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December Reports 2005-2006 |
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Report for matches played on Sunday December 18 All matches scheduled for the above date were called off due to the frozen state of pitches. There are no Sunday League matches programmed for either December 25 or January 1. The Sunday League fixtures will resume on January 8. |
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Report for matches played on Sunday December 11 Sharman Burgess Sunday Cup
For the second week
running Napoleon Sunday played some outstanding football. This time in the Sharman
Burgess Sunday Cup they took the lead against Duke of York after just 15
minutes when some good work by Jason Vaughan found Paul Alexander who fired
past the Duke keeper to score his debut goal. Five minutes later and the home side, and the same striker,
doubled the lead when Fravigar passed a neat ball to Marshall. He found
Alexander on a good run who made no mistake in sliding the ball home. Despite constant pressure the Nap had to
wait until the second half to increase the lead further. Scoring his goals in quick succession,
Laszlo hit a fine hat-trick leaving the Duke no chance to get back into the
game. John Chand again had a fine,
commanding performance for the home team. The Lord Nelson forwards stole the show against a
weakened New Castle side, cruising through with goals at regular intervals to
seal a 13-1 win. Jimmy Britton led
the way with six goals, the majority of which were one-on-ones with “Madge”
Yates in the Castle goal, who had been forced to take up that position after
having been let down by his regular goalie.
Brendan Barnes bagged five goals, the pick of the bunch being a
30-yard left-footer into the top corner.
Wholesale changes saw Nelson keeper Phil Bell playing up front and, to
the delight of the watching few, he danced around four defenders to coolly
slot home — only to receive a caution for his exuberant goal
celebrations! Final Nelson scorer was
Michael Bradley, another fine individual goal to seal a huge win for the
Premier Division side. Michael Gardner scored the Castle’s consolation goal. The match of the day was undoubtedly between Eagle
Harvesters and Axe and Cleaver — the match not decided until the final
minutes of extra-time, with everyone thinking they were heading for
penalties! The Axe made a better start to the game and took the lead through
Nathan Padley on the half hour mark, but the Eagle bounced straight back and
equalised when a Jamie Lawson corner was deflected into the goal by the Axe’s
Steve Bursnell. The Axe, having
started with 10 men, increased their playing staff to 11 shortly before
half-time and despite chances at either end the interval score remained at
1-1. The second half was much the
same with a real cup-tie atmosphere – the Axe hitting the bar and post and
the Eagle being denied by the Axe keeper. It was Harvesters, though, who took
the lead for the first time following a second half substitution when
bringing Duncan Browne into play – and scoring after some good work by Tilley
and Siggee. With the atmosphere
becoming tense both clubs felt decisions were incorrect, leading to a goal
for either side! The first was Browne’s and the second was in favour of the
Axe with their keeper Peter Cook nodding home from a free kick awarded. It was 2-2 after 90 minutes. In the first period of extra time Gary
Ling was felled in the box and Chris Lawson coolly slotted home the resulting
penalty. The Axe, refusing to lie
down, grabbed an equaliser with just 10 minutes to go – Carl Wall the scorer. With penalties looming, Martin Jolly
smashed home the winner in the dying minutes of extra time to break the
hearts of the battling Harvesters and send the Axe through to the second
round. Park Avenue coasted through their tie against Golden
Lion with a goal in each half. Jake Asher
found Danny Keal from an excellent free-kick and Keal back headed the ball
past the Lion keeper. Keal sealed the
game with just 10 minutes to go from the penalty spot after Matthew Bates had
been fouled in the area. Bates,
struggling to find his shooting boots, also missed a couple of easy chances. Carpenters Arms took an early lead when Nicky Wiles’
shot was parried out to Dex Wilson for a simple tap-in. The second goal came mid-way through the
half when Andy James flicked in a Kev Woods corner. It was 2-0 at half
time. Wiles chipped the goalie from
the edge of the box just after the re-start before Sam Duff made it four,
turning in a Woods’ free-kick. Dex Wilson finished the scoring when firing in
well from a tight angle. An even first half saw few chances between Britannia
Rangers and the Star Inn (Sibsey) and a rather dull first half finished
0-0. Sibsey stepped up a gear and
took a deserved lead when Paul Burrell broke through to slot a neat shot past
the keeper. Rangers equalised with an
own goal – courtesy of the usually reliable Dan Fox. But Sibsey bounced back with a goal from a
Rob Masters corner. With 15 minutes
to go, and the score at 2-1, the Brit defence went AWOL and Masters broke
through again. His first shot was well saved, but he was able to convert the
re-bound. The game was then finished
off when Ade Almond slotted home from a tight angle with the last kick of the
game. With Railway’s secretary Chris Ladner gamely taking
the whistle, the tie between his team and the Magnet Tavern got under way.
And it was the First Division team who scored first after just eight minutes
through Danny Brewster. Ten-man Magnet soon became 11and they picked up the
tempo scoring two quick goals to give them a 3-1 half time lead. Two quick goals after the restart sealed
the game and they scored twice more in the second half. James Cross hit Railway’s second 15
minutes before the end. Magnet’s
scorers in a 7-2 win were John Reeson (3) and Richard Stukins (4). |
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Report for matches played on Sunday December 4 There were only two matches affecting Boston Sunday
League interest at the weekend — one in the domestic Premier Division and the
other on the Lincs Sunday Cup front. Lincs Sunday Cup The
most spectacular of performances in the abridged programme was Napoleon
Sunday’s emphatic 6-0 Lincs Sunday Cup destruction of Timberland on the
county cup scene. Nap took control
straight from the off to propel themselves into the last 16 of a competition
won on behalf of the Boston League by Magnet Tavern last term. A rash early challenge saw the Boston side win a
penalty appeal within the first 10 minutes.
Jack Smith made no mistake and coolly slotted home from the spot. Five minutes later Mark Lovelace hit a
beautiful free kick, the ball thundering in off the underside of the bar,
giving the keeper no chance for a 2-0 lead to the visitors. On the stroke of 20 minutes Lovelace did a repeat
performance, but this time all the sweeter as the ball was played out to him
by Gav Marshall and he volleyed home in style. Lovelace completed his hat-trick before the break, slotting
home from inside the area following some good pressure. Lee Orrey made it 5-0 five minutes before the break
and Lovelace got his fourth 10 minutes after the interval. Timberland rarely troubled the Nap defence
but when they did they found Ricky Lovelace in superb form between the
sticks, pulling off one particular great save when tipping the ball over to
deny the pressing forwards. The Nap could have had more goals. Nick Maddison missed a second spot-kick and
Lee Orrey, having beaten the keeper, attempted to dribble the ball into the
back of the net — only to find several retreating defenders barring his way! An all round excellent team performance by the
Napoleon was spurred on by the ever-commanding presence of John Chand in
defence. Team: R Lovelace, J Chand, J Smith, M Price, M
Wiltshire, N Maddison, T Fravigar, L Laszlo, G Marshall, L Orrey, M Lovelace Workforce Unlimited Premier Division Meanwhile, in
local spheres, the Workforce Unlimited Premier Division match between Park
Avenue Athletic and Boston College ended in honours even with a 1-1
scoreline.
College had the better of the first half with
Stephen Montague giving them the lead with a speculative shot that went in
off a post after several forays had come to no fruition. Despite pressing further, College were
unable to break through a strong Park defence for a second time. In the second half it was Park who had more of the
say and they deservedly pulled level mid- way through the half when Paul
Barker fired home after a fine through ball from Matthew Bates to ensure the
honours ended even. |