On a very difficult playing surface, more akin to an ice rink than a football pitch, the U13As came away with a convincing win at Warren Mead.

Andy Higgins opened the scoring after two minutes, firing a header into the top corner from a superb Luke Holland corner. Jordan Andrews made it 2-0 as he provided a neat finish to a Kieran Mackrell cross. It was three when Andrews' shot was parried by the Mead keeper, only for Holland to be on hand to tap in from close range. As the half drew to a close, the Badgers forced another corner, from whoch Holland drilled the ball in and Crosbie headed powerfully past the keeper.

Into the second half and the Badgers produced the move of the game. Callum Mackrell flicked the ball on for Holland, who floated a cross in for Andrews to head back past the keeper - only to see the flag raised for offside. Minutes later he was back on the scoresheet, converting a goal mouth scramble with the ball eventually going in off the underside of the bar.

It was 5-0 but Warren Mead starting coming back into the game. They finally got their reward with a floated free kick from the edge of the box, which gave Badgers' keeper Hardy no chance. As the Brockham lost their shape, it looked likely that Mead would score another but, with virtually the final kick of the game, Joshua Bayliss created and scored his own goal. He ran half the length of the pitch, jinking his way into the box, before firing into the bottom corner.   

Lad-of-the-Match: Joshua Bayliss – Superb defending and a brilliant solo goal

Heron Olympic   0 - 1   Brockham Badgers U13c

This was a very satisfying performance by Brockham U10As at home to bottom side Wandgas. For once the Badgers were able to convert their pressure into goals, although it took a full twenty minutes for them to break the visitors’ resistance. As the Badgers were missing a couple of players, Josh Brown and William Bletso were drafted in and it was they who combined in a flowing move from the back, exchanging passes down the left wing, before Brown cut into the box and found Bletso again, who scored a fine goal from a tight angle.

The same two players were involved in goal number two early in the second half. Brown went on a strong, mazy run into the box, his shot was kept out but Bletso was there again to knock it in.

This seemed to break the spirit of the Wandgas players, who had acquitted themselves well up to then, again highlighting the even standard of the Epsom and Ewell First Division. Bertie Edwards-Hedges broke down the left and delivered an excellent firm cross into the box. William Mahoney timed his run perfectly and, in his stride, struck the ball low into the net for 3-0. The fourth followed quickly when Oli Winter dribbled towards goal and got a shot in, with Mahoney on hand again to force the ball home. 

This was a victory built once again on a very solid defensive base. Matthew Higgins and Alex Nicholson were invariably in the right place to clear any danger and have made great strides this season in learning to pass the ball constructively out of defence.

Lad-of-the-Match: William Mahoney - Two goals and a very committed performance with drive on the right.

Brockham Badgers U10b   1 - 1   South Park C

South Park seemed stronger when these two teams last met (although the Badgers had won that game) and the visitors again just edged the first half - but Baty made several good challenges to keep the match goalless.

After making two changes, Brockham took the lead when Brown's through ball was expertly dispatched by Hodge, between the onrushing keeper's legs. Badgers looked like they would hold on for the victory and could have even extended their lead as the game entered the final stages. But it was not to be, as South Park equalized with three minutes to go, when their man-of-the-match ran down the left wing and squared unselfishly for his teammate to side foot home.

However, with little to choose between the two sides, the draw was a fair result. 

It's that time of year again - the Unofficial Cup Final between Brockham Badgers (Blue) and Tadworth Tigers. The invitation game started in 2005, when Tadworth won. This year, it was a different story.

After a final pitch inspection due to the hard frost, Badgers kicked off and started positively, applying pressure to keep Tadworth pinned back into their half of the pitch. Good passing out of defence led to Nathan Hughes unleashing a good shot on goal, which was well caught by Tadworth's keeper.

Tadworth began to push upfield themselves, but the Brockham Badgers defence was having none of it. Ben Butterworth came on for Jason Clarkson to add another defender and Brockham began to build once more, with Chris Walton starting an attack from defence. He passed a perfect ball to Nathan Hughes, who slotted it into the bottom right of the goal.

Badgers, glowing in confidence from the first goal, continued to pass freely. A direct pass by Ben Butterworth, between two Tadworth players, went to the feet of George Fenwick. He ran at the defence, laying off the ball to Nathan, who scored his second of the match.

Tadworth nearly capitalised as Brockham were slow from the restart and had their striker one-on-one with Lucas Fidgett, but he kept his cool and caught a ferocious shot.

The second half kicked off with Badgers playing with the same swagger as they did in the first half, but Tadworth made some further changes which led to a good period of possession and pressure. Brockham repsonded by bringing on Danesh Amin.

The victory was sealed when George Fenwick won the ball in midfield and ran past four opponents, before shooting a clinical finish into the back of the net. However, it took a save from Lucas Fidgett at point blank range to stop Tadworth pulling a goal back in the final minutes, as the Brockham defence began to tire.

The final whistle was met with cheers - not only had Badgers won the cup, but they had finally beaten Tadworth Tigers. A proud Chris Walton received the trophy. All credit goes to the team - they all worked extremely hard to keep another clean sheet.