Meet the football team that netted seven times in their latest league match - and still lost!

By Simon Carter
Published 16th Nov 2021, 09:11 BST
AFC Stubbington. Back (from left): Dean Knibbs (assistant coach), James Waite, Jake Goble, Tom Knibbs, Harrison Broom, Ryan Edney, Nathan Finlay, Charlie Stedman, Charlie Barley (coach). Front: Charley Houghton, Alec Caws, Alfie Erskine, Will Hazell, Joe Fields, Jaymie Hull, Jacob Harris.AFC Stubbington. Back (from left): Dean Knibbs (assistant coach), James Waite, Jake Goble, Tom Knibbs, Harrison Broom, Ryan Edney, Nathan Finlay, Charlie Stedman, Charlie Barley (coach). Front: Charley Houghton, Alec Caws, Alfie Erskine, Will Hazell, Joe Fields, Jaymie Hull, Jacob Harris.
AFC Stubbington. Back (from left): Dean Knibbs (assistant coach), James Waite, Jake Goble, Tom Knibbs, Harrison Broom, Ryan Edney, Nathan Finlay, Charlie Stedman, Charlie Barley (coach). Front: Charley Houghton, Alec Caws, Alfie Erskine, Will Hazell, Joe Fields, Jaymie Hull, Jacob Harris.
Meet the football team that netted seven times in their latest league match - and still lost!

In a crazy encounter, AFC Stubbington hosted Horndean United in a Mid-Solent League Division 2 fixture which produced 15 goals.

Stubbington led four times, including three times in the first half, but eventually suffered an 8-7 defeat.

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Lewis Saunders, Evan Cummings and Johnny White netted Horndean’s opening three equalisers. Saunders then put Horndean ahead for the first time with the final goal of a rollercoaster half.

Action from Horndean (red/black) v AFC StubbingtonAction from Horndean (red/black) v AFC Stubbington
Action from Horndean (red/black) v AFC Stubbington

Stubbington hit back to take a 5-4 lead before Taylor Britcher levelled once more with Horndean’s goal of the game - a stunning shot from outside the penalty area.