Beaconsfield SYCOB  1     Ajenlekoko 11

Saints  1     Lewis 49

Calor League Division One Central  (Monday 10 March)

Saints:  Michael Power-Simpson, Lewis Cumber, Ronayne Marsh-Brown (Remmel Clarke 76), Gareth Paxton, John Carroll, Anthony Lennon (Liam Fowler 85), Davis Haule, Alex Paine, Scott Fitzgerald (Romaine Walker 65), Terrell Lewis, Alan Hedley. 

Attendance:  76     Star Player:  Alan Hedley 

Barton Rovers  2     Forsythe 19, 41

Saints  1     Fitzgerald 72 pen

Calor League Division One Central  (Saturday 08 March)

Saints left their Bedfordshire hosts still wondering how they came to lose Saturday's game.

For much of the afternoon it was Saints on the front foot, attacking the Barton goal down both flanks, down the centre, from every angle. Again though, it was their achilles heel, a lack of finishing power, that let them down and it was Barton who showed them the way with two breakaway goals in the first half to put the game out of reach for Chalfont. A late penalty eased the pain a little but Saints' effort merited more.

Barton, pushing for a play off spot and with a fine home record, expected to be favourites for the game. However, Saints, playing a more attacking formation laid siege to the home goal throughout the first half. With Lewis Cumber and Ronayne Marsh-Brown both being willing outlets for Chalfont's more expansive play, it seemed only a matter of time before the breakthrough came. Barton are not in fifth place for nothing and their defence held firm against all efforts and they showed their ruthlessness after 19 minutes. In almost their first foray into Chafont territory Kim Forsythe slipped both a challenge and a suspect offside call to rifle the home side ahead. 

Against the run of play as it was, Saints continued to push forward, though now in search of an equaliser. The returning Davis Haule was in fine form as his midfield colleagues, Alan Hedley and Alex Paine, drove forward, both producing shots that on another day would have moved the scoreline.

The home side could hardly believe their good fortune when Forsythe found the net again with a spectacular volley from close range after 41 minutes. The teams went in at the break with a scoreline completely at odds to how the preceding 45 minutes had played out.

The second half was a more balanced affair with neither side creating any real danger. Saints did threaten to get back into the game after 72 minutes when Alex Paine again drove strongly into the Barton area and was hauled down for a straightforward penalty decision. Scott Fitzgerald scored from the spot with a well-placed kick just inside the post.

On an afternoon when every player played their part, it was the outstanding Paine who nearly rescued the day right at the finish with a thunderous shot that was unfortunately, inadvertantly, and rather painfully, blocked by Danilson Vicente.  

Saints:  Michael Power-Simpson, Lewis Cumber, Ronayne Marsh-Brown (Danilson Vicente 86), Gareth Paxton, John Carroll (Liam Fowler 72), Anthony Lennon, Alex Paine, Davis Haule (Remmel Clarke 76), Scott Fitzgerald, Terrell Lewis, Alan Hedley. 

Attendance:  102     Star Player:  Alex Paine 

Saints  0

Aylesbury  1  Price 23

Calor League Division One Central  (Saturday 01 March)

Pictures from the game at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/89317930@N06/sets/72157641801373325/

A five game unbeaten run and opponents who had barely kicked a ball in 10 weeks should have made Saints hot favourites to win Saturday's Buckinghamshire derby.

Instead, they could barely get their game out of neutral and allowed themselves to be outplayed and bullied by an Aylesbury side that clearly wanted it more to help themselves escape the dangers of the relegation zone.

Both sides started brightly and while the quality may not have been illuminating, the enthusiasm and welcome sunshine made up for it. Remmel Clarke asked early questions down the right flank but was to fade badly as the afternoon wore on. Even with three quality central defenders in their back line, Saints missed the absent Gareth Paxton and the Aylesbury front line, led by ex-Saint Brad Wadkins, was a constant threat. The end-to-end exchanges finally produced a goal after 23 minutes after Alex Paine had gone close at one end, the ball was moved swiftly to the other end where Gareth Price stole in between two defender to score unchallenged.

It could have become worse for Saints when, having a strong shout for a penalty turned down when Remmel Clarke was taken out in the area, a swift attack and desperate defending saw Anthony Lennon harshly adjudged to have handled and a spot kick was awarded. Brad Wadkins could only watch in horror as Michael Power-Simpson brilliantly saved his penalty.

Just before the break, there was a huge talking point as goalscorer Price was shown a red card for colliding with Farai Hallam as the visitors again broke quickly. There was some feeling that it was a harsh call and with the officiating looking inconsistent there was a fear there could be a balancing off after the interval. That there was was less surprising than it's immediacy as it took less than four minutes for Romaine Walker to foolishly give the referee the opportunity to issue two yellow cards for what was a trivial tackle.

So the man advantage Saints looked increasingly in need of was lost and Aylesbury continued to pile on the pressure as Saints wilted. But for the incredible work rates of Alan Hedley and Alex Paine, topped by an outstanding performance from Michael Power-Simpson who pulled off a string of wonderful saves. the scoreline could easily have got away from Saints. Ronayne Marsh-Brown pushed forward as Saints pushed for an equaliser but with Scott Fitzgerald fading early in the half there was little threat or danger to the visitors goal until a fine header from Farai Hallam skimmed passed the far post in stoppage time. 

Saints:  Michael Power-Simpson, Liam Fowler, Ronayne Marsh-Brown, Farai Hallam, Anthony Lennon, Alex Paine, Remmel Clarke (Lewis Cumber 57), Alan Hedley, Terrell Lewis (Davis Haule 75), Scott Fitzgerald (Danilson Vicente 57), Romaine Walker.  

Attendance:  75     Star Player:  Michael Power-Simpson 

Chertsey Town  0

Saints  1     Valchev 76pen

Calor League Division One Central  (Saturday 22 February) 

On an Alwyns Lane pitch that has been under water only hours earlier, the flowing football that Saints usually enjoy was never going to hold sway in their match-up against struggling Chertsey Town. 

It was all one-way traffic in the first half as Saints looked to continue their recent run of form against a Chertsey side struggling against relegation.  

Saints:  Michael Power-Simpson, Terrell Lewis, Ronayne Marsh-Brown, Gareth Paxton, Farai Hallam, Alex Paine, Romaine Walker, Alan Hedley, Remmel Clarke (Adam Pepera 69), Danilson Vicente (Liam Fowler 64), Asen Valchev (Tayo Coker 87).

Attendance:  67     Star Player:  Farai Hallam