled all over the park to get on top but had a couple of what looked to be promising attacks, but a poor final ball/decision meant nothing prevailed. 

HT 0-0

Comberton started well again in the second half and took a deserved lead, albeit via a soft goal from a Foxton perspective.

The lead didn’t last long, as we hit back within 2 minutes when Evers’s throw was flicked on by debutant Evan Goodfellow, into the path of the returning Josh Byrne, who scored high into the net. 

You would like to think that Foxton would’ve pushed on from this and it looked like this may have been the case when the ball found the back of the net from Jez, but the pull back to him was adjudged to have been out of play. 

In all fairness, it was in fact the visitors who dug deeper and kept Foxton pegged back and under constant pressure, without a real opportunity falling their way. 

Although second best for large parts of the game, it was Foxton who had the best chances, all coming in the last 10/15 minutes, Ed Watson could only find the keepers legs when through one on one , Evan found the side netting from close range with a first time volley at the back post, Dave Limber then pulled the trigger from distance, when he probably should’ve played in Liam and Kaan curled a free kick narrowly wide. 

Bad day at the office for Foxton but full credit to Comberton, who worked tirelessly for 90 mins and were arguably the better side.

FT 2-2 

TEAM: Williams, Beard, Gillies, Knight, McCormick, Haynes, Hosseini, Moir, Watson, Pendrick, Goodfellow..

SUBS: Byrne, Limber, Fehmi, McMurrough 

Match Report – Foxton vs. Over Sports.  – League – 01.02.2025

Foxton fought out a tough close game at home, against Over on Saturday and picked up another point after a 2-2 draw. 

After a fairly even start, the visitors had the first real opening, following a free kick from the right side, which was fortunately, headed wide. 

Foxton took the lead in the 16th minute, when Navid had the ball on the bye line and pulled it back to Ed Watson, who drilled his shot under the keeper and into the net.

Two minutes later, Foxton doubled their lead with Navid again the provider, this time after a strong direct run, he played out to El’s on the left who, from 25 yards, unleashed a powerful shot which took a tiny deflection and sailed nicely over the keeper.

The game was still pretty even, with work rate and endeavour surpassing quality. 

On 35 minutes, Louis made a good save with a full stretch dive and tipped the ball round the post from what looked a certain goal. 

Just before the half, Over did pull a goal back, when a ball deep into the box was kept alive at the back stick, a deft touch from the Over player gifted his team mate an easy header in the six-yard box.

HT 2-1

The second half started, and Foxton appeared to start the brightest of the sides without causing Over too much hassle. 

The general play was still based on hard graft and lacked real quality, none the less a good tough affair. 

Over started to pile the pressure on the Foxton back line, with many high balls being pumped up the field, full credit to the back line, for standing tall and keeping them at bay.

Foxton then had a couple of attacks and had a chance from a corner, which Stuart managed to head on target, but the Over keeper was in the right place at the right time, to keep the header out with his outstretched arm. 

Foxton were still under the cosh, as Over kept plugging away but still nothing clear cut came their way. 

Another Foxton corner caused problems for the Over back line but Dave Limber at the far post, couldn’t make connection from close range and the chance was gone. 

Over got the reward for all their pressure in the 95th minute, with a well taken goal into the bottom corner from the edge of the box. 

FT 2-2 

TEAM: Williams, Gillies, Beard, Hoskins, McCormick, Hicks, Moir, Watson, Knight, Noakes, Hosseini.

SUBS: McMurrough, Pendrick, Limber

Match Report – Foxton vs. Newmarket Reserves.  – League – 25.01.2025

Foxton started a run of home games with a 2-0 home victory against Newmarket Res.

After a fairly even start, where both sides had similar identical chances with the ball getting flashed across the goal, with nobody on the end of it - Foxton started to get on top of proceedings and were pretty much on top all over the park, with the midfielders doing their jobs brilliantly. 

An error in the Foxton back line gifted the visitors a good chance to score but Louis saved well.

Foxton didn’t let that bother them and they stayed on top.

On 30 mins, Sam’s free kick was headed over by Stu. Shortly after, Sam curled a free kick goal-wards but unfortunately, it came back off the cross bar.

Sam stayed in the thick of the action, picked up possession and ran goal-wards, jinking past a couple of defenders and into the box. Unfortunately, this promising opening came to nothing, as he was tackled well, when he looked poised to strike.

Foxton, unfortunately lost Alfie early in the half when he had to come off after a strong challenge from an opposing defender.

0-0 HT

Foxton started the second half and were again on top, with a good disciplined, high-energy approach. 

A deserved lead came on about 65 minutes, when Jake latched on to a poor back pass from a Newmarket player, then rounded the visiting keeper to slot the ball into an empty net. 

Another chance came1 minute later from another poor back pass, which was again intercepted by Jake, who headed goal-wards, this time the ball took a bobble, and Jake couldn’t find the target.

Foxton were comfy and restricted the visitors to shots from distance and there weren’t too many of them.

The lead was doubled on 78 mins when Charlie surged forward and had his effort saved, however the rebound fell into his path, and he slotted the ball home with ease from close range.

Newmarket really struggled to penetrate the Foxton defence.

On 85 minutes, Toby had a good shot from the right well saved, resulting in a corner which Stu got on the end of, but his header again, went wide.

In the dying stages of the game, Newmarket had a fierce effort from distance well saved by Louis to keep his team’s clean sheet.

FT 2-0

TEAM:  L Williams, Gillies, Beard, Hoskins, McCormick, Watson, Hicks, Moir, Hosseini, O’Dell, J Williams.

SUBS: Noakes, Pendrick, McMurrough 

Match Report – Wisbech St Mary vs. Foxton– League – 18.01.2025

Foxton were on the road on Saturday and were on the wrong end of a 3-2 scoreline against hosts W.S.M.

Both teams started fairly brightly, Alfie had early chance well blocked by a home defender. 

The home side then had a few good openings in quick succession, Finn cleared one off the goal line, and a well struck free kick cannoned back off the cross bar.

After this little storm, Foxton then countered with Ed Watson surging forward inside the box and being fouled to earn a penalty. Liam stepped up but the home keeper was up to the task and saved well.

The home team attacked again, and Louis made good save, diving to his left side. 

The game was far too open, which was probably good for the neutral but not ideal for either management team. 

Foxton then attacked again, with Ed and Jez linking well, Jez then squared to Sam, but his powerful effort was narrowly off target.

In the 38th minute Foxton took the lead when Sam won possession, beat his man and played a good ball to Liam, who’s early snapshot beat the home keeper at the near post.

HT 0-1

The home side started the second half on the front foot and forced Louis to make another save immediately.

They attacked again soon after and a cross from the right was headed home by the Wisbech left winger.

Foxton again weathered a little storm and then started to get a bit of a foot hold in the game, which resulted in a strong 15/20-minute spell, where it looked like we would score every time we attacked, but it unfortunately, didn’t happen. A couple of week efforts off target, a couple of good last-minute blocks and one too many touches from our boys when in good positions, meant we didn’t capitalise from our best spell of the game. 

Fair play to the home team, who didn’t give up and defended well. 

In the 86th minute they got an equaliser, when a free kick from right side was headed home from close range. 

Both teams still thought they could win it, and it was the home side who got the winning goal in the 89th minute, when Foxton left themselves wide open for a counterattack and then got punished for it. A ball out to the left, found an attacking player, who drove forward and slotted past Louis to give his team the points. 

A close entertaining game, which maybe could’ve gone either way, unfortunately, for Foxton, it went in favour of the home side.

TEAM:  Williams, Gillies, Beard, Hoskins, McCormick, Hicks, McMurrough, Watson, O’Dell, Moir, Houssini.

SUBS: Knight

Match Report – Foxton vs. Hemingford.  – League – 11.01.2025

Foxton kicked off 2025 with a home fixture, which was being played at Bottisham VC on the 3G to get the game on and picked up deserved 4-0 victory against Hemingford.

Foxton started on the front foot and took an early lead in the 6th minute, when Alfie bent a 25-yard free kick into the top corner.
Foxton controlled the early stages and nearly doubled their lead on 20 minutes, when Jake had a header cleared off the line from Liam’s corner. However, the second goal came soon after this, when George’s throw found Jake, who cleverly rolled his marker and smashed the ball past the keeper from close range. 

Hemingford then had a decent attack, which resulted in Louis making a good low save at his near post.

Still in control, Foxton attacked again and good ball from George into Jake, who turned well and played Alfie through one on one, but he curled the chance just past the post. The third goal followed soon after, when a sharp one two, again between Alfie and Jake, resulted in Alfie going through and this time he made no mistake and scored cooly past the Hemingford keeper.

HT 3-0

The second half got underway, and Foxton had an early chance from another Liam corner, but Stuart’s header went just over the bar.

Hemingford, who had clearly had a few words at half time and looked a bit more energetic, then had good move down the right with a cross into the box, which caused Louis a few problems. Although, he then made a good save from a close-range effort.

Foxton were far scrappier in the second half but did look dangerous when on the attack. One of these attacks resulted in the 4th goal. Jake flicked on a kick from Louis, which Alfie picked up, cruised inside his man and played a deft pass between the lines for Dave Anthony to latch onto, he took the ball in his stride, rounded the keeper and tapped the ball into an empty net.

The visitors were running out of steam and the introduction of more fresh legs in Joe, Toby and Owen, made things more difficult for them.

Toby was soon in the thick of the action with his hard-working attitude and composure on the ball. His efforts were nearly rewarded with a goal from 20 yards, when he picked up possession, ran past his marker and smashed a shot goal-wards which the keeper saved well. The rebound fell to Liam, but he could only drive the ball into the keepers legs and it then bounced to safety.

Foxton saw out the last few minutes and were good value for the win.

FT 4-0

TEAM: Williams, Beard, Gillies, Knight, McCormick, Hicks, McMurrough, Moir, O’Dell, Williams, Hosseini

SUBS: Hoskins, Anthony, Haynes, Pendrick, Prothero

Match Report – Foxton vs. C.U.P.  – League – 14.12.24

Foxton wrapped up 2024, with a 2-0 home victory against C.U.P.

Two goals inside the first ten minutes were enough to see Foxton pick up another valuable victory.

After a positive start, we took the lead on 3 minutes when George’s long throw was only half cleared, Liam kept the ball alive, with a towering header above a challenging defender, which found Jake about 6 yards out, he made no mistake and slotted cooly past the keeper.

The lead was soon doubled when a long searching kick from Louis, found Alfie on the left, who cruised past his man and headed goal-wards, he struck a neat shot, beating the keeper at his near post but unfortunately for him, it hit the post, with the rebound falling nicely for Charlie, to poke home from close range.

Foxton stayed on top for the next 10/15 minutes but slowly let their levels drop, as the visitors grew into the game, with some quick attacking moves. However, none of which caused Foxton any damage.

HT 2-0

The second half was fairly open and even. Press were working hard to get back into the game and had some good attacking moments, but they were unable to create anything clear cut. 

Foxton had some good counter attacking passages but on nearly every occasion that final pass went astray. On the occasion it didn’t, the Press keeper saved well with his legs, from an Ed Watson shot, after good work between him and Alfie. 

Overall, a solid performance and win, meaning we sign of for 2024 sitting in 4th position. 

FT 2-0

Merry Christmas to all our Club Members and supporters and others wide and far

TEAM: - Williams, Gillies, Beard, McCormick, Knight, Moir, Hicks, McMurrough, O’Dell, Williams, Noakes. 

SUBS: - Hosseini, Watson, Meredith

Match Report – Great Shelford vs. Foxton– League Cup – 30.11.2024

Foxton crashed out of the league cup on Saturday, after a 3-0 defeat away at Gt Shelford.

Both teams started fairly evenly, with neither really staking much of a claim to be the dominant force, so, a fairly even 25/30 mins prevailed, with Shelford having a couple of shots go wide and George pulling one wide for Foxton.

Shelford broke the deadlock just on the half hour mark, with a deft header, after a cross from the right flank. 

This goal sparked the home team into life, and they then went on to dominate the remainder of the half, where they scored a further two goals without reply.

The second half wasn’t much better for Foxton, with Shelford pretty much playing within themselves and handling all Foxton had to throw at them, the truth being told, this wasn’t exactly very much, as we just couldn’t seem to string anything together. Liam did have one chance, after a move on the left caused a bit of mayhem in the box, but his shot went way wide. 

Shelford seemed to play pretty much on the counter in second half and always looked dangerous, with Foxton committing bodies forward, Louis made a couple of good saves and El’s & Finn made a couple of good blocks to keep Shelford out. 

FT 3-0

TEAM Williams, Beard, Gillies, Knight, McCormick, McMurrough, Gittens, Hicks, Kambamba, Moir, O’Dell.

SUBS: Haynes, Orewa, Telford, Noakes

Match Report – Foxton vs. Milton – League – 23.11.24

Foxton were finally back at home on Saturday, after a run of away fixtures and picked up another 3 points, with a 3-0 victory over Milton.

Milton started well and in the first couple of minutes had two good attacks, which fortunately, came to nothing. 

Conditions were hard for both sides, with the strong wind blowing across the pitch. However, a competitive half materialised, with not too much between the sides. 

Alfie broke the deadlock on 30 minutes, when he latched onto a ball from Finn, played over the full back’s head. He ran down the line, beat a covering defender and slotted the ball past the visiting keeper. 

The lead was soon doubled, when a cross from that man Alfie, again, was only half cleared into the path of Charlie, who skipped past a man and finished well from the edge of the box, into the bottom corner. 

HT 2-0

Foxton started the second half better and pegged Milton back in the early stages, with more energy all over the pitch. Following some good pressing high up the field, Foxton got their third goal, when Alfie dispossessed a Milton player, who subsequently fouled him, for what looked a penalty. The referee thought differently and awarded a free kick just outside the box, on the left side. However, Alfie’s low driven cross was rammed home by Liam from close range.

Milton didn’t let up and kept plugging away in an attempt to get a goal back, but they didn’t manage to create anything of real substance. The closest they came, was when a cross from the right, was nearly diverted into the net by the outstretched leg of Finn, who had another impressive game. Louis made a good sharp reaction save, to keep the ball out.

Foxton had introduced some fresh legs, with all the boys soon in the thick of the action. Jack Martin was inches away from converting Romario’s cross, and some good breaks involving Jack, Liam, Alfie and Romario, all could’ve ended up with more chances, but it didn’t happen, or when it did happen, the efforts were off target. 

FT 3-0

TEAM: Williams, Gillies, Beard, Knight, McCormick, Hicks, Orewa, McMurrough, O’Dell, Moir, Noakes.

SUBS: Haynes, Martin, Gittens, Telford

Match Report – C.U.P.  vs. Foxton– League – 16.11.2024

Foxton were on the road on Saturday at C.U.P and went goal crazy, earning the 3 points after a 7-1 victory.

The game got underway, and Foxton broke the deadlock on 4 minutes, when Sam’s deep free kick found El’s, who headed back across to Liam, and he made no mistake from close range.

On 10 mins, Alfie forced the home keeper to make a decent save, after he latched onto debutant Confidence Orewa’s pass, which had cut the defence open. 

Press nearly equalised on 15 minutes, when Ada was forced to make a save from a good strike on the left edge of the box. This was followed up by a chance from the resulting corner, but a bullet header went wide of the post. 

Foxton picked things up and earned control of the game, winning duels all over the park and looking lively on the attack. A second goal came on 25 minutes, when Jez powerfully headed home Liam’s corner.

Two minutes later, it was 3-0, when George won possession and sent Alfie away on goal. As composed as ever, Alfie made no mistake, with a neat finish across the keeper into the bottom corner. 

Press were struggling to get a foothold into the game and didn’t have many answers to Foxton’s dominance. 

Alfie then turned creator, when he got the ball on the halfway line, beat his man and played towards the lively Charlie Noakes, who grabbed his first goal for the club after earning himself some luck when he pressured the home defender, who then slipped, Charlie then beat the onrushing home keeper to the ball and rolled it into the net. 

Just before half time it was 5-0, when Liam notched his second goal, Evers had won possession and picked out Liam, who shot early with a sublime lob over the home keeper, giving him no chance. 

HT 0-5

The second half started poorly for Foxton, as Press pulled a goal back after 45 seconds with a neat finish, after Foxton looked to have lost concentration. 

Press were thinking that a comeback could maybe be on the cards and rallied hard for the next 5/10 minutes but to no avail, with Foxtons defence coping well. 

After weathering that storm, Foxton got back on track as the game levelled out. 

On 70 minutes, we got a 6th goal, with Alfie again the provider, this time he had possession on the right and slipped Liam through to complete his hat-trick and he duly obliged, with a calm finish past the Press keeper. 

Foxton had introduced some fresh legs, in Jock, Joe and Romario and the three slotted in nicely to help Foxton keep their momentum.

Press had a chance on 80 minutes, but a double save from Ada kept them at bay and then soon after, George made a good clearance, from what looked to be a goal bound effort.

Liam then got his 4th goal and Foxton’s 7th, on 89 minutes, when he latched onto another pass from Alfie, who again had worked wonders. Another calm finish from the “L-Dog”!

Alfie was then unlucky not to get his second goal of the game, when Joe had a strong run down the left and squared the ball across the box but unfortunately, just in front of Alfie’s outstretched leg. 

Overall, Foxton were good value for this win and some of the boys have not received much of a mention, but their performances were outstanding and have not gone unnoticed.

FT 1-7

TEAM: Cambridge, Gillies, Beard, Knight, McCormick, Orewa, Hicks, McMurrough, Moir, O’Dell, Noakes

SUBS: Haynes, Kambamba, Gittens

Match Report – Over Sports vs. Foxton– League – 09.11.2024

Foxton were on the road again this week, with a tough trip away to Over Sports. 

After a really close, well fought game, Foxton’s recent winning run came to an end, after an 84th minute goal by the home team.

The game was a really close one, with both team’s defensive side to their game, coming out on top. Chances were at a minimum; Finn had the only opening of the first half after a good move down the right and squared ball, which was dummied by Joe Haynes into the path of Finn but his effort on goal flew wide of the post.

Chances were at a minimum in the second half also, Liam curled one wide, and the home side missed a header at the back post, before scoring the only goal of the game late on, with a finish from a rebound, after Louis had saved well from an initial shot.

FT 1-0

TEAM: Williams, Gillies, Beard, Hoskins, Knight, Hicks, McMurrough, McCormick, Franklin, Haynes, Moir.

SUBS: Desmarais