Ampthill Town FC v New Salamis FC - Saturday 14th March 2020

Ampthill Town Official Matchday Programme

Spartan South Midlands League Division One vs New Salamis Saturday 14th March 2020 Kick-Off: 3pm

OFFICIALS President | Lee Roberts Chairman | Gary Maidment Vice Chairman | Phil Dillon

Treasurer | Martin Powell General Secretary | Eric Turner First Team Manager | Ant Christophi Assistant Manager | Lee Hawkes Club Captain | Ross Tompkins Sports Therapist | Amy Hayes Programme Editor | David Airey

HONOURS 2013-14 | Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division Cup Winners 2011-12 2015-16 | Beds Senior Trophy Winners 1998-99 | Bedfordshire Intermediate Cup Winners 1959-60 | South Midlands League Premier Division Champions

Talk of the Town A Warm Welcome to The Park Stadium Good afternoon and welcome to The Park Stadium for this home league encounter with New Salamis.

An extended warm welcome to the management, players and officials of New Salamis, as well as to today’s match officials.

The cover photo for today’s programme was taken by Dave Wilson during our home match here, when we drew with Amersham Town 3-3.

Thanks to Dave for giving us permission to use his photo.

put in a strong performance today and then extend that effort to the end of the season.

Mathematically the Amps can accumulate a maximum of 59 points this season, which is 6 short of todays visitors current total.

The highest the Amps can finish is 3rd at present but realistically anything above 8th would be a surprise, as the clubs at the top continue to collect points on a regular basis.

Since the last match here the Amps have played 2 away matches.

At the bottom of the table, Brimsdown and Park View are in a precarious position as how many sides are relegated at the end of the season is open to interpretation.

A Wednesday night match at the home of Enfield Town was played against today’s opponents in what can only be described as one sided.

Interestingly, the next two matches for Ampthill Town are away to these clubs. Brimsdown next Saturday, on 21st March and Park View the following Wednesday, 25th March.

Ampthill took the lead in this match through a smart finish by Connor Saunders but then the flow of the match changed and the hosts scored ten without reply. With so many development players having to step in due to injuries and suspensions to first team regulars, it was always going to be a difficult night, but the sending off of Ethan Clarke turned a difficult task into a long uphill slog.

So whilst the Amps league position is likely to be mid-table they could have a considerable say on who exits this division through the trap door.

Three days later the Amps were on the road again, this time at mid-table FC Broxbourne Borough.

The match ended in a 3-0 defeat and means that the last win for Ampthill was back on the 1st February.

The best way to right so many wrongs will be to

Last season the bottom 2 were relegated to step 7. Codicote and Hatfield Town were the unlucky 2, but Codicote have applied to return to step 6 next season. Again whether they are to be successful or not is unlikely to be known until the leagues committee release their member details.

As always, your support is greatly appreciated, and here’s to you leaving The Park Stadium having been fully entertained.

Enjoy the match.

Up the Amps!

Spartan South Midlands League Division One Table, Fixtures & Results 2019/20 LATEST TABLE

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

P

W

D

L

GD Pts PPG

New Salamis

29

20

5

4

76

65

2.24

2

St Panteleimon

27

20

5

2

55

65

2.41

1

Winslow United

27

18

1

8

31

55

2.04

4

Rayners Lane

28

16

7

5

22

55

1.96

5

Stotfold

26

17

3

6

43

54

2.08

3

Milton Keynes Robins

28

16

4

8

5

52

1.86

6

Shefford Town & Campton

31

16

1

14

7

49

1.58

7

London Lions

27

11

6

10

5

39

1.44

8

FC Broxbourne Borough

26

9

10

7

-1

37

1.42

9

Ampthill Town

28

9

8

11

-19

35

1.25

10

Amersham Town

27

10

2

15

-29

32

1.19

12

Buckingham Athletic

26

9

4

13

-6

31

1.19

11

Bedford

28

9

3

16

-20

30

1.07

13

Enfield Borough

29

9

3

17

-22

30

1.03

14

London Tigers

29

7

9

13

-14

29

1.00

15

Langford

27

7

5

15

-21

26

0.96

16

Hillingdon Borough

27

6

6

15

-34

24

0.89

17

Park View

26

5

3

18

-31

18

0.69

18

Brimsdown

28

2

7

19

-47

13

0.46

19

TODAY’S OTHER FIXTURES FC Broxbourne Borough Langford London Lions

V V V

Enfield Borough Park View Buckingham Athletic

Rayners Lane Shefford Town & Campton St Panteleimon Stotfold Winslow United

V V V V V

Hillingdon Borough London Tigers Milton Keynes Robins Brimsdown Amersham Town

PPG Rank

RECENT LEAGUE RESULTS 7th Mar

Amersham Town

3-2

Park View

29

7th Mar

Brimsdown

1-5

Shefford Town & Campton

32

7th Mar

Buckingham Athletic

4-1

Bedford

30

7th Mar

Enfield Borough

0-3

Stotfold

25

7th Mar

FC Broxbourne Borough

3-0

Ampthill Town

34

7th Mar

Langford

1-2

Rayners Lane

50

7th Mar

Milton Keynes Robins

3-0

Hillingdon Borough

63

7th Mar

New Salamis

2-0

St Panteleimon

157

7th Mar

Winslow United

0-3

London Lions

58

Spartan South Midlands League Division One Vital Statistics ATTENDANCE STATISTICS Club

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Stotfold Winslow United Ampthill Town Shefford Town & Campton Langford Milton Keynes Robins Rayners Lane New Salamis Buckingham Athletic St Panteleimon FC Broxbourne Borough Amersham Town Bedford London Lions Enfield Borough Brimsdown Hillingdon Borough Park View London Tigers

Low

High

Ave.

64 45 42 39 23 35 32 17 24 18 20 10 15 19 15 8 10 0 0

644 293 117 134 100 76 78 157 78 85 48 59 60 46 30 34 40 28 20

143 92 76 69 60 55 50 45 42 35 31 30 30 29 24 22 20 18 8

TOP GOALSCORERS Henry Snee

Shefford Town & Campton

28

Courtney Massay

St Panteleimon

25

Courtney Austin

Rayners Lane

24

Rob Hastings

Rayners Lane

21

Kim Forsythe

Stotfold

21

Denis Mehmet

New Salamis

20

Matt Cruse

Buckingham Athletic

19

Jamie Cerminara

Ampthill Town

17

Charles Georgiou

New Salamis

17

Mourad Jarraz

London Tigers

16

Ash Hunt

Hillingdon Borough

16

Ronnie Blagden

Rayners Lane

16

FORM GUIDE Home

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

New Salamis Stotfold Rayners Lane St Panteleimon FC Broxbourne Borough London Lions Milton Keynes Robins Winslow United Bedford Amersham Town London Tigers Park View Hillingdon Borough Langford Buckingham Athletic Enfield Borough Shefford Town & Campton Ampthill Town Brimsdown

Away

P

W

D

L

F

A

W

D

L

F

A

GD

PTS

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

5 3 3 2 3 0 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 3 2 1 4

27 12 12 7 9 1 3 16 6 4 8 11 5 3 7 0 1 5 6

3 4 3 2 7 1 0 8 4 4 10 4 5 9 4 5 10 8 16

0 2 2 2 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0

1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1

0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 3 3 1 3 2 3 2 1

1 8 7 10 2 13 5 1 3 5 3 3 3 6 3 4 10 3 5

1 1 6 4 3 8 5 2 9 15 3 13 15 6 14 8 11 15 7

24 15 10 11 1 5 3 7 -4 -10 -2 -3 -12 -6 -8 -9 -10 -15 -12

16 16 15 13 12 11 10 9 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 3 3 3 1

AMPTHILL TOWN SQUAD STATS Player Thomas Bates Kieran Brasier Sam Burke Lawrence Burton Ben Butler Dan Butler Charlie Cullen Brandon Carney Jamie Cerminara Ethan Clarke Michael Fullerton Jack Fuller

Apps 1 (4) 15 (0) 12 (2) 25 (2) 6 (0) 11 (2) 26 (1) 2 (2) 21 (2) 3 (1) 16 (8) 2 (1)

Goals Yellow Red Player 0 0 0 Ediz Greengrass 0 1 0 Mike Harrison 0 0 0 Lewis Lodge 4 3 0 Ashley Mead 2 2 1 Michael Moss 7 3 1 Jake O'Neil 2 2 0 Devon Phelan 2 0 0 Martin Powell 17 4 1 Connor Saunders 0 0 1 Edward Skinner 2 0 0 Ross Tompkins 0 0 0 Ryan Wing

Apps 12 (3) 1 (2) 2 (1) 22 (1) 12 (2) 3 (3) 2 (0) 0 (2) 11 (6) 17 (1) 25 (0) 16 (4)

Goals Yellow Red 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0

Amps on the Road The Away Ground Guide

1

Amersham Town

Played on Saturday 7th December 2019 - Lost 0-2

2

Bedford

Played on Tuesday 6th August 2019 - Won 3-1

3

Brimsdown

Ware FC, Wodson Park Wadesmill Road SG12 0UQ

4

Buckingham Athletic

Played on Tuesday 11th February 2020 - Drew 2-2

5

Enfield Borough

Played on Saturday 2nd November 2019 - Won 6-3

6

FC Broxbourne Borough

Played on Saturday 7th March 2020 - Lost 0-3

7

Hillingdon Borough

Middlesex Stadium, Breakspear Road, Ruislip, HA4 7SB

8

Langford

Played on Saturday 19th October 2019 - Lost 1-4

9

London Lions

Played on Saturday 17th August 2019 - Won 2-1

1

London Tigers

Played on Saturday 30th November 2019 - Won 2-0

10

Milton Keynes Robins

Played on Saturday 4th January 2020 - Drew 3-3

11

New Salamis

Played on Wednesday 4th March 2020 - Lost 10-1

12

Park View

New River Sports Centre, White Hart Lane N22 5QW

13

Rayners Lane

Played on Saturday 7th September 2019 - Drew 3-3

14 Shefford Town & Campton

Played on Saturday 1st February 2020 - Won 2-0

15

St Panteleimon

Played on Saturday 26th October 2019 - Drew 2-2

16

Stotfold

Played on Saturday 28th December 2019 - Lost 1-5

17

Winslow United

Played on Saturday 5th October 2019 - Lost 2-3

3

Wodson Park

Withdrawn from league - all results expunged

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Amps On The Road...

Away Day Match Reports

4th March 2020 running track which remains in situ, but was tipped over the bar.

New Salamis 10 Ampthill Town 1 not sure if in use, and there’s some open Ampthill’s bright start became a distant terracing behind the dugouts. On the far side is a compact seated stand. The jewel in the crown is undoubtedly the Art Deco cafe, which includes access to an elevated stand and contains Butler’s Bar (well named) which serves real ale from the New River Brewery. The question I would have is how easy it would be to upgrade the ground should promotion be attained, but the existing stands could presumably be widened.

memory as they were reduced to ten men on the half hour as the defender was deemed last man and the consequent free-kick was thundered in from 20 yards. Goals three and four On a cold night, a first visit to Enfield were added within six minutes at the Town’s Queen Elizabeth Stadium for end of some really incisive play. Yet football, although I’d watched some another goal came from close range for London Skolars Rugby League games five and then six, three minutes into the here a few years ago when the 3G pitch second half. After a lull, a 65th minute was being installed at New River penalty made it seven and it soon Stadium. The ground is just off the Great The free-scoring Salamis side, only became eight from the edge of the box.

Cambridge Road in the north east of promoted from the Hertfordshire Senior Similar failure to clear brought number Enfield and around a mile due north of League last season, are pushing hard for nine with ten minutes left and a surge Enfield FC’s lost Southbury Road ground, promotion in second and hit the post in into the area yielded a simple tap in for the fallout of which caused Town’s the eight minute, but a fine save ten. formation in 2001, in the pioneering prevented Ampthill, in ninth, opening Admission £5. establishment of a supporter led the scoring soon afterwards. The visitors breakaway club.

No programme produced either online were in front on 18 minutes through a Town have been here since 2011 when curling strike from the edge of the area or in print though some issues from but the lead only lasted five minutes as earlier in the season are on the website. this athletics stadium was renovated. the hosts powerfully levelled and nearly Pint £3:40 They’ve managed to install modest went in front moments later as a header Attendance: 25 terracing behind each goal inside the The image at the bottom of the page and the following match report was written by Gerard Butler, who was a groundhopper present at the match.

Next Home Match Back at Ampthill Park Saturday 28th March 2020

3pm Kick Off vs Winslow United Spartan South Midlands Division One

Amps Next Road Trip On the road to...

Brimsdown Spartan South Midlands League Division One Ware FC, Wodson Park Wadesmill Road SG12 0UQ Saturday 21st March 2020 3pm Kick-Off

Around the Club...

Latest Club news

A couple of pieces of good news to share from around the club.

Firstly, congratulations to First Team Assistant Manager Lee Hawkes (pictured right) who has completed his UEFA B License.

Also congratulations to Ampthill Town U18’s who have reached the final of the League Cup. The report that follows is from their manager Paul Hankey about their semi-final match.

Ampthill U18 v Woburn and Wavendon U18 The 2 teams had met just the week before in a hard fought end to end match that ended 3-3. It was uncertain if the match would be played due to the heavy rain but late Friday the pitch inspection declared it fit to play.

Both teams fancied their chances of progressing into the final. Woburn took an early lead and Dimbleby quickly equalised lifting the ball over the keeper, assisted

by O’Donnell. Dimbleby came off injured and was replaced by Doherty who found himself on the score sheet twice, his first due to his hard work and high press and the second a tap in at the far post after a great assist from Bateson. Ampthill were 3-1 up but as half time approached Woburn scored again just on half time. 3-2.

Second half Woburn came out strong and determined and equalised early on.

The game became a battle with Woburn having the better chances. Ampthill made changes bringing O’Donnell back on. He started to create chances going forward and played the ball through to Harmer-Hankey who calmly slotted it past an advancing keeper. 4-3. Woburn tried to get back into the game and in doing so left themselves open to attack. Bateson played the ball up to Doherty who went around the keeper for his 3rd of the day. 5-3. Final score.

Lots of good individual performances and a great team performance.

Well done to captain Callum Wright who again led by example.

Man of the match joe Doherty.

Thanks to chairman Gary for making the pitch available.

Ampthill U18’s now face Crawley Green in the final.

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New Salamis

FOUNDED : 1971

HOME GROUND:

NICKNAME : The Reds

Queen Elizabeth Stadium Donkey Lane, Enfield, EN1 3PL

2019/20 League Position 1st

P

W

D

L

29 11 1

New Salamis

Recent Matches

F

A

2 117 41

Diff

Pts

+76

65

2019/20 Top League Scorers

10th Mar

Shefford Town & Campton

H

W

3-2

Denis Mehmet

20

7th Mar

St Panteleimon

H

W

2-0

Charles Georgiou

17

4th Mar

Ampthill Town

H

W

10-1

George Lutaaya

12

22nd Feb

Park View

H

W

6-0

Courtney Austin

11

18th Feb

Enfield Borough

H

W

6-0

Harrison Georgiou

8

New Salamis was formed in 1971 by fans of Cypriot club Nea Salamis Famagusta, with the Cyprus-based club acting as a parent club. Playing in the KOPA League, a British Cypriot league, the club won the 2016 FA Sunday Cup, following a penalty shootout win against Barnes at Selhurst Park.

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, New Salamis were promoted to the Spartan South Midlands League, following a second placed finish in the Hertfordshire Senior League.

New Salamis entered the FA Vase for the first time in 2019–20.

The club currently groundshare with Enfield Town at the Queen Elizabeth II Stadium.

KOPA League Champions: 1984–85, 1993–94, 1999–00, 2000–2001, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 FA Sunday Cup Winners: 2015–16 Hertfordshire Senior League Runners-up: 2018–19 Hertfordshire Senior League Aubrey Cup Winners: 2018–19

The Clubhouse Available for Hire

Contact Gary on 07450018848 Email atyfc@me.com

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Development Corner Latest News from The Dev With no development football played since 22nd February there is very little to report in terms of results.

As a side note, the league have now released fixtures for the next few weeks, and as expected there are several midweek fixtures listed, with details below.

In the Beds County League there is a mixture of clubs with and without floodlights, and therefore kick-off times can vary from match to match. Please always check before travelling.

31 Aug

Elstow Abbey

Home

L

0-4

BCFL1

7 Sep

Kempston Athletic

Home

D

2-2

BCFL1

21 Sep

Houghton Athletic

Home

W

2-1

BCFL1

28 Sep

Henlow

Away

L

0-3

BCFL1

5 Oct

Sporting Lewsey Park

Home

L

2-5

BCFL1

12 Oct

Cranfield United Res

Away

W

2-1

BCFL1

19 Oct

AFC Kempston Town & BC Res

Home

W

4-0

BCFL1

2 Nov

Kempston Athletic

Home

W

4-2

Beds Intermediate Cup

16 Nov

Stotfold Development

Home

W

1-0

BCFL1

30 Nov

Totternhoe Res

Away

W

W/O

Beds Intermediate Cup

7 Dec

Lea Sports (PSG)

Home

W

2-1

BCFL1

14 Dec

Sporting Lewsey Park

Away

L

1-6

BCFL1

28 Dec

Elstow Abbey

Away

L

2-4

BCFL1

4 Jan

Bedford SA

Home

W

5-0

BCFL1

11 Jan

AFC Kempston Town & BC Res

Away

W

1-0

BCFL1

25 Jan

Flitwick Town Res

Away

W

3-0

BCFL1

1 Feb

Cranfield United Res

Home

L

3-5

BCFL1

8 Feb

Elstow Abbey

Away

L

W/O

Centenary Cup

22 Feb

Henlow

Away

L

0-3

Beds Intermediate Cup

18 Mar

Totternhoe Reserves

Home 7:30pm

BCFL1

21 Mar

Wilstead Reserves

Home 2:30pm

BCFL1

25 Mar

Stotfold Development

Away 7:30pm

BCFL1

28 Mar

Houghton Athletic

Away 2:30pm

BCFL1

Ampthill Town Football Club The History Pages Ampthill Town Football Club dates back to the 1880’s, with reliable league records available from the 1950’s.

The club joined the South Midlands League at the start of the 1951/52 season; winning this league in 1959/60 (losing only two league matches all season) and were then runners-up in the following season.

The Amps finished bottom of the South Midlands Premier Division in the 1964/65 season and started the following season in the United Counties League Division Two.

This prolonged stay ended at the end of the 1986/87 season when the club finished bottom of the league, winning just one match all season and finishing on a dreary 4 points (when it was 2 points for a win) and were relegated to UCL Div One. The club re-joined South Midlands League in Division One for the 1991/92 season. Then again as part of the reorganisation in 1993/94 Ampthill Town joined the newly formed Senior Division.

In 1997/98 the Amps were founder members of the Spartan South A few mid-table finishes followed and Midlands League Senior Division, but this season ended with relegation to at the end of the 1968/69 season, Division One with 16 points from 30 after a sixth place finish they were matches. promoted to UCL Division One. In 1972 the United Counties Division One was renamed the United Counties Premier Division. From the mid-seventies to the mid-eighties the club remained in the UCL Premier Division.

They bounced straight back and were promoted as runners-up, then followed this up with a runners-up place in the Senior Division at the end of the 1999/2000 season.

In 2001 the Senior Division was renamed Division One and this is where the club remained until 2011/12, when they finished runners up and were promoted to the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division. A fifth-place finish was followed by collecting the runners up medals in 2013/14. The club went from finishing second, to finishing second bottom and were relegated to SSML Division One. Finishing fourteenth for 3 consecutive seasons. That run was ended last season (2018/19) with a tenth-place finish.

early part of the 2018/19 season soon dissipated as results improved immediately. In the closing couple of months of the campaign Town won seven of their last nine league games with their only defeats coming at champions Harefield United and Buckingham Athletic. Among their wins was an incredible 11-0 win over Broxbourne Borough with Jamie Cerminara scoring five and Brandon Carney four, including a second half hat-trick. Ampthill also made it to the North Beds Charity cup final where they lost to Biggleswade FC.

Ampthill’s best FA Vase performance With 4 promotion places up for grabs to date is a quarter final appearance at the end of this season there will be in 2013/14 when losing to Eastbourne United Association. In the even greater emphasis on pushing same competition in 2017 they won onwards, as the club makes no 10-0 at New College Swindon. The secrets of their desire to be back club have made several appearances playing in the Premier Division. in the FA Cup too, where the best Paul Blackman was appointed progress made is to the 1st qualifying manager in February 2019 and the round on 4 occasions. disappointment experienced in the

The 133rd AGM of The International Football Association Board (The IFAB) held in Aberdeen, Scotland on 2 March 2019 approved a number of amendments to, and clarifications of, the Laws of the Game for 2019/20.

Three changes were approved following 2 years of worldwide experiments; •

The introduction of yellow and red cards for misconduct by team officials.

•

A player being substituted leaving the field at the nearest point on the boundary line.

•

A goal kick and a free kick for the defending team in their own penalty area, the ball is in play as soon the kick is taken (it can be played before it leaves the penalty area).

Other changes include: 

Clearer wording for ‘handball’.



Attacking team players must be at least 1m away from a defensive ‘wall’.



The goalkeeper only has to have one foot on the goal line at a penalty kick.



New dropped ball procedure.

Substitutes – Law 3 A player who is being substituted must leave by the nearest point on the touchline/goal line.

So players will now have to think twice about how they exit the pitch and, not only that, they must also make their way straight to the technical area or dressing room after being subbed, or risk being sanctioned for unsporting behaviour.

Dropped Ball – Law 8 & 9 If play is stopped inside the penalty area, the ball will be dropped for the goalkeeper. If play is stopped outside the penalty area, the ball will be dropped for one player of the team that last touched the ball at the point of the last touch.

In all cases, all the other players (of both teams) must be at least 4m (4.5yds) away.

If the ball touches the referee (or another match official) and goes into the goal, team possession changes or a promising attack starts, a dropped ball is awarded.

Handball – Law 12 Deliberate handball remains an offence.

The following ‘handball’ situations, even if accidental, will be a free kick: 1. the ball goes into the goal after touching an attacking player’s hand/arm 2. a player gains control/possession of the ball after it has touches their hand/arm and then scores, or creates a goal-scoring opportunity 3. the ball touches a player’s hand/arm which has made their body unnaturally bigger 4. the ball touches a player’s hand/arm when it is above their shoulder (unless the player has deliberately played the ball which then touches their hand/arm)

Penalty Kick – Law 14 The team’s penalty taker can have (quick) treatment/assessment and then take the kick.

The goalkeeper must not be touching the goalposts/crossbar/nets; they must not be moving.

The goalkeeper must have at least part of one foot on/in line with the goal line when the kick is taken; cannot stand behind the line.

Goalkeepers are not permitted to stand in front of or behind the line. As the kicker can ‘stutter’ in the run, it is reasonable that the goalkeeper can take one step in anticipation of the kick.

Team Officials – Law 5 A team official guilty of misconduct will be shown a YC (caution) or RC (sending-off); if the offender cannot be identified, the senior coach who is in the technical area at the time will receive the YC/RC. Goal Kick – Law 16

The ball is in play once the kick is taken; it can be played before leaving the penalty area.

Opponents must remain outside the penalty area until the ball is in play.

Goal Celebrations – Law 12 A Yellow Card for an ‘illegal’ celebration (e.g. removing the shirt) remains even if the goal is disallowed.

Kick-Off – Law 8 The team that wins the toss can now choose to take the kick-off or which goal to attack (previously they only had the choice of which goal to attack) Medical Breaks – Law 7

Difference between ‘cooling’ breaks (90 secs – 3 mins) and ‘drinks’ breaks (max 1 min).

In the interests of player safety, competition rules may allow, in certain weather conditions (e.g. high humidity and temperatures), ‘cooling’ breaks (from ninety seconds to three minutes) to allow the body’s temperature to fall; they are different from ‘drinks’ breaks (maximum one minute) which are for rehydration.

Players’ Equipment – Law 4 Multi-coloured/patterned undershirts are allowed if they are the same as the sleeve of the main shirt.

Quick Free Kick and YC/RC – Law 12 If the referee is about to issue a YC/RC but the non-offending team takes the free kick quickly and creates a goal-scoring opportunity, the referee can delay the YC/RC until the next stoppage if the offending team was not distracted by the referee.

Temporary Dismissals In addition to these law changes, the 2019/20 season will see the introduction of sin bins (formally named temporary dismissals) from step 5 (Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division level) down. These are explained in more detail on the next page.

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New Salamis

Thomas Bates Kieran Brasier Sam Burke Lawrence Burton Ben Butler Dan Butler Charlie Cullen Brandon Carney Jamie Cerminara Ethan Clarke Jack Fuller Michael Fullerton Ediz Greengrass Ashley Mead Michael Moss Jake O'Neil Connor Saunders Edward Skinner Ross Tompkins Ryan Wing

Amarildo Cekrezi Andreas Loizou Antonio Michael Arti Krasniqi Charles Georgiou Denis Mehmet George Lutaaya Harrison Georgiou Henry Marku Irnti Rapai Kevin Mustali Luke Durnin Luke Foster Phillip Lowen Ryan Hervel

Ant Christophi

Manager

Gaz Dauti

Manager

Lee Hawkes

Asst. Manager

Terry Spillane

Asst. Manager

Martin Powell

Coach

Assistant Referee

Referee

Assistant Referee

Jonathan Brown

Daniel Statham

Michael Broad