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March Reports 2005-2006 |
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Report for matches played on Sunday March 26 Dixie Deane Memorial Cup
In League A Boston College won their
game when scoring a massive 10 goals against Golden Lion, but it still wasn’t
enough! Duke of York emerged
victorious in their clash with Magnet Tavern and won through to the final by
a narrow five-goal advantage! League B is also tight between Napoleon
Sunday and Park Avenue Athletic. But this pair they saw their game being
called off on the morning due to waterlogged goalmouths. With Golden Lion being let down by
several players on the morning of their match against College, they gamely
took to the pitch with just eight men. And not surprisingly they suffered a
heavy defeat against a full strength College side whose goals came at regular
intervals. Gary Frost, Craig Gosling, Dean Seiner and Richard Borrill all
scored two each and Daniel White and Dan Warren hit one apiece. Lord Nelson made it five losses out of
five in this competition as Nortoft ran out convincing 5-2 winners. The
Nelson’s keeper brought down Chris Massingham in the box and the same player
stepped up to take the resulting penalty and making no mistake to put Nortoft
into the lead. Their second came from
a corner, headed in by Marcus Chester. Soon after, Massingham grabbed his
second after rounding the keeper in a one on one situation to slot home. The
brace scorer then turned provider with a superbly timed pass allowing Dave
Donohoe to slide the ball home and give the visitors a 4-0 lead into the
break. After the re-start the Nelson
tried vainly to get back into the game. They managed to score two quick goals
but Nortoft’s Dean Stevens had the final say with just five minutes to go,
unleashing a terrific 35-yard strike that hit the underside of the bar and
went in. The Duke of York sealed their place in
the final of the Dixie Deane Memorial Cup with a solid performance against
the Magnet Tavern. The scoreline of 6-3 was a fair reflection on the game
with the Duke creating the better chances.
Magnet made the worst possible start to the game, going down 3-0 in
the first 15 minutes. Jamie Kuhn
scored the first after linking up well with Andy Brown. Then Brown scored
twice, but the Magnet managed to wake themselves up and pulled it back to
3-2, Steven Green getting two good goals.
After getting back into the game before the break and with John Reeson
scoring a quick goal immediately on the re-start to level the game, defensive
errors proved costly as the Duke of York soon restored a three-goal advantage
as Brown completed a hat trick before Luke Brittain pounced twice to kill the
game off. Workforce Unlimited Shield
The New Castle reached the Workforce
Unlimited Shield final in their first season with an all-round good team
performance, notching four goals in a 15-minute spell to rock the Axe and
cleaver. In blustery conditions the wind assisted Castle wasted no time in
tipping the tie in their favour. Scott Hutchinson set the ball rolling after
15 minutes. Wayne Beeson soon made it 2-0 with the Axe keeper struggling to
judge where the wind was taking the ball. Michael Gardner then made it 3-0.
After a good run on the right hand side, the ball was beautifully played to
him across the box and he made no mistake putting a shot beyond Cooks ‘
outstretched fingers. Scott Hutchinson
completed a brace to give the Castle a 4-0 half-time lead. The second half
was played in a more subdued manner. The Axe nearly pulled one back but Chris
Dowse made a great save to deny Danny Beecham’s header as the scoreline
remained unchanged at 4—0 at the final whistle. In a close encounter Britannia Rangers
won through against league leaders the Star Inn (Sibsey) with a narrow one-goal
advantage. Within the first 10 minutes both sides had won and converted
penalties – DJ Wright for the Brit and Joseph Bradbury for the Star. The Star
then took the lead through prolific goalscorer Paul Burrell. But the Brit
pulled level again from the penalty spot once more, DJ Wright converting for
the second time in the game. It was ebb-and-flow stuff and the result could
have gone either way with both teams pressing forward. Agonisingly, strikers
were guilty of missing clear-cut chances at both ends and the Star even saw
the ball cleared off the line to deny them the lead. It was super striker
Karl Melton, though, who hit the winning goal to propel the home side into
the final to meet the New Castle. Referee Terry Knot had an excellent game in
the middle. The final of the Workforce Unlimited
Shield will be held at Boston Town FC, Tattershall Road on Sunday April 23 with a 2.30pm kick-off. |
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Report for matches played on Sunday March 19 Workforce Unlimited Premier Division There could have been a shock on the cards for Napoleon. They twice fell behind to a resilient Nortoft side but eventually fought back for a 3-2 success. Nortoft started off the brighter and they took the lead in the 17th minute when Ian Clarke burst through to drive the ball home. But the Nap then all but camped in the Nortoft end and equalised through Gav Marshall midway through the first period. The visitors’ defence held firm and they went in at the break honours even. In the second half overall the Nap had the better game but Nortoft soaked up the pressure and they re-took the lead — Dean Stevens scoring a fine goal on the break. With the Nap constantly piling on the pressure, it was inevitable they would score and with 15 minutes to go Marshall grabbed his second. Nortoft were unlucky not to take away a point. But their fate was sealed as Steve Murphy slotted home with just two minutes left to secure all three points for the home side. Sharman Burgess Sunday Cup Magnet Tavern won a place in the semi-finals at the
second attempt — their original fixture against Carpenters Arms having been
abandoned. While the Carpenters Arms started with only 10 men, they matched
their higher status opponents well and took the lead midway through the half
when Pete Coonan’s speculative pass was met by Dex Wilson who calmly slotted
in his 16th goal of the campaign.
Carps could have doubled the lead but Coonan’s curling shot sailed
just wide. The next goal came from the visitors who equalised with a John
Reeson penalty on the stroke of half-time following a foul in the area. Carps
were up to 11 men for the second half but, ironically, it was the Magnet who
took control rattling in four unanswered goals. Reeson completed a brace —
the second one again from the penalty spot — while Richard Stukins added two
more, one either side of a Chris Hollyoake goal. Midfielder Joe Talbot kept creating for the Carps but his
efforts turned out to be fruitless.
Referee Nick Sleaford was superb in the middle. The semi-final tie between Magnet Tavern and Napoleon
Sunday has been arranged for Sunday April 16. The victors of that game will face the Lord Nelson in the final.
The latter emerged victorious over Division One high flyers Axe and Cleaver
in their semi-final. In a tightly contested and, at times, quite physical
game that looked destined for extra time the Nelson dealt a late blow against
the Axe scoring the winning goal in the dying minutes. The home side had earlier taken a 2-1 lead into the
break with a goal apiece from top goal scorer Jimmy Britton and Brendan
Barnes. Joe Hallam had hit one in reply in the first period. After the break the game continued in
similar fashion. Joe Hallam and Steve
Favell scored for the Axe while Britton grabbed his second and it was all to
play for until Barnes popped up right at the end to decide the first cup
finalists of the Sunday League. |
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Report for matches played on Sunday March 12 Just one fixture survived the wet weather. This was played out at Tattershall Road between Workforce Unlimited Division One rivals Eagle Harvesters and the Star Inn, Sibsey. Of the other seven postponements, the only non-weather related call-off came when Lincoln Lane were forced to postpone their match with Railway due to a shortage of players in midweek. All other grounds were waterlogged before the weekend. In the one game that beat the elements, both teams had
early chances to take the lead — Harvesters’ Steve Siggee being unluckiest
when he saw an effort hit the post. The Star, though, went ahead through
Glenn Hislop. But the Eagle deservedly levelled as Siggee flicked a corner on
and Duncan Browne drilled home. The Star retook the lead when a ball over the
top caught out the Eagle defence and left Nathan Taylor with an easy tap-in.
The first half came to an end with a 2-1 score line. The Eagle battled well in the second half
but the Star pushed forward in numbers.
A Paul Burrell penalty effort hit the bar after Chris West was harshly
adjudged to have handled in the area.
The Star then increased their lead amid claims of offside from the
home team — Rob Masters with the first of a brace of goals. Browne missed a chance of pulling a goal
back when the Star defence snuffed out his effort. But the final word went to
the visitors with Masters firing in a quality half volley after a fine pass
from Dan Fox. Nick Sleaford had a
good game in the middle. |
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Report for matches played on Sunday March 5 Workforce Unlimited Premier Division Two out of the three matches programmed for the top
section fell victim to the icy elements. The postponements meant that only
Duke of York and Park Avenue Athletic were able to battle it out in the
Premier Division. And Duke of York took full advantage by securing three
points and jumping back into the runners-up position. Park suffered from a bad start when keeper Ringrose
slipped on the greasy surface just minutes into the game giving the Duke an
easy one-goal lead. Duke then went
onto score twice more in the first half and immediately after the break they
showed their intentions when rattling the woodwork. The Duke took full control of the game with the home side not
able to get going and scored twice more.
James Hardy salvaged a consolation goal two minutes from time for
Park. Scorers for the Duke of York were Luke Brittain (2), Jamie Kuhn, Ben
Houghton and Andy Brown. Workforce Unlimited Division One The top four teams were battling each other and the Star
Inn (Sibsey) were the only team to come away with all three points to retake
top spot. They took on Britannia
Rangers in a rehearsal for their Workforce Unlimited Shield semi-final on
March 26. In a thoroughly entertaining match, the Axe and Cleaver
and the New Castle ended on level terms.
From the start the visitors showed their intentions and applied
considerable pressure on the Axe team. Only resolute defending kept them at
bay. And with the wind in their faces, the Axe were unable to create any
clear chances. It was the home side
who drew first blood against the run of play when a pinpoint Stuart
Bartholomew cross allowed Daniel Beecham to power a header into the Castle’s
net. The Castle, continually probing,
equalised through Michael Gardner slotting home after the Castle had beaten
the offside trap for a 1-1 scoreline at half-time. The second half was ebb-and-flow stuff and it was the Axe who
again took the lead. Carl Wall latched onto a fine through ball from Peter
Cook to volley past the advancing keeper.
The Castle deservedly levelled again — Stacey Ruck neatly placing a
shot into the corner of the net. With
the last kick of the game the Axe could have stolen the points but for a fine
save from Castle keeper Chris Dowse.
Overall it was a fair result. Railway Hotel were struggling for a side and were unable
to produce 11 men. But Eagle Harvesters failed to capitalise on a poor first
half. The Eagle were fortunate to take the lead when persistent pressure from
Richard Whitfield caused the Railway keeper to fumble and he tapped the loose
ball home. The Railway, buoyed on by
late arrivals equalised from a corner but the Eagle managed to take a 2-1
lead into the break when Jamie Lawson scored a fine solo goal, racing clear
from the half way line. The home side started the second half better and
deservedly pulled level when Shane Housham hit a speculative shot that hit a
bobble and looped over the stranded Mike Pearson. With time running out Steve
Siggee sprinted forward on a mazy run, beating three defenders and pulling
the ball back for Alex Tilley to finish. The Star Inn (Sibsey) hit the Britannia with a goal
either side of the break in a victory that saw them take over the top spot
again. Both sides had their chances
in the first half and only good goalkeeping from Martin Norman stopped the
Star from going behind. Rob Masterman
hit their first following a corner and the club’s top scorer Paul Burrell
added their second midway through the second half. It could have been three for the home side as a goalmouth
scramble saw the Brit clear off the line late on in the game and despite the
score the Brit were never out of the match.
Ross Muirhead having an excellent game in the middle and he also
complemented both teams on their excellent sportsmanship. Workforce Unlimited Shield semi-finals draw (for March 26): Britannia Rangers v The Star Inn (Sibsey); Axe and Cleaver v The New Castle. |