This year’s end of Season Presentation Night was again held at Wests in West Street, Chichester on Saturday the 25th May.

We would like to thank Richard Gabb for his efforts in organising the event this year.

The Winners of this season’s awards were as follows:

Saturday Teams:

Top Goal Scorer:
1st Team – James Sandford
Reserves – Jordon Philips

Man of the Match Award:
1st Team – Chris Coe
Reserves – Dave Maclean

Players Player:
1st Team – Mike Bartley & James Sandford
Reserves – Rob Baylis

Clubman:
1st Team – Richard Gabb
Reserves – Martin Pullen & Martin Ayers

Miss of the Season:
1st & Reserve Team – Mike Bartley

Managers Player:
1st Team – Chris Coe
Reserves – Neil Latham

Managers Award:
Dave Maclean

Afternoon chaps,

Attached is the updated Lavant All Round SuperSTAR standings with Mikey Nev still leading tafter round three.

The next round and social is on Sunday 24th March at Chichester  Golf Club, Hunston.

Can you all please email or text Mel whether you are coming or not as soon as possible as places are limited

West Chiltington 2 Lavant 4

West Chiltington out-muscled their visitors with their physical strength to claim the three points in this Premier Division clash.

Lavant seemed devoid of self-belief in the first quarter hour, which resulted in Dan Clayton hitting the visitors’ woodwork early and Chiltintons striker deflecting a cross into the visitors goal in the 12^th minutes, which put the homeside in front.

To their credit, the Chichester side recovered their confidence and the rest of the first half was a thrilling spectacle, with both sides equally balanced. Mike Bartley forced a fine save from Chiltington ‘keeper Jordan Mitchell, whilst Lavant goalie, Neil Sanson made two crisp saves from Gary Weedon and Charlie Monaghan at the other end.

In between, James Sandford drilled a Mike Neville corner home on 24 minutes to level the score before half-time.

Lavant made the same error as before in the first quarter hour of the second half, but this time were punished by Weedon’s 55^th minute header and Craig Dawson’s finish on 65 minute’s.

Any hopes of a fight back were crushed when Craig Pulling converted a penalty in 69^th minute.  The visitors were now fighting back and Sandford again scored, this time from a Matt Lyttle corner in 76^th minute. But it was too little, too late.

Despite changing formation for a last ditch attempt to get back in the game, Lavant could not improve the score line.

Visitors’ Manager, David Parker commented “We competed in the first half; didn’t turn up for the second; and were overcome by a physically stronger side who deserved their win.”

Lavant: N.Sanson, R.Gabb, B.Purgavie, T.Parker, M.Lyttle, J.Sandford, J.Brooks, D.Knight, M.Neville, M.Bartley, S.Smith. Subs: M.Price

March 2nd & 3rd

Premier Division
West Chiltington 4 Lavant 2
Barnham Reserves 1 Watersfield 1
Bosham 1 Hunston CC 1
Newtown Villa 1 Faygate 1
Upper Beeding 2 Holbrook 0

Mid Sussex Senior Cup
Lindfold 2 Cowfold 3

Division III South
Lavant Reserves 1 Stedham 5
The Vardar VIP 3 Whyke 0
Nyetimber Pirates 5 Yapton Reserves 1
Harting 0 Rustinton park Seniors 0

Sussex Junior Cup
Wittering Reserves 4 Newtown Villa Reserves 1

Division I Sunday League
Results to follow

Lavant Reserves 2 Vardar VIP 5

With Lavant’s Premier Division game cancelled attention focused on the Reserves home tie.

Vardar, the current league leaders, ended up comfortable winners at the end of this Div 3 South encounter.

But the homeside started brightly and went ahead when Alex Holmes headed home a Dave Maclean corner on 25 minutes. But 4 minutes later Lavant conceded a penalty  and Jerry Manning put Vardar level from the spot.

The homeside seemed to lose self belief and went further behind 5 minutes from half-time, when Manning headed home. Lavant nearly levelled matters when Leon Mears forced a fine save from keeper, Westley Campbell.

A turning point in the game came after the interval when substitute, Mike Bartley, clipped the crossbar for Lavant, when the homeside might otherwise have drawn level. Instead Dida Petrov hit a sweet free-kick home for Vardar on 63 minutes.

Steven Peachey made it 4-1 but Louis Weller’s cross headed home by Lavant’s Dan Mortimer a minute later gave the homeside a lifeline.

But Vardar sealed their win when Tony Gallagher found the net from a defensive mix up 10 minutes from the final whistle.

Lavant: R.Baylis, M.Ayers, N.Richards, B.Thomas, N.Latham, A.Holmes, L.Weller, L.Mears, C.Milligan, D.Maclean, D.Mortimer. Subs: J.Green, M.Bartley, G.Pinder

Weekends League Results

February 23rd & 24th

Premier Division
Watersfield vs Lavant – Away win
Newtown Villa 0 West Chiltington 1
Hunston CC 1 Lancing1
Faygate 1 Cowfold 7
Bosham 6 Holbrook 1
Barnham Reserves 0 Upper Beeding 3

Division III South
Lavant Reserves 2 The Vardar VIP 5
Rustington Park Seniors 2 Wittering Reserves 3
Nyetimber Pirates 5 Bosham Reserves 1
Harting 3 Whyke Utd 3

Division I Sunday League
Results to follow

Barnham Reserves 1 Lavant 5

Despite a depleted squad, Lavant made it two wins out of two in 2013.

The visitors exerted early pressure with Tom Parker, Dave Knight and James Brooks going close to opening Lavant’s account. Mike Bartley did net but was ruled offside.

The breakthrough however came with James Sandford’s finish on 27 minutes. Newcomer Stuart Smith combined with Knight to put Brooks through for the visitors’ second 5 minutes before the interval.

The Chichester side went further ahead after the restart with two goals in two minutes from Smith and Knight; Bartley being the supplier of both.

Dave Maclean set Knight up but his effort was brilliantly saved by Barnham ‘keeper’s Matt Redman. Smith just couldn’t turn home the rebound.

Sandford hit his second on 70 minutes with Bartley again being the supplier. Barnham did grab a consolation goal through Jake Endicott seconds before the final whistle.

Lavant manager, David Parker, commented:”With four key players missing, I was anxious before the game, but all the squad rose to the occasion. I’m full of admiration for all the boys.”

Lavant: N.Sanson, R.Gabb, C.Coe, T.Parker, M.Lyttle, D.Knight, J.Brooks, M.Stevens, J.Sandford, M.Bartley, S.Smith. Subs: D.Maclean, B.Thomas, M.Stella

Weekends League Results

February 16th &17th          

Premier Division
Barnham Reserves 1 Lavant 5
Cowfold 6 Lancing Utd 0
Faygate 0 Bosham 1
Hunston CC 2 West Chiltington 1
Watersfield 2 Upper Beeding 7

Division III South
Rustington Park Seniors vs Lavant Reserves – Postponed
Bosham Reserves 2 The Vardar VIP 3
Stedham 3 Yapton Reserves 1
Whyke Utd 2 Harting 3

Sussex Junior Cup
Nyetimber Pirates 0 Predators 4

Division I Sunday League
Results to follow

Thank you to everyone who turned out for the second all round Super-STAR challenge, the Chichester 10k.

It was a great day out, which saw a LFC Running Team of Mike, Ben, Stuart, Richard, Mel, Jon, Mike and Neil take part and complete the Chichester 10k on a cold but dry February Sunday morning.

Not only did the runners brighten up the running course wearing their yellow Lavant shirts, but they also topped up on their fitness, racked up some extra points for the Super-STAR challenge, but more importantly raised between them over two hundred pounds for St Wilfred’s Hospice.  Thank you to the runners and everyone who sponsored them.

It would be great to double the numbers for next year’s event.

An account of the event, the individual times and further photos of the team during the 10k run have been posted on the Social Events web-page.

Afternoon chaps,

Attached is the updated Lavant All Round SuperSTAR standings with Mikey Nev leading the way after 2 rounds.

The next round and social is on Saturday 2^nd March at 19:30 at Lakeside Superbowl (Chichester).  We will all play 2 games and your best score will be taken from these games to go towards the All round SuperSTAR.

Can you all please email or text Tag whether you are coming or not by Friday 15^th February so I can book the appropriate amount of lanes.  It will cost £10 each for the bowling plus £1 to go towards the trophy and Lavant.  It would be great to have a huge turnout!!!

Newtown Villa 2 Lavant 3

Man-of-the-Match, James Brooks, 57^th minute header was the goal that gave Lavant the full 3 points in their opening game of 2013 at Chalcroft Lane. But, two subsequent controversial refereeing decisions might have led to a different outcome.

For the opening 10 minutes the two sides were evenly matched. Villa’s Matt Russell came close from his side’s early free-kick, whilst Mike Bartley forced a stop from ‘keeper Keelan Belcher at the other end. Then, Lavant gradually took the ascendancy but failed to convert their chances into goals; with Belcher’s save from Brooks and Jodey Rowlands block from Bartley’s mid-air volley, being the highlights of several attempts at goal.

Lavant manager, David Parker, was just feeling his side might rue these failures to score, when captain Matt Stevens, ended a slick Brooks-Gabb-Seacombe move with a stunning 20 yard strike into the top corner on 25 minutes. The homeside, who had not looked like scoring, were then awarded a free-kick just outside the “D” and Dan Hendrie sweetly struck home the equaliser 11 minutes from the interval.

But, after the restart, the visitors struck twice through Bartley 51 minutes and Brooks six minutes later and seemed set for a comfortable win.

Then, came the two momentous decisions. Ben Purgavie was adjudged to have fouled Russell in the box and the “Blues” striker converted the spot-kick in the 69^th minute to put Villa back in contention. Before the restart, Lavant’s Jon Wright, was shown a second yellow card and sent from the field of play for arguing the decision. But 10 man Lavant held out the last 20 minutes to earn their win.

Lavant: N.Sanson, C.Coe, B.Purgavie, M.Lyttle, M.Neville, J.Brooks, M.Stevens, R.Gabb, M.Bartley, R.Seacombe. Subs: J.Sandford, D.Knight

Weekends League Results

February 9th &10th          

Premier Division
Newtown Villa 2 Lavant 3
Hunston 4 Holbrook 1
Lancing 3 Barnham Reserves 2
Upper Beeding 3 Faygate 0
Watersfield 3 Bosham 0

Sussex Senior Cup
Wittering 2 Cowfold 1

Division III South
Lavant Reserves 1 Wittering Reserves 1
Harting 2 Nytimber Pirates 1
Stedham 6 Rustington Park Seniors 1
Yapton Reserves 1 The Vardar VIP 3

Division I Sunday League
Lavant vs Wittering Postponed