Match Reports
Mens 1st XI drew with Eastcote 1 - 1
Maidenhead and Eastcote shared the points in a tightly fought 1-1 draw on Saturday. As their respective league positions suggest, this was always going to be a close match with momentum swinging between the teams through the game. The result means Maidenhead remain in third, one point behind their opposition, but with what could be a crucial game in hand.
Mens 1st XI beat British Airways 6 - 1
Maidenhead bounced back from last week’s defeat with a convincing 6-1 victory over bottom club British Airways. With Eastcote beating Chiswick in the top of the table clash the league still seems up for grabs, with 6 points separating the top three teams, and Maidenhead still with a game in hand.
Mens Merlins lost to Sunbury Vets 2 - 8
Sunbury 8 Maidenhead Merlins 2
Avery Mann, Patch (Mann) Ivey, MairMerlins lose to Sunbury by less than Marlow did!
Victory is never a likely outcome when up against the strongest team in the Home Counties Friendly League, and the Merlins never looked like breaking the mould on a beautiful March afternoon.
Mens Merlins beat Berkhamsted Development 2 - 1
Saturday 27 February 2010
Maidenhead Merlins 2 (0) Berkhamsted 1 (0)
Mair 2 KingWith only 9 players including the latest recruit Ed “the Wizard” Watson from Wallingford in goal the Merlins strode onto their favourite Bray 2 pitch against one or other of the Berkhamsted developing veteran sides, who kindly donated a surplus player in each half.
Mens 1st XI lost to Chiswick 1st XI 0 - 2
Maidenhead fell to a 2-0 defeat away to league leaders Chiswick. The loss means Chiswick are now 8 points clear of second place Eastcote and 9 points of clear of Maidenhead, who still have a game in hand. The loss effectively ends Maidenhead’s push to win the league but second place, which still offers the hope of promotion, is well within reach after the teams either side of Maidenhead in the table both lost.