HUNDREDS are expected to attend a football match to pay respect to 22-year-old Jordan Collett – to commemorate almost a year since he died last November.

Football players from AFC Gulf Western will be competing for a trophy at Test Park Sports Facility.

The playing grounds are set to be filled with Jordan’s friends and family on Sunday, November 10, before his anniversary takes place the following day.

It comes after more than 30 people played a football match at the Sports Centre in Southampton in January, to keep his memory alive.

A sold-out boxing match was also held in memory of Jordan - who also trained as a boxer - at Testlands Hub in October, when 14 of his friends went head-to-head in a series of bouts and raised £11,000.

The football game will involve a 90-minute game along with a 30-second silence for Jordan.

Balloons are also set to fly the skies and be released by his family.

His father Paul Collett said: "I wanted to say a massive thank you from my family and myself to all of Jordan's footballing family for going that extra mile and turning out on a cold November afternoon for this.

"The boxing evening on October 12 was fantastic. We are all very much still talking about it and to be doing something so close to that with still no trouble to his friends, speaks volumes of what good friends Jordan had and how much he was loved. No doubt emotions will be raw as it's the day before the anniversary of Jordan's passing but I can see it now - after the football, we will all be in the Saints pub and there will be nothing but good memories and love for him.

He added: "He loved his football as much as his boxing and just like the boxing event, the football will be an annual event in honour of Jordan. There is also a union flag saying 'Jordan Collett rest in peace'. This flag was given to us by one of his friends and we encourage people to take it with them if they go away somewhere and take photos so that it travels. I have had a phone call from someone to ask if he could take it with him tomorrow as he is going to Camp Nou to watch Barcelona FC - it's all just brilliant and fills Maria [Jordan's mother] and I with pride."

Team manager at AFC Gulf Western, Stefano Centola, organised the event for a second time after being the main organiser of the January football match.

He said: “It will be bigger this year, with a function taking place after at the Saints pub opposite. I’ve had a trophy with a plaque made for the winners.

“There will be a 3.30pm kick-off and a silence to provide recognition for Jordan. We held a game for two hours last year but this year it will be shorter. It is a year that weekend since Jordan passed so it is very appropriate and it will continue annually on that weekend.”

An inquest heard that Jordan died after mixing drugs and alcohol at a party in November 2018.