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Report for matches played on Sunday April 30 Workforce Unlimited Premier Division The Duke of York clinched runners-up spot with a 6-3
victory over Lord Nelson. The latter
started off in great form with Brendan Barnes running from the half-way line
and easily beating Darren North but they then took their foot off the gas and
allowed the Duke to find their form. Michael Swain rifled a shot into the
back of the net following a mazy run.
The Duke soon increased their lead with a rash of quick goals — Swain
having the game of his life in completing a hat-trick and was provider for
two more. Andy Brown also scored and Daley Richardson added another with a 30
yard thunderbolt. In the second half
the Nelson came out fighting and Jimmy Britton made it 5-2 in the 67th
minute. And then he stroked the ball home from the penalty spot. The Duke scored again late on to complete
the 6-3 scoreline. Napoleon Sunday caught Magnet Tavern on a bad day as
they performed well below par, giving the Nap an easy 6-1 win. The visitors took a 4-0 lead into the
break. The Magnet managed to work harder in the second half, only letting in
two more. The Nap scorers were Pete
Sutton, Leroy Medina, Lee Orrey (2), Paul Vaughan and the goal of the game
from John Chand who ran almost the length of the pitch following a good pass
from Medina, and blasted the ball home.
Paul Alexander was disappointed not to get a goal, having yet another
terrific game for the league champions.
Richard Stukins got the lone reply.
Following the game the Napoleon were presented with the Premier
Division championship triophy, manager Nick Maddison accepting it on behalf
of club captain Ty Fravigar who was unable to attend due to work commitments. Workforce Unlimited Division One With neither Britannia nor Lincoln Lane able to field a
full 11 for the start of their game, it turned out to be an interesting
encounter when the game got going.
The Brit took the lead in the 35th minute but failed to find the back
of the net again in the game — even though they hit the woodwork three times
in the first half! Midway through the
second period Ian Ruddick equalised in a goalmouth scramble following a
corner and with 10 minutes to go Ricky Hatton made it 2-1 to the home side
with a fine lob. They then had to
hang on grimly as the Brit surged forward to find an equaliser. The Lane boys made it, though, to secure
only their second victory of the season. Dixie Deane Memorial Cup In the one remaining Dixie Deane Memorial Cup group
match, Park Avenue needed a draw against Napoleon Sunday to stay at the top
of the mini-league. And things were looking good up to half-time mainly due
to some stout defending keeping the Nap at bay. Danny Keal missed an excellent opportunity to put the visitors
in the lead, putting the ball wide following a one-on-one with the Nap keeper. After the break the home side quickly
scored twice to put Park under pressure – Micky Nuttell netting his first
goal in the competition and Lee Orrey also finding the back of the net. Despite having further chances, Park could
not beat Lovelace and lost all grip on the game — goals coming at regular
intervals as four games in six days for some Park players began to take its
toll. Orrey completed a hat-trick and
Peter Sutton and Leroy Medina both got their names on the scoresheet to send
the Napoleon into the final to play the Duke of York. |
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Report for matches played on Sunday April 23 Workforce Unlimited Shield final A large crowd turned out to watch two sides put on a
great display of local football in a well-contested silverware final. The New Castle made the first break
through 10 minutes into the game after an error from one of the Britannia
defenders allowed Jordan Dixon to race in. And following a one-on-one with
the keeper, he slotted home well. The
Britannia kept their heads and worked hard to pull the scores level. Michael
Burt and Jody Betts made good use of the wings, causing the New Castle
defence regular problems. But the Castle also continued to press hard even
though they were unable to convert half chances. Rangers started the second half the brighter of the two teams
and had two great chances forcing the Castle into some tense defending and
only a great tackle by Simon Ingamells kept the Castle in front. Chris Dowse then pulled off a great
save. The towering Martin Mullender
had the best of the early chances, rising above the defence with a glancing
header that went just wide. The
pressure seemed to spur the Castle on and they had four or five chances to
increase their lead — Gardner, Beeson and Hutchinson were all denied by
inspired keeping from the Brit’s Chris Moore to ensure their chances stayed
alive. Jody Betts had arguably the Britannia’s best chance to get the
important goal. A mazy run left him with only the keeper to beat. But he shot
wide. Also a good strike from the edge of the area flew inches over the bar.
With 15 minutes remaining, the Castle had Gardner sent off but, ironically,
the Castle scored their second goal with the next attack! The ball was
hoisted into the box from a corner and Wayne Beeson, on the front post, got the important touch to head the ball
into the net and effectively win the final for the Castle. The Britannia did
not give up, pushing men forward — Mick Rawson and Karl Melton linked up well
to create chances for Michael Burt and DJ Wright to finish, unfortunately
neither able to rescue the game for the Britannia but certainly managing to
keep the game interesting for the neutrals!
A good sporting game well handled by Dave Scoot. Britannia Rangers: C Moore, J Shaw, M Lee,
K Melton, M Boswell, L Nicholson, M Burt, M Mullender, D Wright, K Manning, J
Betts. Subs: D Burt, M Rawson, T
Ratley, P Masterman, G Ling. The New Castle: C Dowse, S Fulcher, S
Ingamells, J Hurling, K Bushell, S Hutchinson, J Hicks, J Dixon, M Gardner, W
Beeson, S Ruck. Subs: D Roberts, B Lawton, D Willis. Workforce Unlimited Premier Division Boston College completed their season with an 8-2 win
over eight-man Lord Nelson. The victorious side took full advantage of having
the extra men and took a 5-1 lead into the break, Dean Seiner hitting four
goals and Craig Gosling headed their fifth.
Phil Bell, playing out of his normal keeping position hit the Nelson’s
first half reply. Seiner went on to
hit a second half hat-trick to take his tally to seven. Jimmy Britton scored the Nelson’s second
midway through the second period. The
match was well handled by Terry Knott The game between Magnet Tavern and Golden was called off
due to the latter being unable to field a team. In a warm-up game to the crunch Dixie Deane game, the
Napoleon came out on top against Park Avenue — but only just! Sean Baxter was re-called to the Nap side
and had a brilliant game on the left side of midfield, cre- ating several good chances. Ten-man Park had twice taken the lead in the first half — their
first goal coming from Danny Keal while Paul Barker hit the second. But the
scores were level at half time.
Birthday boy Paul Alexander scored a hat-trick and Leroy Medina also
got on the scoresheet. The game
looked to be finishing all-square when Park leveled through a speculative
cross-cum-shot from Scott Hempsall to make it 3-3 but Nap pinched it right at
the end. The game was played in
excellent spirits and entertainment was to be found with the Nap’s stand-in
goalie Matt ‘Nobby’ Goy! |
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Report for matches played on Sunday April 16 Sharman Burgess Sunday Cup Magnet Tavern won through to the final by a single goal
in a tight game against league champions Napoleon Sunday. The Nap should have
sealed the game on the 75th minute — Jack Smith stepping up to take a
penalty, only to be denied by an excellent save from Andy Stukins. Both teams
were playing good, attacking football but it took until the 85th minute for
the game to produce the only goal courtesy of a good finish by Richard
Stukins — although Napoleon Sunday had seen two goals ruled out for offside.
Lee Orrey also hit the post for the visitors. A good game was well refereed by Ali Wilson and the Nap
wished the Magnet all the best in the final
— to be contested against Lord Nelson. Workforce Unlimited Premier Division Ten-man Lord Nelson held Park Avenue for 39 minutes and
then took the lead with a Lloyd Sanderson corner being volleyed in by the
Premier’s leading goal scorer Jimmy Britton. The Nelson hung on to the slender
lead until half time. They then continued where they had left off —
dominating the game in the midfield.
Mick Bradley sent a long ball upfield for Brendan Barnes to latch onto
who slotted home to give the visitors a 2-0 victory. Nortoft, meanwhile, were two goals ahead in their clash
with Boston College. But hopes of earning full points were dashed when their
opponents battled back after the interval to share the spoils in a 2-2 draw.
Dean Stevens and Dave Donohoe notched a goal apiece as Nortoft seized the
early advantage. Stand-in goalie Jason Osborne had a good game for Nortoft
but a late surge by College saw them pull two goals back with Dean Seiner
netting twice to earn them a point. Workforce Unlimited Division One The Axe and Cleaver and Britannia Rangers both
contributed to a relaxed atmosphere in a sporting game that yielded no fewer
than 14 goals. With a slightly changed side the Axe created several chances
from the off as the Brit struggled to contain Steve Bursnell and only some
fine goalkeeping denied them from taking an early lead. Strike partner Peter Cook opened the scoring with a low
drive and they doubled the lead five minutes later with an unstoppable
free-kick from the club’s top scorer Stuart Bartholomew. This seemed to wake the home side and Matt
Lea and John Shaw took advantage of some comical defending to level the
score. At the re-start the Brit had a change around with player positions
with Paul Masterman taking a turn in goal!
Ollie Pinner netted two goals and the Brit fell further behind to
strikes by Cook and Pinner – the latter following up after Masterman had
saved a penalty! Bursnell got his name on the scoresheet with a rasping
volley and Rikky Toyer latched on to a good cross to make it 8-3. Super sub Steffen cook notched his first
goals for the Axe, scoring a brace.
Matt Lea completed his hat trick for the Brit to finish the scoring at
10-4. Mark Bruntlett had a good game
in the middle. The New Castle came from 2-0 down to earn a deserved
draw against a hard working Carpenters Arms. The Castle were missing several
players and lost two more after 20 minutes when both Stacey Ruck and Jobie
Hicks were injured, things got worse for the visitors as 10 minutes later
they went 1-0 down when Dex Wilson raced onto a lovely Kev Woods through ball
and cheekily lobbed the keeper. The game continued to ebb and flow and after
the re-start Paul Yates replaced Simon Ingamells in goal but after 10 minutes
the home side had doubled the lead after a defensive mix-up — Wilson completing
a brace with his 19th and 20th goals of the season. Instead of finishing off
the Castle the goals seemed to inspire them and they scored two good goals in
the space of five minutes — Dion Roberts with a cracking goal and the club’s
top scorer Michael Gardner also netting to earn the Castle a share of the
points in a good sporting game well handled by Helen Fulcher-Ward. |
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Report for matches played on Sunday April 9 Dixie Deane Memorial Cup Park Avenue took a slender 2-1 lead into the break against
Lord Nelson. Dean Fisher netted the first only to see Jimmy Britton level 15
minutes later. Just before the break,
though, Park retook the lead through Paul Barker. After the interval Park took full control and rapped in a
further five goals. Danny Keal hit a
second half treble, Matthew Bates grabbed one (but should have had two —
having rounded the keeper, a Nelson defender scrambled back to save on the
line in what turned out to be a hotly disputed penalty claim). Jake Asher did
take a spot-kick awarded later in the match and promptly put the ball
away. Park will play their final game
in the competition against Napoleon Sunday, taking a three-point lead and
five-goal advantage into the game to decide the finalist. The game promises to be a mouth watering
one and is to be played on Thursday April 27 at 6.30pm Workforce Unlimited Premier Division Magnet Tavern and Duke of York met in an encounter where
the latter were desperate for maximum points. They knew that victory would give them a decent chance
of grabbing the runners-up spot in the Workforce Unlimited Premier Division.
The home team put in a good all-round performance to secure all three points
Richard Stukins was the only goal scorer of the match. The Duke of York put a resilient
performance and went close on a couple of occasions but stout defending and
poor finishing deprived them of a much needed equaliser. In the game between the Napoleon and Nortoft, the latter
almost secured a victory. But here it was a stroll in the park for Napoleon
Sunday against eight-man Nortoft with goals coming at regular intervals. Paul
Vaughan scored a fine hat-trick and Jason Harrison and Paul Alexander netted
a brace each in the first half to finish off the visitors. If Nortoft were hoping for the Premier champions
to ease off they were soon disappointed and they spent most of the second
half camped in their own half of the pitch with the visitors scoring another
five times — Paul Alexander hit a second half hat-trick and Steve Murphy and
Jason ‘Crouch’ Harrison also found the net. Workforce Unlimited Division One The only match played in this division was between
Carpenters Arms and already-crowned league champions the Star Inn
(Sibsey). The Carps took an early lead
when Liam Walsh crossed for Declan Wilson to knock home after seizing on a
Paul Wroot error. The lead was soon doubled when the tenacious Sam Duff
fought to gain possession and then squared to Joe Talbot to find the empty
net. Duff then had a goal disallowed
just before half-time. The Star
scored just after the break, but Carps’ defence stayed strong — new boy John
Cheer standing out well at centre half.
The shine was taken off the cup presentation for the Star with Paul
Burrell hopping off with a bad ankle injury. And with Dan Fox having been
dismissed from the field of play they completed the game with only nine men —
a disappointing day for the league champions. Lincoln Lane were unable to field a team for their
fixture against Axe and Cleaver. |
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Report for matches played on Sunday April 2 Workforce Unlimited Premier Division Boston College netted three hard-won points with a narrow 4-3 win over Magnet Tavern. Dean Seiner opened the scoring on 25 minutes with a fine left foot volley. And it was soon 2-0 when Dan Warren stroked the ball home. Magnet then reduced the arrears with a fine finish from Richard Stukins. The second half saw Magnet levelling the scores with John Reeson stepping up to take a penalty — only to see the visitors again go a goal down when College were also awarded a penalty. This time Stacey Cartwright made no mistake. Cartwright then got his second, and College’s fourth with a fine finish from a free-kick. Late on, Magnet pulled one back courtesy of Steven Green but College finished strongly to secure the points. Napoleon Sunday clinched the Premier Division title for
the sixth time in succession, with four games still to play! With the Nap’s centre-halves failing to show, their team
went into their game against Lord Nelson with only 10 men — the first time in the club’s history
that they failed to field a full team.
Lord Nelson were also struggling, starting with just nine, a figure
that increased to 10 but seeing their side reduced to nine again early in the
game due to injury. The Nap started
well playing some good football with Pete Sutton and Gav Marshall causing the
Nelson defence big problems. Paul
Alexander opened for the Nap chipping the keeper. The goal of the game came from a sublime free-kick — Matt Price curling the ball into the top
left (a la Thierry Henry). Paul
Vaughan then made it 3-0 before half time.
In the second half the strain began to tell on the tiring Nelson, Vaughan
completed a brace and Marshall and Sutton got one apiece. All credit to the battling Nelson players
who never gave up. Phill Bell in the
Nelson goal had a good game, making several saves to deny the home side a
bigger victory. The Duke carried on their good form with a controlled
display against Nortoft. They were 2-0 ahead at half time with one goal
coming from Rob Marsden who finished off a fine cross by volleying into the
top corner. Then Michael Swain went on a surging run before playing a one-two and smashing the ball into the bottom
corner from 25 yards for a two-goal interval lead. In the second half the
Duke were in control, again having most of the possession. Rob Marsden scored his second but that was
as good as it got for the visitors who were guilty of missing several chances. Nortoft managed to hit a consolation goal
late on, through Dominic Cridland, and their day was made worse when one of
their players suffered a broken leg. Workforce Unlimited Division One With both the Star Inn (Sibsey) and the New Castle
winning their games, they confirmed their respective status of winners and
runners-up of Division One. Richard Cropley and Dan Fox’s Star Inn have been
consistent all season in the league and Paul Yates has done a magnificent job
of guiding the Castle to promotion and a place in the Workforce Unlimited
Shield final in their first season. A goal in each half from the newly-crowned league
champions did the damage against a dejected Axe and Cleaver team who have
seen their season fall apart over the past three games. Ashley Laurence
netted both goals for the Star and they ran out deserved winners. The Star could have secured a larger
margin of victory but for poor finishing. The Axe managed to make some
headway but their strikers failed to find the back of the net as it stayed
2-0 at the final whistle. The Castle started well against the wind and took the
lead through Michael Gardner. The lead was tinged with disappointment as soon
after Wayne Beeson hobbled off with a hamstring pull. Substitute Dave Willis
headed home from a free-kick to double the lead but Britannia Rangers pulled
one back with five minutes left of the first half when Daven Naghen powered
in a header off a corner. After the re-start the Castle also lost Jobie Hicks
to injury and veteran Paul Yates took to the pitch, instantly providing a
super ball that Michael Gardner should have put away. The Brit continued to battle hard in this
taster for the Workforce Unlimited Cup final but couldn’t find the vital
second goal, Dave Burt coming the closest before being denied by the keeper
as the Castle held on to take all three points and clinch the runners-up
spot. In the swirling wind Dex Wilson managed to bundle home
after a mazy run from Neil “Cafu” Blackman to give the Carpenters Arms the
lead against Railway Hotel. A Railway
defender handled inside the area and Chris Marshall stepped up to take the
resulting penalty — 2-0 was the half-time score. After the break Railway pulled a goal back but Pete Coonan
restored the two-goal advantage and soon after Sam Duff returned to good form
adding a fourth following a Joe Talbot cross. Wilson added his second and a Chris Marshall 30yard screamer
completed the scoring for the home side.
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