After many frustrating weeks of postponed matches, Crofton Park finally had a fixture for 2010 against SL All Stars. The two sides previously met in Round 1 of the Mary Wiltshire Shield, which Crofton comfortably won 7-0. However, the club knew that it wouldn't be so easy this time.

The first half proved quite a tight & close affair. Crofton hadn't played a game for 6weeks & for the first 20mins it showed as the players needed time to settle. Once everyone began to find their feet, the chances started coming. Atilla Yasar & Erkan Senol both came close with a couple of chances each, either going just wide or being saved by the keeper. Crofton survived a few scares themselves as the All Stars capitalised from a couple of loose balls not being cleared by the home defence.

Crofton knew they had to improve their performance for the 2^nd half & that's exactly what they did. The breakthrough came shortly after the restart when a free kick was won on the edge of the All Stars' area. Serkan Mehmet stepped up to take the free kick & placed the ball round the wall & into the bottom right corner with great precision to put his side 1-0 up.

Just a few minutes later, the ball was lofted up field to player/manager Akay Mustafa who chested the ball, only to be pushed blatantly in the back by the opposition defender. The referee spotted the incident & immediately blew for a foul. Although the incident appeared to be inside the penalty area, the referee awarded a free kick rather than a penalty. Serhan Mehmet curled the ball into the box & Erkan was there to put his side 2-0 up with a great header. The opposition's heads began to drop & Crofton were hungry for more!

The third goal came courtesy of some hard work by captain Az Azmi. He received the ball on the left from fellow midfielder Mus Mehmet, passed one player & won a couple of crunching tackles to put striker Atilla Yasar clean through on goal where he coolly slotted into the back of the net. SL All Stars refused to give up & pulled one back straight from kick off. Their young midfielder ran straight through the Crofton guard & passed to captain & player/manager Arlun who held off the challenge of Deray Özgü to finish with a great shot from a very tight angle.

With 15mins to go, Cem Ürmen won the ball just inside his own half & put Serkan through with a neat pass. The linesman raised his flag & the referee blew for a debateable offside. Serkan continued to run towards the goal which the referee deemed time wasting. As a result, he was shown his second yellow card & was sent off! This didn't affect Crofton's play & it was still one way traffic. Atilla raced onto a ball in the opposition half, cut inside the defender & squared to Erkan who made it 4-1 with a thumping strike.

On a rain soaked Sunday morning, Crofton Park hosted bottom of the league Honor Oak in a South East London derby. 

Straight from the centre Serkan Mehmet tried an audacious shot which caught the Honor Oak keeper off guard but he managed to get a palm to it and tip it over the bar.

Crofton had the early chances & the opener came after Can Ürmen was fouled 25yards from goal after a strong run. Serhan Mehmet took the resulting free kick & curled it in over the wall to the keeper's right.

After numerous chances from Crofton Park it was soon 2-0. Can cut the ball back to Serkan, whose miss-hit shot come cross looped over the defence & fell to Erkan Senol who tapped home.

Honor Oak were trying to carve an opening, but with the solid defence they were restricted to long range efforts. Goalkeeper Zubie Hassan was firmly behind them & was rarely troubled apart from a couple which slipped from his grasp. As half time approached, player of the month Polat Cambulat hastily brought down the Honor Oak striker & a penalty was awarded. Kam stepped up to try & bring his side back into the game but Zubie pulled off a great save & Kam headered the rebound over the bar from just a yard out!

Stepping onto the pitch for the second half, Crofton knew they had to find a third goal to kill off the opposition's hopes of getting something from the game. Shortly after the restart, some good work down the right from Can, Az Azmi & Serhan resulted in a cross which was met by Erkan who arrived late to slam home his second & make it 3-0.

Crofton were hungry for more! Azmi played a lovely through ball to Serkan who sweetly chipped the onrushing keeper, only to see the ball come back off the post. Some great football was being played by the midfield & a through ball from Mus Mehmet found Serkan who dashed past the last defender to coolly slot home his 7^th in 6 games. Serkan then chipped the ball over the defence to Azmi & his sublime lob on the volley over the keeper unluckily came off the post.

Honor Oak were starting to string some passes together & when a shot from the edge of the box was blocked by 2 goal hero Erkan, the referee awarded a penalty for handball. There was no mistake this time & the Honor Oak striker grabbed his side a consolation goal. Crofton responded immediately & a cross from Serhan found Erkan unmarked & he sealed his hat-trick.

Changes were made as Koray Fuat & Eral Çimen replaced Can & Erkan. With 10mins remaining, a pass from Serkan to Koray looked to be too far ahead of him. However, Koray gathered the ball, turned the defender & coolly slotted past the keeper from a very tight angle to score his 1^st of the season & complete an excellent victory for Crofton Park.

The Red & Black Army have now won their last 5 games in all competitions & look to take their good form into the 2^nd Round Mary Wiltshire Shield clash against FC Delavaran.

A re-run of last year's cup final meant this fixture had game of the season written all over it. Early pressure from Crofton Park resulted in dominance for the first 20minutes. The break-through came after a lovely pass from Captain Az Azmi to last season's top goal scorer Serkan Mehmet, who dragged the ball back from two defenders & neatly placed his shot to the goal keepers' right from 25 yards.

The one way traffic continued, until LIC found themselves through on goal & were level. Five minutes before half time, a cross from the right wing & a mix up between goalkeeper & defence resulted in L.I.C. scoring their second in quick succession & turned the game in their favour.

The second half started the same as the first, with Crofton Park pushing for an equaliser. Brothers Serkan and Serhan Mehmet both came close but had their shots crucially blocked by the opposition defence. With Crofton Park pushing on, L.I.C. beat the offside trap to make it 3-1 & were gifted another 5mins from time.