Chopbacks fire home seven to secure their place in semi final

South Coast Athletico – 7 Sovereign Saints – II After the disappointment of dropping points in last weekend’s league game the Chopbacks were back in cup action looking to secure a first semi final of the season against Sovereign Saints II in the Eastbourne Junior Cup. The game couldn’t have started any better when Tyler Smith put through for Connor Easton to score after just 19 seconds, […]

Chopbacks stumble but still go top by a point

Sedlescombe Rangers II – 1 South Coast Athletico – 1 On Saturday it was Sedlescombe Rangers II who were the Chopbacks next league opponents. Connor Easton came close to scoring early in the game by hitting the cross bar in what was a high tempo start to the game. The deadlock was broken however on the 19 minute mark […]

Chopbacks grind out another three points

South Coast Athletico – 3 Bexhill Rovers – 2 This weekend saw the Chopbacks host Bexhill Rovers in what is fast becoming a bit of Derby match given the previous encounters between the two teams. Both teams started with high intensity but it was the Chopbacks who made the early breakthrough in the 16th minute when Connor Easton flicked on for Tyler Smith to round the goalkeeper […]

Chopbacks coast into next round of Wisden Cup…

Wisden Junior Challenge Cup second Round South Coast Athletico – 5 Bexhill A.A.C II – 0 After nearly a month without kicking a ball the Chopbacks were finally back in action on Saturday in the Wisden Sports Junior Challenge Cup against Bexhill A.A.C II. Both teams were up for this fixture given the previous games where the Chopbacks had so far failed […]

Chopbacks leave it late to secure all three points

South Coast Athletico – 3 St Leonards Social II – 2 Wet and windy weather was the order of the day as St Leonard Social 2nd team arrived to take on South Coast Athletico. Looking for a first win in three league games the Chopbacks found themselves behind early on after poor communication at the back allowed Social to take advantage and […]

Chopbacks fall to first league defeat

Westfield II – 2  South Coast Athletico – 1 South Coast Athletico was back in league action at the weekend against a Westfield II side that has started to find some form in Division 2. A slow start by the Chopbacks led to Westfield taking an early lead in the sixth minute when their number ten managed to wriggle his way […]

Chopbacks hold on in tough match and get through to second round

Wisden Junior Challenge Cup First Round Bexhill Rovers – 1  South Coast Athletico – 2 This weekend saw the beginning of the Chopbacks defence of the Wisden Junior Challenge Cup against fellow promoted club Bexhill Rovers. The match started in a very explosive fashion with the opposition’s goalkeeper and Jay Beaumont getting into a tussle within the first five minutes resulting in […]

Chopbacks held to a draw as their 100 per cent record comes to an end

Catsfield 2 South Coast Athletico 2 South Coast Athletico met Catsfield yesterday for their first away fixture of the season. As the sun beat down it was Coast who started the game brightly, on an uneven pitch they put small passing manoeuvres together as they looked to open up the Catsfield defence. It took 25 minutes for the Chopbacks to make the breakthrough after […]

Chopbacks fail in bid to clinch early promotion

Bexhill A.A.C II 2 South Coast Athletico 1 This weekend’s League fixture saw the Chopbacks travel to Bexhill AAC II and South Coast put in a less than convincing performance against one of the league’s poorest performing teams. Athletico looked lethargic and disjointed, conceding a sloppy goal after just 11 minutes through poor marking. A stalemate ensued. After 74 minutes a […]