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January 27 There were no major shocks in the two main cup
competitions although Fishtoft and Wainfleet United went close to forcing
replays in the first round of the Willoughby Cup before going out of the
competition by narrow one-goal defeats against teams from the top flight. The
Reserve Cup final will be contested between Coningsby Reserves and Swineshead
Institute Reserves on a date soon to be decided by the league management committee. Main Ridge Take Away Reserve Cup Richard Grimshaw-Else hit both goals for Coningsby
Reserves in their 2-1 home semi-final win against Wrangle United Reserves.
The match was played at Woodhall Spa’s ground because of Coningsby’s first team
involvement in Willoughby Cup action at home to Fishtoft. Coningsby Reserves will meet Swineshead Institute
Reserves who eliminated Division Three side, Billinghay Athletic Reserves in
a home tie. Swineshead were in control for most of the game except for two
10-minute periods either side of half-time when the visitors enjoyed their
best spells of the game. Ryan Barker put Swineshead ahead after 10 minutes
and Lee Hunt made it 2-0 just 10 minutes later when his long range free-kick
from 40 yards flew over the head of the stranded keeper. Billinghay reduced
the arrears on the half-hour mark with a well-executed chip shot over the
advancing keeper. Swineshead thought they had gone 3-1 ahead after 60 minutes
but Harry Houghton’s effort was ruled out for offside. Their frustration was
shortlived, however, as Lee Hunt tapped the ball home after Ryan Barker’s
header came back off a post. Nathan Stainfield wrapped up the scoring with
eight minutes remaining from the penalty spot after he had been fouled in the
box. Final score was 4-1. Barclays Brokers Willoughby Cup Kirton Town got off to the worst possible start when
they entertained Park United from Division Two. But a six-star performance
from striker Simon Webster spared the blushes of Town manager Dale Atkinson.
The underdogs struck after just two minutes when they opened the scoring to
send early shivers down the spine of the Kirton followers. The home side
recovered quickly, however, and by half time were 4-1 ahead to soothe any
early worries. The fears resurfaced temporarily in the second half when Park
scored twice to reduce the deficit to 4-3 before a four-goal burst in the
final 20 minutes put the result beyond doubt. Martin Durrant and Chris Hilton
who hit the other two goals for Town accompanied Simon Webster’s spectacular
six-goal haul. As expected, the clash between Spilsby Town and Wyberton
was a tight affair and was settled by the only goal of the game. The tie
could have gone either way before a second half goal from substitute Jordan
Dixon settled the outcome. Coningsby appeared to be coasting to victory when they
played hosts to Division One side Fishtoft before a late rally from the
visitors set home nerves jangling. The visitors started brightly before
Coningsby opened the scoring with a close range effort. Fishtoft rallied and
Nathan Taylor and Simon Bush both went close before two goals early in the
second half appeared to have put paid to Fishtoft’s chances. The Division One
side battled back and after Chris Marshall was ruthlessly hauled down in the
box, Scott Wiseman made no mistake from the spot. Marshall struck with a
second goal soon after when his towering header from a Wiseman corner found
the net. Coningsby had to defend stubbornly late on to preserve their slender
lead. Final score was 3-2. Coningsby’s goals came from Lukasz Wojcik, Martin
Lynch (penalty) and Steve Brown. Wainfleet United, fourth in Division Two, produced a
highly creditable performance away at Premier League leaders Croft United.
Although the minnows found themselves trailing 2-0 at half-time, they kept
battling away and were finally rewarded for their efforts with a late goal.
First half goals from Leroy Medina and Dan Starkey appeared to set Croft on their
way to a comfortable victory but the red-hot favourites couldn’t convert
their possession into any further goals during the second half. Wainfleet
refused to lie down and a late goal from Andy Carter was just reward for
their battling efforts. Final score was 2-1. Old Leake chalked up a convincing 3-0 away win at
Mareham United with goals from Simon Hippisley, Chris Wray and Bobby Smith. Skegness Town Reserves also hit three goals away from
home when they travelled to Division Two side Fosdyke. Donovan Vicker, Josh
Whittam and Hayden Miller hit the all-important goals in a 3-1 victory.
Fosdyke gave a good account of themselves and matched their premiership
opponents, if not in skill, certainly in determination. Trailing 1-0 at half
time, Fosdyke levelled the scores through Andy Brown who latched onto a poor
backpass before rounding the keeper and slotting home. Fosdyke then probably
held the upper hand for the next 20 minutes before Town bounced back to make
it 2-1. Skegness wrapped up the tie with a third goal five minutes from time
following a corner. The game was played in an excellent spirit and was well
handled by referee, Ross Muirhead. Billinghay Athletic, on their travels to Wrangle United
hit their opponents for six. The home side’s only reward was a Dave Robinson
goal in a 6-1 defeat. Billinghay's six-shooters were Tom
Dickinson who hit four of his side's goals, Gary Cochrane and Pete Dickinson. Cropley’s Suzuki Division One North Sea United and Westside Rangers produced a closely
fought encounter before the Camp narrowly edged out their opponents by a
scoreline of 3-2. The first half was a tight affair with ‘DJ’ Wright netting
for the visitors as the interval scoreline concluded at 1-1. The second half
continued to be well contested before Stewart Kane’s goals proved decisive in
North Sea’s victory. Although Wright struck once more in the second period,
Kane’s two-goal haul helped earn three valuable points for The Camp. Rico
Richards grabbed the other match-winning goal. Holbeach Bank took the three points following a 4-2 home
win against Spalding Town. Stacey Blythe, James Laing, Mark Casey and an own
goal made sure of victory. Paul Vaughan struck with a hat-trick as West End Tigers
mauled Tydd St Mary 8-1 at home. Martin Jolly and Nicky Syndercombe both
scored twice while Steve Favell was also on target in their convincing
victory to keep them firmly on top of the table. After Jolly’s early opener
the visitors rocked their opponents with an equaliser after the Tigers’
keeper Steve Bursnell pulled off a great reaction save before the rebound was
finished in style by an inrushing Tydd forward. Favell’s thunderous drive into the top corner put Tiger back in
front and Jolly made it 3-1 at the break with a header from an excellent
Stevie Kirkham cross. Syndercombe grabbed the fourth and fifth goals with the
latter being a somewhat fortunate effort before Paul Vaughan provided a late
show with a last-gasp treble. Vaughan’s quick-fire blast compensated for his
earlier hat-trick of misses. Cropley’s Suzuki Division Two Park Road Old Boys entertained Freiston and after a
decent first half display, in which the home side took an early lead, they
crumbled after the break going down 6-1. Ben Crane gave the Old Boys a boost
when he opened the scoring after 15 minutes with a drive from 20 yards before
Jamie Skinner, who later went on to frustrate the home side, grabbed an
equaliser on the half-hour mark. The same player headed home minutes before
the interval to put his side ahead at the half-way stage. Skinner completed
his hat-trick after 60 minutes and a few minutes later the Freiston
goal-machine made it 4-1. The in-form striker then turned provider when his
cross was turned in by Aston Chase and Gavin Marshall completed the scoring
with a solo effort to make the final score 6-1. Park Road’s miserable day was
complete with an unfortunate injury to Ben Kinnear who suffered a nasty
facial injury following a stray elbow. Despite going 1-0 down after only 15 seconds, Mark
Blissett’s lowly Sutterton side dented the promotion hopes of Woodhall Spa
United for the second time this season. Sutterton gradually overcame their
early setback and began to enjoy some long periods of possession without
troubling the Woodhall defence. A Sutterton substitution at half-time paid
immediate dividends after the restart when a well-taken goal from the newly
introduced Carl Duncan brought the scores level at 1-1 after 47 minutes.
Sutterton’s confidence was clearly boosted by this equaliser and only a fine
save from the home keeper from a Ben Smalley free-kick prevented the visitors
edging in front. Not to be denied, Sutterton went ahead after 70 minutes when
Ady Barnett burst into the box before lofting the ball over the keeper.
Woodhall threw men forward in an attempt to get back into the game but
Appleyard and Burnett were in commanding form at the heart of the Sutterton
defence. Referee Tony Sharrock had a fine game in the middle. Final score was
2-1. Spalding Harriers recorded a 3-2 home win against Black
Bull United with the goals coming from Simon Gratton, Rafal Hebda and Adam
Fuller. Cropley’s Suzuki Division Three Injuries, FA Cup interest and a newly born baby meant that Nortoft were forced to take to the field with just 10 men in their away fixture at Park United Reserves. Under the watchful eye of new manager, Chris Samson, the 10 men fell behind when a back-pass to keeper Chris Dowse took a wicked bounce resulting in the goalie’s intended clearance falling at the feet of a home forward who gleefully fired home the loose ball. Nortoft’s ranks were replenished at half-time when veteran Wayne Kitchen came to his side’s rescue and his influence soon steadied the ship. The move allowed the inspirational Jason Osborne to take centre stage and his two stunning second half strikes helped secure three valuable points for the visitors. With Marshalls and Billinghay Reserves not involved in league action, the crucial three points took Nortoft to the top of the table. Friskney came out on top of their home clash against
Westside Rangers Reserves by the odd goal in five. Despite falling behind to
an early Rangers’ opener, Perrie Dale levelled the scores after 25 minutes.
Westside hit back with another reply to take a narrow 2-1 interval lead.
Friskney got back on level terms when Daniel Fletcher netted the equaliser
before a Gareth Williams penalty settled the outcome. Perrie Dale was felled
in the box and Williams converted from the spot to give Friskney a 3-2
victory. Basement side, Mareham United
Reserves finally did it — they chalked up their first win of the season at
Freiston Reserves thanks to goals from Shaun Smith who grabbed two and Gavin
Lilley. The home goals came from Troy Ayton and Nikki Whiley, Final scoreline
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January 20 Cropley’s Suzuki
Premier Division
Champions Billinghay Athletic fell victim to Wyberton’s
recent resurgence when they entertained the vastly improved visitors. Lathon
Millar and John Reeson hit the crucial goals in a fine 2-0 away win. Gedney Drove End were forced to play Deene McCracken as
stand-in goalkeeper once again. But on this occasion, the normally reliable
deputy didn’t enjoy the best of afternoons as opponents Coningsby returned
home with maximum points via a 4-2 victory. Gedney’s goals came from Danny
Goddard and Dave Dalrymple but the home side should have scored more but
squandered some great chances. Coningsby’s match-winners were Lee Croft (2),
Richard Flaherty and Steve Brown. Swineshead eventually finished up comfortable winners at
Kirton Town although, at times during the first half, a victory looked a long
way off. Kirton started brightly and opened the scoring inside the first two
minutes before Steve Graham levelled the scores 10 minutes later with a close
range effort following a corner. Again Town went ahead when a clearance from
the Swineshead keeper fell at the feet of Paul Clarke who promptly dispatched
it back into the net for a wonder strike. Anthony Slater equalised five
minutes before the break and Richard Stukins’ solo effort put Swineshead in
front for the first time two minutes later. It was Stukins again who made it
4-2 two minutes into the second half and Chris Shipley put the result beyond
Kirton when he scored a fifth. Tim Tyler rifled home a shot into the top
corner after 53 minutes following a neat pass from Shipley and Stukins
completed his hat-trick with 25 minutes still remaining. Kirton reduced the
arrears with a shot from the edge of the box ten minutes from time to make
the final score 7-3. Simon Webster and Chris Hilton hit the other Kirton
goals. Cropley’s Suzuki
Division One
North Sea United and Swineshead Institute Reserves
shared the points after a 3-3 draw. The Camp’s goals came from Stewart Kane,
Dave McNulty and Mo Boukassi while Swineshead replied through Nathan
Stainfield, Ryan Barker and an own goal. Cropley’s Suzuki Division
Two
Coningsby Reserves took the honours when they
entertained Kirton Town Reserves and claimed a 3-1 victory. Chris Wilson
grabbed two of the home side’s goals while Danny Cottingham was also on
target. Cliff Langham replied for Kirton. Cropley’s Suzuki
Division Three
Old Doningtonians Reserves were minus several key
players for the visit of Billinghay Athletic Reserves and the home side will
be more than satisfied with their hard-earned point following a 0-0 draw.
Goalkeeper, Andy Barnett was instrumental in salvaging a point for the Dons
denying Billinghay on several occasions with some fine saves. Westside Rangers narrowly defeated Freiston Reserves 3-2
with the match-winning goals coming from Chris Smith, Mark Boswell and an own
goal. Freiston replied through Jamie Skinner and Troy Ayton. An under strength Nortoft United side returned home from
their travels at Wrangle United Reserves with a point following a 3-3 draw.
The visitors opened the scoring after just two minutes when striker Anthony
Tiffen converted a Dominic Cridland cross from close range. Nortoft’s
blistering opening spell continued when they went 2-0 in front five minutes
later when another Cridland cross found Ben Lawton who fired home at the far
post. Wrangle reduced the arrears before the break to give themselves a
glimmer of hope for the second period. Nortoft appeared to be on course for
victory when, midway through the second half, Simon Moses released Tiffen who
squared the ball nicely to Cridland who unleashed an unstoppable shot into
the top corner. Again Wrangle pulled a goal back to set up a tense finish and
with Nortoft losing the influential Moses through injury the visitors
suddenly looked more vulnerable. Wrangle salvaged a point with a late
leveller when James Payling’s clearance rebounded to a grateful Wrangle
forward who knocked the ball home. Referee Dan Fox had a good game in the
middle. Wrangle’s goals came from Ashley Horry, Lloyd Sanderson and John
Rutherford. Target Newspapers
Challenge Cup
Wainfleet United and Park Road Old Boys produced a
quarter-final game of two contrasting halves as the wind played a major part
in the outcome of the tie. Park Road enjoyed the strong wind advantage during
the first half but missed several good chances. They did convert one of
the opportunities in the first period when Ben Crane scored the opening goal
towards the end of the half. Park Road remained in control for the opening
ten minutes of the second half before Wainfleet got two hotly disputed goals
to go 2-1 in front, one coming from the penalty spot scored by Wes Sutton
while Lee Johnson grabbed the other. The incensed Old Boys responded with an
equalizer when Ben Kinnear finished in style to level the scores at 2-2. Lee
Johnson had the final say in this cup-tie scoring twice more in the final 10
minutes to complete his hat-trick. Final score was 4-2. Mason Bros
Transport Lincs Junior Cup
Croft United and Spilsby Town finally got their big cup
tie underway at last following the previous week’s postponement. Spilsby had
five players missing and were forced to draft in some reserves into their
line-up and it was no surprise when Croft took a 2-0 half-time lead with Dan
Starkey scoring one of the goals while the other came from the penalty spot.
Town showed great courage after the break by storming back to level the
scores at 2-2 with both goals coming from the reserve players. Croft put an
end to any chance of an upset when they scored in the 85th minute
and as Spilsby threw caution to the wind the current Premier League leaders
added another to run out 4-2 winners. In a game of such tense local rivalry
the match boiled over when Dan Starkey was dismissed for a two-footed tackle
followed by a head butt. The Spilsby player also reacted and received a red
card into the bargain. Swineshead Cup
Division Two side Mareham United pulled off a minor cup
shock when they travelled to Old Doningtonians from Division One. The
visiting underdogs squeezed through to the next round by the narrow margin of
3-2. This was another game dominated by the wind factor and saw the visitors
storm into a 3-0 first half lead following goals from Johnny Seymour, Darren
Vinters and Matt Pilcher. Old Doningtonians pulled a goal back after the
break as the wind advantage blew in their favour. But their second goal came
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January 13 Two games were lost due to the wet weather conditions
last week. They were both scheduled to take place at the Wainfleet Road
playing fields at Skegness. But the local council decided the action could
not go ahead and they called the games off on the Friday. So the Premier
Division clash between Skegness Town Reserves and Billinghay Athletic will
have to re-arranged at a later date while the big Lincs Junior Cup tie
between Croft United and Spilsby Town will go ahead, hopefully, this coming
Saturday. Cropley’s Suzuki
Premier Division
Wyberton look to be assembling a side capable of climbing
out of trouble when their new-look team entertained Sleaford Town Reserves at
their Causeway ground. Goals from Lee Dakin and John Reeson secured a
valuable 2-0 victory. Steve Norton hit two goals for Coningsby in their 3-1
home win against Swineshead. His second goal was well worth waiting for as he
produced an excellent individual effort to leave Swineshead shell-shocked.
James Wayman hit the other goal in a victory that gives the home side a
much-needed boost after several indifferent performances. Gedney Drove End travelled to Wrangle United with both
sides desperate for points in their battle against relegation. Wrangle struck
first after a defensive mix-up before Neil Armstrong equalised after Danny
Goddard had chased a ‘lost cause’ to set up the opportunity. Johnny Allen put
the visitors ahead and Dave Wilson made it 3-1 at the half-way stage. Wrangle
were blown forward after the break as the wind advantage helped put the
Gedney defence under pressure. But central defenders Sam Curson and Simon
Markham were in commanding form. The visitors went 4-1 in front after Johnny
Warfield was felled in the box and Armstrong made no mistake from the spot.
Wrangle finally responded with two goals to set Gedney’s nerves jangling and
Deene McCracken prevented the home side from drawing level with a fine save.
Armstrong made the game safe with a 30-yard screamer to complete his
hat-trick. Final score was 5-3. Cropley’s Suzuki
Division One
West End Tigers seemed to have regained their impressive
early season form and this showed with a 10-1 away win at Old Doningtonians.
Luke Brittain opened the scoring for the visitors before David Slaughter
brought the scores level a few minutes later. That one highlight was Old
Dons’ last bright spot as Craig Ardron put the Tigers back in front before
the Boston side struck five more times before the break. Steve Favell got on
the scoresheet while Nicky Syndercombe rattled in two goals. Brittain also
scored two more to complete his hat-trick. West End made a couple of changes
at the interval including resting new father Paul Vaughan. But the scoring
didn’t stop there as Brittain added one more to take his personal tally to 18
in nine starts for his new side. Syndercombe completed his hat-trick while
Nathan Padley, who was returning after a lengthy injury lay-off, earned and converted
a penalty to make the final score 10-1. Fishtoft also hit the goals trail when they played hosts
to Spalding Town. Seven times the home side found the back of their
opponents’ net as they recorded a thumping 7-1 victory. Ady Almond opened the
scoring for Fishtoft when he scored from close range and Dec Wilson made it
2-0 just before the break. Wilson completed his hat-trick after the break,
one of which was a wind-assisted cross. Pete Coonan rose like a salmon to
head in the fifth from a Wilson corner. Mark Ryan’s powerful header made it
6-0 before John Lomax added another. Spalding grabbed a consolation goal
through Chris Page to make the final score 7-1. Fishtoft’s defence, which was
well marshalled by Chris Firth, can also take much credit for their
resounding victory. Two goals from Rob Masters helped North Sea United to a
3-1 victory against Spilsby Town Reserves. An own goal completed the scoring
for the Camp side. In a game of two contrasting halves in which the wind
played a significant part, Spilsby took the lead through Dan Vines after good
work from Des Rook and they went desperately close to adding to their score
but Rook’s effort struck the crossbar. Eddie Rich and Vines both had efforts
cleared off the line as Town failed to add to their single-goal lead during
the first half. The Camp drew level through a bizarre own goal from Sam Eliff
before the visitors lost substitute Dave Andrews through injury leaving them
with 10 men. Spilsby defended well and kept out North Sea until the final
eight minutes when first-teamer, Dan Tuplin lost possession on the edge of
the box allowing Masters to put his side in front. Masters beat the offside
trap in the final minute to make the final score 3-1. Ryan Barker also grabbed a double strike in Swineshead
Reserves surprise 3-0 home win over Westside Rangers. Swineshead made the
most of their wind advantage during the first half with Barker opening the
scoring after just five minutes and he added another half hour later.
Westside poured forward after the break but couldn’t find a way through the
Swineshead defence. Harry Houghton put the result out of Rangers’ reach when
he made it 3-0 after seventy minutes. Greg Brown was on target again for Old Leake in their 1-1
home draw against Holbeach Bank. Cropley’s Suzuki
Division Two After suffering a heavy cup defeat the week before, Freiston
immediately went on the attack in their home game against Park United but
were unable to find a breakthrough as the opposing defence stood firm.
Freiston were then caught out by a sucker punch after twenty five minutes
when Park broke quickly, after defending a corner and they opened the scoring
through Paul Gierejkiewicz. Shane Chase got Freiston back on level terms when
his long range drive found its way into the net through a crowded goalmouth.
Marvin Wiltshire edged the home side in front just before the break when he
headed home a cross. Park were unfortunate not to have levelled the scores
just after the break when they struck an upright and home keeper, Matthew
Bainbridge was forced into making two fingertip saves. As conditions got
heavier Freiston became more dominant and twin strikers, Dean Seiner and
Aaston Chase ran riot, scoring two goals apiece inside twenty five minutes to
give Freiston a 6-1 win.
Fosdyke and Park Road Old Boys were involved in a windy
affair with the Holbeach-based side having the advantage during the first
half. A goal in the first and final minute of the first half gave Park Road a
2-0 interval lead. Fosdyke did create one or two chances in between but they
were squandered, mostly by striker Andy Brown. As expected, it was all-change
in the second half with the home side camped in The Old Boys half and it was
no surprise when they pulled a goal back after a free-kick from Karl Jackson was
only half cleared against Dean Fisher who, in turn, steered the ball past the
keeper. With time running out, Fosdyke finally levelled the scores in
controversial circumstances when the Park Road keeper was adjudged to have
handled the ball twice. The quickly taken free-kick found its way to Andy
Brown who was upended as he was about to stroke the ball home into an open
net and the referee awarded a penalty. Fortunately for the home striker he
smashed home the penalty to salvage a point. Final score was 2-2. Wainfleet United hit six in their home game against
Sutterton with Lee Johnson, Royston Wilkinson and Wes Sutton all scoring
twice. Sutterton were only 3-2 behind at the break before the home side dealt
a cruel blow immediately after the restart when Sutton scored straight from
the kick-off. Sutterton never recovered from that setback and United went on
to win comfortably. Final score was 6-3. Lee Marshall also scored twice as Woodhall Spa United
defeated Black Bull United at home. Jonathan Kerry and Jack Draper also got
on the scoresheet. Coningsby Reserves, leaders before their game at
Spalding Harriers, suffered a blow when they went down 2-1 following goals
from Steve Carn and Simon Gratton. Cropley’s Suzuki
Division Three Marshalls remain at the top of the table after a 7-3
away victory at Friskney. Ashley Murrell hit a hat-trick while Michael
Gardner and Wayne Beeson both scored twice. Marshalls went ahead from the
penalty spot after just three minutes and they added another seven minutes
later. Friskney hit back twice to level the scores and they then struck the
post before Marshalls replied three times to lead 5-2 at the break. Another
penalty put Marshalls further ahead in the second half and they made it 7-3
late on. Friskney’s goals came from Gareth Williams who grabbed two and
Perrie Dale. Park United Reserves also scored three times in their
home game against Billinghay Athletic Reserves but also finished up
empty-handed. Simon Hyland, Tim Billingham and an own goal looked like
earning some reward for the home side but it wasn’t to be and they went down
by the odd goal in seven. Final score was 4-3. Basement side, Mareham United Reserves travelled to
Nortoft United and they soon found themselves trailing after just two minutes
when Dean Stevens’ mis-cued volley from the edge of the box somehow found its
way into the net. Mareham stormed back immediately to level the scores after
some slack defending in the home ranks. Recent transfer signing from Kirton
Town, Steve Burdass put Nortoft back in front from the penalty spot. Nortoft
then conjured up the goal of the game when a move starting from keeper, Chris
Dowse and involving contributions from Payling, Cridland and Tiffen allowed
Chris Massingham to finish in style. Wes Hunt earned a free-kick on the edge
of the box and the same player dusted himself down before curling the ball
round the wall and into the net for a 4-1 half time lead. Although Nortoft
remained in charge after the break they could only manage one more goal
scored by Jason Osborne following good work from the had-working Tiffen. The
score-line could have been wider had Massingham not squandered a hatful of
chances. Final score was 5-1. Westside Rangers Reserves moved a few places up the
table after a 4-1 home win against Old Doningtonians Reserves. Danny
Brigginshaw struck twice while John East and Mark Haynes completed the
scoring. Rangers also received a three-point boost following a
meeting of the Boston Saturday League management committee three days earlier
when their scheduled game on December 30 at Billinghay Athletic Reserves
didn’t take place owing to the home side’s inability to raise a side because
of a wedding involving one of their players. The points were therefore,
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January 6
James Eley
Sports Cup
There were no shocks at all among the four ties
contested, although it was somewhat surprising that Freiston conceded 15
goals in their home match against Croft United. Freiston, who had topped
Division Two before last Saturday held their Premier Division opponents for
27 minutes and could have been on the scoresheet but were denied by two
brilliant saves from Croft keeper Nick Maddison. The home side were then
blitzed by a rampant Croft side who then opened the scoring with a headed
effort and then almost scored goals at will as Freiston didn’t know were left
shell-shocked. By half-time the visitors were 9-0 ahead. Freiston responded
well after the break with a positive attitude and they pulled two goals back
through a well-worked Aston Chase goal and a Dean Seiner penalty. That,
however, was Freiston’s last contribution as Croft stepped up a gear to score
six more times to run out 15-2 winners. The list of scorers for the visitors
reads as follows: Dan Starkey (5), Mark Lovelace (4), Kurt Crossley (3),
Leroy Medina (2), Adam Broom. A patched-up Sutterton side entertained Premier outfit
Coningsby and the home side put up a commendable performance despite going
down 5-1 in the end. Sutterton matched their opponents in all departments
during the opening half hour before three well-taken goals put Coningsby in
control at the halfway stage. To make matters worse Sutterton lost their
skipper through injury just before the break. With nothing to lose, Sutterton
flew out of the blocks at the start of the second half and Gavin Rhodes and
Simon Long went close before they were duly rewarded for their efforts with a
goal when a fine volley from Nick Lee flew into the net. Fitness levels told
in the final ten minutes when Coningsby put paid to Sutterton’s slim hopes of
getting back into the game when they scored two late goals to run out 5-1
winners. Richard Flaherty did most of the damage for the Premier side with a
well-taken hat-trick while Martin Lynch and Danny Lang completed the scoring. Skegness Town Reserves saw off the challenge of Division
Three title hopefuls, Marshalls. Natahn Hancock and Josh Whittam both scored
twice while Paul Butler was also on target in a 5-1 score-line. Mark Melson
replied for the visitors. The big cup clash of the day saw Billinghay edge out
Spilsby Town in a 2-1 victory. The visitors put themselves into the hat with
the other three ‘big guns’ following goals from Pete Dickinson and Thomas
Atkin. Spilsby’s goal came from Jordan Wood. Main
Ridge Take Away Reserve Cup
Two of the top teams in the competition clashed at
Graves Park and a 70th minute winner from Swineshead’s Ashley
Brighton put his side through to the next round. Ryan Barker had given
Swineshead the lead after twenty minutes before Kirton levelled the tie just
after half time when Martin Durrant scored. Cropley’s
Suzuki Premier Division
In the day’s only Premiers Division game, Swineshead
took all three points following a 1-0 victory at Wyberton. A goal after just three
minutes turned out to be the decisive goal of the game when a free-kick from
Steve Graham caused problems for the Wyberton defence and after the ball was
only partially cleared Chris Shipley pounced to knock home the loose ball. In
an ebb-and-flow game, both teams had shots cleared off the line. The
Swineshead camp will be pleased with the team’s performance but especially
with goalkeeper, Richard Stukins who enjoyed his best game of the season and
Benn Houghton who was returning after a lengthy injury lay-off. Cropley’s
Suzuki Division One
West End Tigers got back to winning ways as they put
their recent indifferent form behind them with a thumping 6-0 home win
against Spilsby Town Reserves. Luke Brittain was in red-hot form with four of
his side’s goals while Craig Ardron and Steve Favell completed the scoring.
Spilsby had worked hard during the first half and they managed to restrict
The Tigers to just a single Steve Favell goal lead at the interval. An early
second half goal from Craig Ardron resulted in a Spilsby collapse and West
End took control passing the ball round the pitch with ease. Brittain didn’t
enter the action until the second half when he came on with fellow
substitute, Steve Kirkham and their impact was instant as Brittain shrugged
off the last defenders before firing home. The lively Brittain added two more
before co-manager, Neil Harstaff introduced himself to the action and he set
up the bustling Brittain for his fourth. Hardstaff continued to play a
virtuoso performance for his side. But special mention should go to Tigers’
defender Rikky Toyer who has been standing in as relief goalkeeper during an
injury crisis. Toyer kept a clean sheet in his second successive appearance
making a couple of excellent saves to keep Town at bay. At the other end the
score could have reached double figures had it not been for an outstanding
performance from Spilsby keeper, Mike Emery. Westside Rangers kept in touch with the Tigers at the
top of the table after a 2-0 home win against Tydd St Mary. Jody Betts and D
J Wright scored the crucial match-winning goals. Holbeach Bank and Old Doningtonians shared the points in
a 2-2 draw. Stacey Blythe and Shane Hughes hit the goals for the Bank. Cropley’s
Suzuki Division Two
A double strike from Andy Brown inside the first 15
minutes set Fosdyke on their way to victory at Park United. The home side did
enjoy their best spell of the game just before half time but couldn’t find a
way through as Simon Chambers marshalled his back line superbly. Fosdyke went
3-0 in front early in the second half with a somewhat fortunate effort when
Park keeper, Darren Hunt punched the ball away only for it to rebound off one
of his fellow defenders and into the net for an own goal. Park reduced the
arrears when a quickly taken throw-in caught out the Fosdyke defence allowing
David Gosling to score. Fosdyke substitute Chris Beck then scored the goal of
the game with a superb header following a Robbie Curle cross. Things went
from bad to worse for Park when their keeper was forced out of the action
with a head injury. Another of Fosdyke’s substitutes, Andy Chambers, rounded
off the scoring when he slotted home the fifth goal at the far post. Final
score was 5-1. Park Road Old Boys and Mareham United produced a
competitive encounter on a muddy pitch at Holbeach St. Marks. Park Road took
an early lead when Ben Kinnear opened the scoring after just two minutes
before Mareham levelled the scores midway through the first half after Ash
Allen had unfortunately slipped on the greasy surface allowing Darren Vinters
to run through and score. Josh Allen was cautioned unnecessarily after trying
to pull back an opponent whilst attempting to reach the ball. Twenty minutes
after the break a Park Road Old Boys free-kick resulted in Tim Gilbert being
pushed in the box and the referee awarded a penalty which Adam Smith smashed
into the roof of the net. Mareham pressed hard to get back on level terms but
Park Road stood firm to hold onto the three points. The final ten minutes got
a little over competitive and referee Ray Larcombe had to caution a Mareham
player for a reckless challenge. Final score was 2-1. Woodhall Spa United and Wainfleet United produced a
rugby-style score-line of 7-4 when the two sides clashed last Saturday. The
visitors scored four times through Lee Johnson 2, Michael parnham and Neil
Swannack but it still wasn’t enough as Woodhall took the honours after
scoring seven times in reply. Jonathan Kerry and Andy Money both struck fine
hat-tricks while Lee Marshall was also on target. Coningsby Reserves moved to the top of the table
following a 6-2 home win against Black Bull United. Richard Grimshaw-Else was
their saviour with a hat-trick while Scott Maplethorpe, Sam Brader and Carl
Wilson helped shoot their side to the top. Cropley’s
Suzuki Division Three
There was a goal feast at Old Doningtonians Reserves
where Friskney took maximum points following a 7-3 away win. Perrie Dale was
the visitors’ top marksman with four of his side’s goals while Neil Allen
grabbed a double strike. The other match-winning efforts came from Daniel
Fletcher and Gareth Williams. Old Dons replied with goals from Shaun Scott,
Pete Buschman and Andy Barnett. Two goals from Tom Panton helped Holbeach United Social
Club to a 3-1 away win against Mareham United Reserves. Shaun Brothwell also
got on the scoresheet for Holbeach. |
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