KHALSA FAIL TO PUT MILTON RESERVES TO THE SWORD

Khalsa Reserves 0 Milton Reserves 0

FC Khalsa Reserves entertained Milton Reserves and came up short after missing a flurry of opportunities.
Khalsa started the match with real fire in there belly after having lost there last game and they looked like they might get an early breakthrough, but missed a handful of chances with Victor Carvalho going close and then Geordie forcing the keeper into another sharp save from the rebound.
Shortly after Geordie latched onto a pass after Victor Carvalho showed a little bit of magic down the wing and crossed for Geordie but he couldn't get his shot off quick enough and the keeper was forced into another save. Khalsa were playing some great stuff with Dean King, Paul Britton and Craig Loughran bossing the central midfield area and it nearly paid off after a Craig Loughran shot hit the bar.
Although Khalsa had all of the possession, Milton did have a few chances of there own but were denied by an inspired Dave Singh who was forced to play in goals for the day.
Into the second half and Khalsa kept up with relentless attack and were denied a goal after Dean King was caught offside before lobbing the keeper. The chances kept on coming for Khalsa and Jerry Burns hit a sweet left footed shot which went narrowly wide and Paul Britton had a few efforts from range but they never really troubled the keeper.
Victor Carvalho had the best chance of the game when he was one-on-one with the Milton keeper and tried to go around the keeper only to run the ball out of play. Then in the dying seconds Victor Carvalho latched onto a through pass from Dean King only to be caught by the defender as he looked to get his shot off.A great performance from the lads but lacked clinical finishing.

Team:- Singh, Taylor, McCabe, Park, Bradley, Burns, Britton, King(c), Loughran, Carvalho, Watson (subs:- Burke for Burns & Mcpherson for Watson)
Man Of The Match:- Craig Loughran - A great performance in midfield and upfront.

KHALSA RECOVER FROM INJURY SETBACK TO PROGRESS INTO ROUND 2 OF COUNTY CUP

NFA JUNIOR CUP ROUND ONE

Khalsa FC 4 Roade FC 2

David Sheridan (2)

Andrew Cox (2)

HT 1-1

Khalsa progressed to round 2 of the NFA Junior Cup with a comfortable 4-2 win over Roade.

In the early exchanges Khalsa created chances without a breakthrough.

However a cruel injury to Dean Clark forced a lengthy delay as he made his way to Northampton General Hospital fro x-rays and was replaced by Andrew Cox.

From the restart Young striker David Sheridan received a throw in from Jazz Saini to turn and lash a stunning 30 yard strike into the top right hand corner to give Khalsa a deserved lead.

From there Andrew Cox missed a hat trick of chances and Callum Muir fired wide to extend the lead.

Khalsa for the first time this season had gone in front and were determined not to let things slip, but were punished right on half time as a long ball was turned in by Roade to level matters at the break.

Khalsa came out in the second half and went back in front when Andrew Noble teed up David Sheridan to smash home from the edge of the box for 2-1.

Andrew Noble then turned provider again with a clever ball into Andrew Cox who fired home to make it 3-1

Striker Stephen Miller then lifted a nice ball into Andrew Cox who controlled the ball rounded the defender and curled the ball into the right hand corner for 4-1 and his 2nd of the game.

Andrew Noble should have made it 5-1 but his nice chip dropped the other side of the crossbar.

Roade had the last word with a late consolation but the day belonged to Khalsa and a performance and win dedicated to Dean Clark.
Team:- Mann, Spencer, Carr(c), Mcluckie, Muir, Noble, Lindsay, Clark, Saini, Sheridan, Miller. (subs:- Cox for Clark 20 mins; Wilson for Cox 75 mins; Bosnic for Muir 80 mins)

Khalsa Man Of The Match:- David Sheridan - 2 goals and an inspired performance in an unfamilar role

1ST TEAM IN COUNTY CUP ACTION AS RESERVES HOST MILTON AT HOME IN THE LEAGUE

Khalsa 1st Team are on the travels again this week as they travel to Roade in the County Cup.
Mixed news as Khalsa welcome back Davy Lindsay with Darren Malone and Andrew Cox possible doubts though both added to the squad.
Meanwhile the reserves welcome back Craig Loughran from suspension and Daniel Bosnic but will have to make do without David Murray and Bethel Ofoshune.
Dominic Georgiou and Jerry Burns are also added to the squad.

1st Team Squad:- Mann, Muir, Malone, Miller, Mcluckie, Carr(c), Clark, Saini, Spencer, Sheridan, Noble, Wilson, Cox, Lindsay.
Reserve Team Squad:- Singh, Taylor, McCabe, Mcpherson, Park, Loughran,Burns, Bradley, Burke, Britton, King (c), Carvalho, Watson, Ware,Georgiou, Bosnic, Young, Donaldson.
Players and Officials to meet at Corby Rugby Club at 12pm latest.

CHENECKS SHOCK KHALSA WITH UNLIKELY VICTORY

Khalsa Reserves 2 O.N Chenecks 3
Victor Carvalho
Mark Watson

HT 2-2

Khalsa reserves were shocked at home after being defeated 3-2 at home to O.N Chennecks.
Khalsa never really started the game and against the run of play, they took the lead after V. Carvalho slotted the ball home.However it never really kick started anything from the home team and O.N Chennecks drew level shortly after.
Chennecks then took the lead to make it 2-1 to the visitors and it seemed as though the game may be won with Khalsa still failing to wake up.But after a nice little piece of possession, they gradually started getting into the game and were rewarded when Mark Watson (Geordie) managed to poke home the ball after a scramble in the box to draw the side’s level.
Khalsa seemed to be doing more in the 2nd half but couldn’t make any of the chances pay, and were then dealt with a blow when captain Dean King was forced off due to injury.
After this, O.N Chennecks then took the initiative and then took the lead to make it 3-2.
The Khalsa heads went down and this time the boys couldn’t manage to raise there game and were dealt there first defeat of the season season.Poor game all-round from the home team and fully deserved the defeat. A lot of improvement is needed to kick start this team in the coming weeks.

Team:- Murray, Taylor, Park, McCabe, Bradley, Burke, Britton, King (c), Ofoshune, Carvalho, Watson.
Khalsa Man Of The Match:- Gary Park - Composed performance

COXY STEPS OFF THE BENCH TO PRESERVE KHALSA'S UNBEATEN START

Khalsa 1 Milton 1

Andrew Cox

HT 0-1

Khalsa for the third game in a row had to come from behind to net a well earned away point versus Milton.

Khalsa for there early possession missed a host of chances with Noble, Sheridan going closest to breaking the deadlock.

Noble then unselfishly bought down an excellent cross from Dean Clark and elected to push the ball into Malone's path rather than go for goal which looked a better option.

However the home side took the lead after 40 minutes when an in swinging corner from the left was turned in by there frontman to make it 0-1 to Milton.

For all there early dominance Khalsa had fell to a sucker punch with half time approaching.

However a halftime change saw Andrew Cox replace David Sheridan and within five minutes of the re-start he fired home into the bottom left hand corner to give Khalsa a deserved equaliser.

Further chances created with Dean Clark pulling the strings and Darren Malone patrolling the centre midfield area.

The defensive unit so far this season has played well despite put under pressure at times.

However another point for Khalsa making it three straight draws in the league.

Team:- Mann, Mcluckie, Malone, Muir, Carr(c), Clark, Saini, Spencer, Sheridan, Noble, Walker.

Khalsa Man Of The Match:- Billy Mcluckie - Solid performance at the heart of the defence.

WEEKEND UPDATE FOR 1ST TEAM AND RESERVES

Khalsa 1st Team made it three straight draws in the Premier Division as for the third time this season they came from behind to net a well deserved point.
Sub Andrew Cox getting the goal.
Elsewhere Khalsa Reserves were surprisingly beaten 3-2 by ON Chenecks A. Victor Carvalho and Mark Watson getting the goals.

Full match reports and pictures to follow

TEAM NEWS AS 1ST TEAM TRAVEL TO MILTON AND RESERVES ENTERTAIN CHENECKS AT HOME

First Team in Training

Looking to add to his Tally

Victor Carvalho

Khalsa look forward to another week with the 1st Team travelling away to Milton and the Reserves playing at home to O.N. Chenecks A at home.

The first team well back Billy Mcluckie into the squad but have Lewis Everitt and David Lindsay unavailable with Andrew Cox still ruled out via injury.

The reserves have a relatively clean bill of health as they look to impress after having a weekend off.

Only notable absentee is Craig Loghran who finishes off his suspension this week.

1st Team Squad:- Mann, Muir, Malone, Miller, Mcluckie, Carr(c), Clark, Campbell, Saini, Spencer, Sheridan, Walker, Noble, Wilson.

Reserve Team Squad:- Murray, Taylor, McCabe, Park, Ofoshune,Burns, Bradley, Burke, Britton, King (c), Carvalho, Watson, Ware,Georgiou, Singh, Young, Donaldson

Players and Officials from Khalsa to meet at Corby Rugby Club at 12pm.

NOBLE RESCUES WORTHY POINT FOR KHALSA

Khalsa 1 Queen Eleanor 1

Andrew Noble

HT 0-1

Khalsa were dealt a blow prior to kick off with last weeks goalscorer Andrew Cox missing out after failing a fitness test on his ankle.

However for the second week in a row Khalsa bounced back from a goal down to take at least a worthy point over Division One champions from last year Queen Eleanor.

Khalsa had plenty of early chances with Noble, Muir and Clarke all going close.

Against the run of play Queen Eleanor took the lead when a corner was converted by there towering centre half.

Queen Eleanor then struck a post as well in the closing stages of the half.

Khalsa with a renewed approach came out in the second half with Muir being denied a goal and other chances going begging.

It looked like it wasn't going to be there day until Sub Victor Carvalho stepped off the bench to latch onto a long ball that he clipped over the keeper and giving the perfect tap-in for Andrew Noble to score a well deserved equaliser for Khalsa.

Team:- Everitt, Carr(c), Lindsay, Saini, Spencer, Sheridan, Malone, Noble, Muir, Clark, Walker Subs:- Miller for Clark 65 minutes: Carvalho for Sheridan 75 minutes subs not used Bradley, Mann & Park)

Khalsa Man Of The Match:- David Lindsay - Solid performance at Centre Half and then Anchorman

TEAM NEWS FOR QUEEN ELEANOR CLASH

Khalsa look towards there first game of the season at home against last seasons Division One Champions Queen Eleanor coming to town.

Khalsa will be looking to build on there superb result last week against Champions Harpole when they showed fantastic character to bounce back from behind twice to take a deserved point.

Team News sees Billy Mcluckie miss out for this fixture.

Striker Andrew Cox will have a late fitness test to determine his availability for this game.

Also missing from the squad are Chris Caine, Kevin Buchannan and Ryan Turbett.

However better news sees the return of Stephen Miller to the squad with Khalsa also drafting in two faces from the reserves with Liam Bradley and 4 goal hero Victor Carvalho added to the squad.

Squad:- Everitt, Mann, Noble, Lindsay, Saini, Spencer, Muir, Clark, Malone, Sheridan, Walker, Carr(c), Carvalho, Bradley, Cox, Miller.

Players and Officials to meet at Corby Rugby Club at 1pm.

KHALSA NET A DESERVED POINT AWAY TO CHAMPIONS HARPOLE

Khalsa 2 Harpole 2

David Sheridan

Andrew Cox

HT 1-2

Khalsa came away from Harpole with a well deserved point on Saturday as the new season kicked into gear.

Khalsa in the first half looked nervous and shaky with passes and clearances going all over the place.

Champions Harpole went in front when the winger converted to put them 1-0 up.

To be fair nothing less than the home side deserved after putting Khalsa rearguard under immense pressure.

Constant long throws and channel play giving them opportunities.

However just when it looked like Harpole had a firm grip on the game, Khalsa hit back when a lovely free kick from Calum Muir was headed on by Darren Malone and young winger David Sheridan half volleyed into the bottom corner to level matters at 1-1.

Though you would expect this to galvanise Khalsa it had an opposite effect almost immediately Harpole took the lead after a mix up in defence and the Harpole winger showed great composure to chip the ball over the advancing Lewis Everitt.

So at the break Khalsa were 2-1 down after a tactical re-shuffle Khalsa came flying out of the blocks to sting the Champions with a lovely goal within 32 seconds of the restart with David Sheridan beating two men playing a ball down the line to Dean Clark whose clever back heel fell into Sheridan who with his cross field pass to Andrew Cox gave him the chance to bring it down and strike into the bottom right corner for a well deserved equaliser.

This time though it did give Khalsa the belief they could snatch victory with chances going begging at both ends though in the end they had to settle for a 2-2 draw.

A good game and a well deserved point for Khalsa.
Team:- Everitt, Carr(c), Mcluckie, Saini, Spencer, Muir, Sheridan, Malone, Noble, Clark, Cox

subs:- Walker for Cox 65 mins & Lindsay for Spencer 75 mins. subs not used Mann & Wilson.

Khalsa Man Of The Match:- Jazz Saini - Super job at the heart of the defence.

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KHALSA RESERVES HIT LAST SEASONS RESERVE CHAMPIONS FOR SEVEN

Khalsa Reserves 7 Moulton Reserves 2
Victor Carvalho (4)
Bethel Ofoshune (2)
Steven McCabe

Khalsa Reserves started the season in blistering style with a 7-2 win over least seasons reserve champions Moulton.
Within 25 seconds of the game Bethel Ofoshune chipped the keeper with a nice finish for 1-0.
From there on in to half time it was Victor Carvalho who took centre stage with a stunning four goal blitz as there defence struggled to cope with his pace.
However a long through from Bethel Ofoshune evaded everyone bar a small deflection to round of the first half scoring for 6-0.
Second half saw Moulton net to make it 6-1 then a lovely free kick floated into the box and centre back Steve McCabe headed home for 7-1 though Moulton got another goal the day belonged to Khalsa Reserves who have started the season with a bang after hitting good form at the tail end of the pre-season.

Team:- Murray, Taylor, McCabe, Park, Bradley, Ofoshune, Briton, King(c), Burke, Watson, Carvalho. (Subs:- Ofohsune for Burns; Burke for Ware; Watson for Weston)
Man Of The Match:- Victor Carvalho - 4 Goal Blitz from the boy.

SQUAD NEWS FOR OPENING DAY FIXTURES VERSUS HARPOLE AND MOULTON RESERVES

Khalsa enjoyed a 26 man training session as final adjustments were made for the weekends opening day fixtures.

The first team will travel away to three times Premier Division Champions Harpole whilst Khalsa Reserves will entertain Reserve Premier Division champions Moulton Reserves.

Team News sees Ryan Turbett, Chris Caine & Nathan Gasson all ruled out via Injury.

Craig Loughran and Kevin Buchannan are both suspended while Stephen Miller is also unavailable for the squads.

Khalsa will also have three players Greg Taylor, Sandeep Kumar and Jamie Weston all available for selection after there registration came through ok.

Full Squad List:- Murray, Mann, Everitt, Singh, Bradley, McCabe, Mcluckie, Carr, Saini, Spencer, Park, Briton, Ofoshune, King, Watson, Clark, Muir, Malone, Noble, Sheridan, Carvalho, Ware, Burns, Burke, Bosnic, Donaldson, Cox, Walker, Wilson (g), Kumar, Taylor, Weston, Lindsay

All Players and Staff to meet at Corby Rugby Club at 11:45am/12pm Saturday 5th September.

Khalsa 1st Team kick off at 2pm away to Harpole. - 1st Team to leave by 12:20pm

Khalsa Reserves kick off at 2:30pm at Corby Rugby Club

KHALSA RESERVES NET EIGHT AS PRE-SEASON ENDS IN STYLE

Khalsa Reserves 8 AC Corby 0
Victor Carvalho (3)
Jerry Burns (2)
Mark Watson (2)
Bethel Ofoshune

HT 5-0

Khalsa Reserves wrapped up Pre-season proceedings with a super 8-0 win over AC Corby.
Bethel Ofoshune got the ball rolling with the first followed by braces by Mark Watson and Victor Carvalho to make it 5-0 at the break.
Carvalho stepped forward after the break to make it 6-0 and his hat trick and Jerry Burns jumped of the bench to net a brace to make it 8-0 to Khalsa.

Team:- Everitt, Taylor, Mccabe, Park, Bradley, Ofoshune, King(c), Loughran, Brittain, Carvalho, Watson. subs: Singh, Burns, Ware, Berky, Green.