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BDFA CAMERONS CUP FINAL

Thursday 17th April 2025 at Hurn Bridge

PARKSTONE CLUB 0 KRAKEN SPORTS 4

Division One title contenders Kraken Sports were 4-0 winners in Thursday night’s BDFA Camerons Cup Final against Third Division giant killers Parkstone Club with a crowd of 180 attending the last Bournemouth FA Cup final.

MAX WILCOCK was a constant threat to the Parkstone defence in the early exchanges and it was no surprise when he opened the scoring after 13 minutes with a neat finish, drilling the ball in off the underside of the bar from 12 yards out.

Kraken added a second goal just three minutes later when Max Wilcock challenged for a high ball, enabling Sonny Pike to take it into the Parkstone penalty area where TYLER RUDD took over to tuck it into the corner of the net.

Kraken looked certain to increase their lead ten minutes before the interval when Max Wilcock put Tyler Rudd clean through on goal but Will Butler came out quickly to deny him.

The Parkstone Club goalkeeper continued to keep them in the game with a series of excellent saves but he was powerless to prevent MAX WILCOCK scoring his second goal of the game in the 61st minute with a scorching effort that rocketed inside the far post.

Frankie Shears, who had fired a shot from outside the penalty area just over the bar at the start of the second half, went close again for Parkstone Club with an effort across the face of the Kraken goal in the 68th minute.

Ocean Smith’s free kick into the Parkstone penalty area seven minutes from time resulted in a Kane Daysh volley that brought another brilliant save from Will Butler, diving full length to his right to push it away for a corner.

Kraken scored a fourth goal in stoppage time when a corner from the left was met with a near post header by defender TOM COOPER.

Kraken Sports’ front man Max Wilcock was chosen for the Man of the Match award by BDFA President Mike Fowler.

The BDFA Camerons Cup was presented by Mike Artwell on behalf of competition sponsors Knock Out Memorabilia & Events.

Parkstone Club : Will Butler, Jake Wotherspoon (Harvey Wolstenhulme 78 mins), Michael Trim, James Bailey, Albie Parkinson, Frankie Shears, Tommy Cameron (Yan Launder 84 mins), Sam Foley, Matt Stephenson, Charlie Shears (Josh Cave 82 mins), Bob Pidgeon (Ashton Guilfoyle 62 mins).

Kraken Sports : Matt Ford, Tom Cooper, Dan Naish, Olly Ponder, Matt Pope, Tyler Rudd (Josh Buck 60 mins), Sonny Pike (Ash Boyt 67 mins), Max Wilcock (Josh Russell 70 mins), Matt Sheedy, Brad Hill (Ocean Smith 49 mins), Ryan Barker (Kayne Daysh 49 mins).

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BDFA CAMERONS CUP FINAL  Thursday 20^th April 2023     at Hurn Bridge

BOURNEMOUTH MANOR RESERVES     0     FC HAJDUK     3

FC Hajduk collected their second trophy in the space of four days when they emerged 3-0 winners against Bournemouth Manor Reserves in the BDFA CAMERONS CUP FINAL at Hurn Bridge.

It says a lot for FC Hajduk’s strength in depth that they were able to make five changes in the starting line up from the team that started the John Ward HFA Sunday Senior Cup final the previous Sunday.

Division Two title contenders Bournemouth Manor Reserves knew they faced a daunting task with the quality that FC Hajduk had at their disposal.   They gave as good as they got in the first half though but the game slipped away from them when they tired after the interval and conceded three goals in a ten minute spell.

In a lively opening period, Hajduk’s Rafael Santos battling to burst through on the right in the early minutes while Brad Connell forced a corner on the right for Manor in the 10^th minute.

There seemed to be no danger when Luis Brooks chased a ball down the left towards the corner in the 12^th minute until the Manor left back whipped in a cross which landed on the top of the Hajduk crossbar.

Kyle Leach put Alex Fernandez clean through the middle at the other end after 17 minutes but Manor ‘keeper Brad Holland came out to the edge of the box to claim the ball.

Hajduk’s Rafael Santos was put through down the right in the 25^th minute and his low shot was well saved by Brad Holland.

Back came Manor with Sam Birt playing the ball out to Ed Ewens on the left whose shot towards the near post was turned behind by Jem James in the Hajduk goal.

Brad Connell held the ball up well in the 28^th minute and found his strike partner Ed Ewens whose 20 yard shot went over the bar.

Lewis Hall’s free kick into the Hajduk penalty area in the 32^nd minute was cleared to the edge of the box and resulted in a low shot from Dave Brown which went narrowly wide.

Dave Brown attacked down the right for Manor at the start of the second half and cut inside before putting a square ball across the face of the goal that was cleared by Hajduk central defender Lewis Sainval at the expense of a corner.

Hajduk then put the game beyond Manor in a devastating ten minute spell. Elliott Dawson had gone close in the 50^th minute with a 20 yard free kick that bounced just wide of the post.   Then, a minute later, RAFAEL SANTOS was brought down in the penalty area by Manor’s Harry Salter and stepped up to take the resultant spot kick himself, putting FC Hajduk in front by driving the ball past Brad Holland.

Callum Charlton made room on the edge of the penalty area to get in a shot that was heading under the crossbar until Brad Holland got a strong hand on it to get it behind for a corner.

A corner to the near post in the 54^th minute was headed away towards the edge of the box by Lewis Hall where it was headed back in for LEWIS SAINVAL to double Hajduk’s lead with a spectacular bicycle kick.

RAFAEL SANTOS scored his second goal of the game in the 61^st minute drilling a low shot past Brad Holland from outside the penalty area to give Hajduk a commanding three goal lead.

Lewis Hall went close to pulling one back for Manor with a curling effort from outside the penalty area that struck the crossbar.

There was one more opportunity for Hajduk when they found Lewis Sainval with a diagonal ball in the 87^th minute but his shot across the face of the goal went wide of the far post.

FC Hajduk’s Rafael Santos was chosen for the Man of the Match award by BDFA President Mike Fowler.

 Bournemouth Manor Reserves :     Brad Holland, Lewis Hall (Cameron Farmer 77 mins), Luis Brooks, Jack Excell (Shaun Parker-Baiton 60 mins), Dave Brown, Stevie Lucas, Sam Birt (James Bainton 70 mins), Harry Salter (Wesley Hayward 66 mins), Ed Ewens (Matty Chapman-Burnett 60 mins), Will Foster, Brad Connell.

FC Hajduk :   Jem James, Rafael Santos, Eliot Trapnell (Henry Hodge 55 mins), Howard Nhemachena, Lewis Sainval, Elliott Dawson (Niall Bolger-Wood 83 mins), Andy Partridge, Kyle Leach (Adam Baxter 45 mins), Mac Raney (Jack Fawcett 65 mins), Callum Charlton (Dan Brown 74 mins), Alex Fernandez.

Assistant 2 - Tony Smith, 4^th Official - Martin Bloor, President Mike Fowler, Sponsor Poria Abrahim, Referee - Gary Parsons, Assistant 1 - Alex James.

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