On this weekend...

24 Jan 2014

Continuing our look back through the OHAFC archives at games played on this weekend last season, three seasons ago and five seasons ago...

Last Season: January 26th 2013

1st XI: Beat Forest 2-1 in the quarter-finals of the Arthur Dunn Cup in a dramatic fixture played on the School astroturf due to the Phil pitches being waterlogged.

The home side fell behind after barely five minutes when a defensive mix-up between Molloy and Bourke left the Forest striker clean through on goal.

But Harrow turned the tie around in the space of five second-half minutes thanks to a Lederman penalty - re-taken after the 'keeper had moved early in saving his first effort - and a fine strike from Nick Defty, who connected sweetly with Ed Martins' lay-off a yard outside the box.

The win saw the home side reached their first Dunn Cup semi-final since 2007, the year they won the competition.

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2nd & 3rd XI's: No fixture

Three Seasons Ago: January 28th 2012

1st XI: Beat Lancing 3-1 at home in an ill-temepered affair. De Rougemont and Molloy both converted Lederman crosses to put the hosts 2-0 up but the visitors became stronger as the match wore on and halved the deficit with twenty minutes remaining.

Subsititute Freddie Brunt came off the bench to score a fine third however, volleying home from the edge of the box, to settle the outcome and give the Blues their second consecutive win of the new year.

2nd XI: Drew 2-2 at home to Brentwood 2's, Alex Breeden and Max Curry the scorers.

3rd XI: No fixture

Five Seasons Ago: January 23rd 2010

1st XI: Beat Lancing 4-3 after extra-time in a dramatic Dunn Cup tie. Goals from Fred Milln, Freddie Brunt and Ed Martins matched the three the visitors scored before Harry Hoffen found the winner in the first period of extra-time.

2nd XI: Lost 3-2 at home to Brentwood 2's, Bemini Soyinka and Nick Defty with the home side's efforts.

3rd XI: No fixture

Other notable world events - January 25th:

  • 25th day of the Gregorian calendar
  • 85 days until Tour!
  • 1533 Henry VIII secretly marries his second wife Ann Boleyn
  • 1759 Scottish poet Robert Burns was born
  • 1942 Legendary Portuguese footballer Eusebio was born
  • 1947 American mobster Al Capone died
  • 1980 Spain international Xavi was born
  • 1981 American singer Alicia Keys was born
  • 2004 Dutch runner Fanny Blankers-Koen, who won four gold medals at the 1948 London Olympics, died

Other Notable World Events - January 25th:

  • Burns Night in Scotland

  • It's the earliest day on which the first day of the Carnival of Cadiz can fall

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Carnival: It may or may not have started this weekend...