Chopbacks fail to take chances

Premier & Division 1 CupGroup Match 1 Battle Town 3South Coast Athletico 0 After four months without kicking a ball the Chopbacks were finally able to step foot onto a football pitch again, against a very good Battle Town from the Premier Division. The Chopbacks were missing some big players for the first match back and with the option of using five […]

Chopbacks bow out in fractious encounter

South Coast Athletico 1Wadhurst United 2 It was cup weekend and the Chopbacks were back at home for their first Premier Travel Cup match against ESFL Premier Division side Wadhurst United. Yet again Athletico was missing a couple of key players so squad rotation was again required for this tough test against higher opposition. After a Brad Owens goal just one minute in the Chopbacks managed to […]

Chopbacks seal first three points of the season

Sidley United II 1 South Coast Athletico 5 After the disappointing defeat last weekend South Coast Athletico had the chance to make up for it when they played away from home with an East Sussex Football League Division 1 clash with newcomers Sidley United. The Chopbacks started terribly and as a result of a defensive mix up they conceded a sloppy goal within […]

Chopbacks’ season opener sees them ends in defeat – fight back was not enough

East Sussex Football League Division 1 South Coast Athletico 3 Bexhill A.A.C 5 For the first game of the season the South Coast Athletico was at home for the East Sussex Football League Division 1 clash with last season’s leaders Bexhill A.A.C. The Chopbacks thought they had taken the lead when a back pass led to the keeper missing the ball and it […]

Chopbacks held to a draw in tight contest

Bexhill Rovers – 1 South Coast Athletico – 1 This weekend saw the Chopbacks travel to Bexhill Rovers in the league. The game started with high intensity with both teams looking to attack the other early on. Rovers came close on a couple of occasions with ‘keeper Ben Tate being called on to do the necessary, including a double save near the end […]

Chopbacks bow out of first cup competition

Robertsbridge Junior CupQuarter Final South Coast Athletico – 0 Mountfield United – 1 Despite the majority of matches being postponed this weekend due to high winds and wet weather South Coast Athletico was able to play their game this weekend at home to Mountfield United due to having a 3G surface to play on. Conditions were not great […]

Chopbacks victory puts them back on top

South Coast Athletico – 3 SC Pass & Move – 1 Next up in the league for the Chopbacks was to play host to SC Pass & Move with the home side looking to go back to the top of the table with a victory. The game started explosively with Dan Aldous heading home a Brad Owens corner after just two minutes of play. […]

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, […]

Tough match sees Chopbacks victorious despite being down to ten men

South Coast Athletico – 2 Westfield II – 0 After yet more games being called off due to the weather the Chopbacks were finally able to get a game played due to their league fixture being at home against Westfield II. Last time the sides met last month the Chopbacks had probably their worst game of the season resulting in a 2-1 defeat, […]