Fleet Spurs 2 Team Solent 0 (Sydenhams Football League (Wessex) Division 1)
Spurs finished the season on a high with an excellent victory on Tuesday night against Team Solent, who had mounted a serious challenge for the Sydenhams Football League (Wessex) Division 1 title and have earned a creditable top four place in their first season in the league.
Ringwood Town 0 Fleet Spurs 1 (Sydenhams Football League (Wessex) Division 1)
Spurs managed to hold on to a one-goal lead at the Canotec Stadium to gain a hard-fought three points.
The game started untidily with both teams hampered by a gusty wind and a bouncy end-of season pitch, and chances were few and far between. What there were fell mostly to Fleet, but occurred more as a result of careless Ringwood play than their own creative play. Sam Knowles and Tom Chillery both had half-chances, which they were unable to put away, whilst Town only mustered a couple of shots, which sailed harmlessly over the bar or went wide. Five minutes before half-time, Spurs defender James Wills probably came closest to opening the account, though at the wrong end, but his strong header was fortunately straight at the startled Ryan Bone.
AFC Portchester 2 Fleet Spurs 0 (Sydenhams Football League (Wessex) Division 1)
Spurs were well beaten by a very impressive Portchester side who, barring an improbable mathematical freak, are now assured of Wessex Premier Division football next season.
From the kick-off, Portchester took the initiative, which they were never going to lose. Indeed they might have scored in the second minute but fluffed a straightforward chance. As the game developed Spurs made sporadic breaks, but never really threatened the home goal and Portchester made a series of chances, all of which they squandered. Just before half-time, Jack Chambers turned awkwardly and had to be stretchered off with what turned out to be torn knee ligaments.
Tadley Calleva 2 Fleet Spurs 3 (Sydenhams Football League (Wessex) Division 1)
Spurs achieved a 100% success from their Easter games, but they would be the first to admit that this victory owed more to smash-and-grab than to a well crafted and merited success.
Fleet Spurs 1 Petersfield Town 0 (Sydenhams Football League (Wessex) Division 1)
Spurs came into the match with a team depleted by holidays and work commitments. However, after taking an early lead against a young Petersfield team, they were able to hold on and earned a narrow victory in what was a very close-fought game.
Danny Roberts writes:
Stockbridge 1 Fleet Spurs 4
Whitchurch United 1 Fleet Spurs 0 (Sydenhams Football League (Wessex) Division 1)
Whitchurch grabbed the only goal to gain a narrow victory in a game of few chances.
From the start it was clear that both sides would have difficulty in controlling the ball properly on a very hard end-of-season pitch. For the first twenty minutes, the ball spent most of the time in the air and neither side could retain possession for more than a couple of passes, so it was no surprise that the game was sterile with neither team creating anything worthwhile. However, midway through the half, impressive home striker Paul Coventry picked up a through ball, held off the Fleet defence and coolly lofted the ball over Ryan Bone and into the net.
Fleet Spurs 1 Pewsey Vale 1 (Sydenhams Football League (Wessex) Division 1)
As last week for Spurs, this was a fair result to a lively game with no hint of mid-table mediocrity or complacency as both teams battled to the utmost in an attempt to gain an advantage.
Brockenhurst 1 Fleet Spurs 1 (Sydenhams Football League (Wessex) Division 1)
This was a fair result to a lively game, though Spurs must be rueing the chances that they squandered, notably a missed second-half penalty.
Fleet Spurs 0 AFC Portchester 5 (Sydenhams Football League (Wessex) Division 1)
Spurs’ unbeaten record in 2012 was shattered as they came crashing to earth against an excellent Portchester side at Southwood. They might have struggled even with eleven men throughout, but an early dismissal made the result inevitable.