11-a-side friendly games
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Iceland still unbeaten against England. It was all square at Sassco’s third encounter at the Stadium of Light. A loss in 2016, a win in 2017 and now a draw in…
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Avoiding the wire above the pitch and Bear avoiding the goal. There were a couple of challenges in our repeat game v Sunderland Deaf: Avoiding hitting the two pieces of wire…
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Sassco.co.uk 2 Sunderland Deaf AFC 3
The Harpers return and both last a full game (nearly). Our O35’s 11-a-side adventure ended in a whimper, so it was good to be invited to a full 90 minute session…
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Sassco win at the Stadium of Light!
Sassco’s most glorious moment in their 18 year history. Sassco 11-a-side, finally won their first game in over a year, and what a place to do it in. It was their first…
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A hastily arranged game against Mark Muers’ U35 team, Washington United FC. We really cobbled a team together. High hopes were for the Stadium of Light team, but Smith, Sangha, Dixon,…
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Sassco travelled to the beyond (i.e. Walker Dome) to take on the Northumbria University Officer Training Corp team. A team which we somehow defeated 6-1 last year, albeit with what we’d…
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Our regular tri or bi-annual game took place again, but this time off the 3G (or is it 4G) and on to grass at Castle View, where we suffered a defeat…
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Defeated at the Stadium of Light.
Trepidation meant I wanted everyone to be at the stadium early. All arrived promptly, probably because their subs were £163 each. But it was a bit of a hiccup from the…
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Safe to say that this was a remarkable result in Sassco’s modern nomadic lifestyle. The team, since 2010, have cobbled together teams to play opponents (mainly Sunderland Deaf FC) and this…
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McDermont’s 35 yard “screamer”. Our bi- or tri-annual game against Sunderland AFC’s Deaf team took place at Chester-Le-Street, and shockingly, we had more than a full turn out. A total of…
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Our regular run out against Sunderland Deaf was a bit short notice, as their cup game was cancelled. However, two days before the game, the Sassco.co.uk squad was coming together and…
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Victory again. Charlie doesn’t score. A bit of a headache today, as we had so many drop outs for our regular football game against Sunderland Deaf FC. One by one, Si,…
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A new year and another win for Sassco 11-a-side, who are now unbeaten in nearly two years. Sunderland Deaf Football Club were the opponents and the venue changed time due to…
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Charlie’s third hat-trick in as many games and Titch’s “dummy” goal! A much changed line-up saw Sassco take on Sunderland Deaf Football Club at their new venue, Sandhill Centre. Only Craig…
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Sassco.co.uk 8 Sunderland DFC 5.
Callum defies the laws of gravity and physics. It was all laughs and giggles before the game. Callum showed up around two shirt sizes bigger and managed to squeeze in the…
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Sassco.co.uk 9 Sunderland DFC 1.
Sassco storm back in action, but McDermont still rubbish. It always surprising to me that a team which hasn’t kicked a ball in anger since 2010, can still manage to be…
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Two defeats out of two.
Painful defeat in the searing heat. Age takes it’s toll. So, He Who Cannot Be Named didn’t actually turn up. Campbell then refused to show complaining about “gayness.” Eventually, my team…
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Sassco.co.uk 8 Toddys 1.
Old timers run out of steam after Callum’s hat-trick. It was expanding bellies and unfit legs, and we weren’t talking about Muers, who managed to cover his cast-iron cast with padding…
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Wearside Wildcats 1 Sassco.co.uk 1.
Howe equalises as Sassco tighten up. It only really happens to Sassco. A player refusing to be captain, then the team wandering around in circles around the sports complex, looking for…
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Rutherford DFC 5 Sassco.co.uk 4.
Worrying times ahead. I’m being a bit pessimistic; after all we were missing a fair few players from the previous game. Andy Turner, Chris Dixon, Mark Muers, Nick Smith, Dan Young,…
