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Premier Division Roundup – August 29

There were just five matches in the Camper UK Premier North as County Cup ties began to make holes in the fixture list. Newly promoted Rossington continued their impressive start to the season with a 6-2 win at AFC Phoenix. As was the case last Saturday Phoenix scored first, Yassine Teacheputting them in front on 8 minutes, Leo Graham levelling after 26. Five minutes later the home side led again through Ira Bacula which proved to be highpoint of their afternoon. A Lee Holmes double gave Rossington the advantage by half time, Curtis Mann, Damian Wieczarek and Ronin Herrington all doing their bit for the goal difference in the second half. Elite AFC belatedly started their season with a 4-2 defeat of Glapwell. The visitors began well, Billy Waterfall withe the opening goal on 8 minutes, wiped out by Jacob Swales five minutes later. Josh Wooliscroft restored Glapwell’s lead four minutes before the break the match being turned oh its head in the space of four minutes midway through the half in which Elite scored three times, McKenzie Walker,Robbie Glennon and Tobias Burke all found the net, the last two from the penalty spot. A Joe Smith hat trick and a goal from Alex Gibbins gave Brodsworth Main a 4-0 win at Evo FC. The young Evo side posed some problems in the early stages and limited the visitors to a single goal at the interval, Smith scoring on 23 minutes. He doubled the advantagemidway through the second half and after Gibbins scored on 82 minutes, completed his treble two minutes from time.  A close game between RHP and Dinnington Town ended in a 3-1 win for the visitors. There was little to choose the two sides in the first half, Dinnington going in two up through Sam Eckhardt on 34 minutes and the second a deflected shot from Cole Thorpe. Luke Horne pulled one back with an hour played, and the hosts had opportunities to draw level, Jordan Turner’s goal, in the 10th minute of added time giving a final scoreline which perhaps didn’t quite reflect how closely fought the game had been. The reserve sides of Staveley and Worksop met at Inkersall Road with Staveley takingthe points 4-1. Sam Davies gave them an 11th minute lead which was improved on by Josh Nicholls after 23, Worksop responding immediately through David Golinski. Davies got his second in the 73rd minute, the best goal of the game, a screamer from James Rodgers coming five minutes from time.

Wirksworth Ivanhoe and the two Holbrook sides top the embryo Premier South table all three sides taking maximum points this weekend. Ivanhoe narrowly defeating Cromford & Wirksworth Town 2-1, Harley Taylor giving them a first half lead. Stu Baker equalised after the break, but a penalty put away by   Ewan Sutherill secured the points, leaving Cromford still seeking their first point of the season. Holbrook St Michaels have been flourihing at the start of the new season and comfortably saw off the challenge ofMickleover Athletic 4-0, the goals shared between Dan Kellogg, Joe Moore, Anri Burmeister and  RichHanslow. Neighbours Holbrook Sports came from behind to win 3-1 at Gresley Rovers B. Gresley went in front with an Ethan Watson penalty, Josh House equalising on 34 minutes. Goals in the second half for Joel Searcey on 67 minutes and Ben Lewin two minutes from time ensured the points travelled back to Holbrook. A convincing win for Mickleover RBLas they comfortably got the better of Derby Gazers 6-2. Scorers for the Legion were Rob Scope with two,,Jordy Lee, Dean Oliver, Spencer Cook and Billy Freeborough, Gazers’ replying with goals from Alex Rudd and Deon Dube. A point at last for GrahamStreet Prims against near neighbours BorrowashVictoria. Prims went in front after 12minutes, Louis Fazal the scorer, Vics finally equalising on 75 minutes, sub Dean Ironmonger rescuing a point.

Success for our clubs in the Sheffield Senior Cup with three more joining Brodsworth Main in Round Two. AFC Bentley beat AFC Dronfield in a thriller, the final score 3-2. Bentley went one up with an own goal on 33minutes, Dronfield equalising in the next attack. They went in front again after 80 minutes Jamie Thompson the scorer. They were pegged back again on 91 minutes but stuck at it, Craig Aspinall getting the winnerin the 97th minute. Burngreave United hammered Kiveton Park 10-1 in a total mismatch. Scorers were Abdulrahman Asad with four, two from Alusine Mansaray and one each for Marvis Ogbemudia, Tyrone Yeboah, Hasan Mohammed and ChristianNdeugoe. SJR Worksop are also throughfollowing a 4-3 win against Ecclesfield Red Rose, thanks to Matty Templeton’s hat trick and one from Aaron Redfern.     

Richard Lane

Abacus Lighting Central Midlands Alliance Roundup for Saturday August 23rd 

A third win on the bounce for Burngreave United in the Camper UK Premier North division although the margin of victory was rather less than might have been expected against an AFC Phoenix side much changed from their previous match. Phoenix were beaten by goals in added time a the end of each half, Mohammed Tahir scoring at the end of the first half, Hassan Mohammed in the dying minutes resulting in three points for Burngreave and renewed hope for Phoenix. Ollerton Town were 2-1 winners against Glapwell in a game which produced plenty of goalmouth incident offset by some wayward shooting. Ollerton’s goals came from players with widely different levels of experience, the first from the much travelled and always entertaining Brad Wells on 8 minutes followed by a second, six minutes later, scored by Heath Stothers playing only his third senior game. Glapwell had several chances to reduce the arrears, but it wasn’t until the 97th minute that Sam Read pulled one back, far too late to affect the result. The Rossington derby went the way of FC who got the better of Main Reserves 3-0 with Damien Wieczorek scoring twice, the impressive Marcel Chipamaunga also finding the net. A man of the match performance from stand in keeper Josh Branch wasn’t enough to stop Harworth Colliery from inflicting a 5-0 defeat on Worksop Town Reserves. Billy Stafford’s 2nd minute penalty set them on their way, Despite Branch’s heroics, the visitors increased their lead on 25 minutes, Cory Goodwin the scorer. Mason Laws made it three direct from a corner, Harworth finishing with a flourish, Josh Miernik and Niven Smith scoring in the final couple of minutes. It was atight game at Dinnington where SJR Worksop were the visitors resulted in a 2-1 win for the hosts. They got off to the perfect start, Jed Phillips with a superb individual goal after just two minutes. SJR were back on terms after 22 minutes,thanks to an unstoppable shot from George Colton. The winning goal came in the final minute of the first half, Ali Elkossi winning it for the hosts.There was a second convincing win for Bakewell Town and a second four goal haul for ELLIOTT Nunn. (name in capitals as I mistakenly gave Saturday’s goals to his brother). Wirksworth Ivanhoe had 4-0 win at Ripley Town, a double from Ewan Sutherill and one each from Jack Higton and Kieran Yintis bringing Ivanhoe their first three point haul of the season. Gresley Rovers B’s match at Linby Colliery hinged on the opening quarter of an hour as Cole McNulty gave them an eighth minute lead which was extended by Finlay Cooper six minutes later. A penalty converted by Ethan Watson proved -to be the last straw for the hosts who could only manage one in reply from Josh Wass two minutes into the second half. A Nathan Bennett goal after 27 minutes settled Holbrook Sports’ trip to Mickleover RBL in favour of the visitors. Derby Singh Brothers and FC Sunnyhill, both of whom have had successful starts to the season, clashed on Wednesday evening, Sunnyhill coming out on top 2-1. The sides were level athalf time, Marvellous Onabirekhanlen taking his total to six for Singhs, Lewis Benjamin equalising for the visitors, the winner coming from Michael Mandimutsira. Borrowash Victoria opened their season at Holbrook St Michaelswhere they were beaten 2-0, Steve Mallinder and Dan Kellogg with the goals. An encouraging result for Mickleover Athletic as they extended Graham Street Prims disappointing start to the season. The final score 3-1. There were two goals for Mitchell White and one for Kaelin Cole-Tonks, Prims’ replying with .aLouis Fazal penalty. Bakewell’s good start to the season was interrupted by Ripley Town on Friday night. Ripley won 3-0 , Will Welch with a goal in the first half before completing his hat trick in the second.An excellent result for Brodsworth Main In the Sheffield Senior CupBrodsworth Main as they knocked out last season’s Premier North champions, Kinsley Boys. They created their fair share of chances, resisting heavy secondhalf pressure to take the tie to penalties. Ellis Pattison saved Kinsley’s first shot,Brodsworth winning  5-3. AFC Phoenix almost joined them, but were beaten by Silkstone United, a single goal settling the tie. 

WEEKEND MATCHES​ 

It’s been a good week for Rossington FC. Following their success in the Rossington derby, They took the first points off Burngreave United this season and also became the first team to stop them from scoring since last November, a run of 28 games. Amazingly there are only two teams who still have 100% records, Harworth Colliery were 3-0 winners against Ollerton Town. Charlie Reeve gave them the lead on 31 minutes with a header from a corner, but it wasn’t until the 76th minute that Cameron Till doubled the lead, following a rebound from the post. Five minutes later Tom Phipps made it safe with a shot from the edge of the area.  Staveley’s winning run only stretches to two, the second of them a 3-0- win at Rossington Main. A sixth minute goal from Oliver Brown set them up, Main contributing an own goal with 27 minutes on the clock. Goal number three had to wait until four minutes of stoppage time at the end of the second half, Josh Nicholls the scorer. Glapwell picked up a welcome three points from a 4-0 defeat of AFC Bentley. Fielding a squad with nine teenagers, Glapwell began well but allowed Bentley back in the game before a goalkeeping error on the half hour allowed Callum Price to give Glapwell the lead, a cross-cum-shot from Oli Parfitt five minutes before the interval doubled the advantage. Price volleyed over the keeper for his second after 56 minutes, Glapwell finishing a rewarding afternoon with a fourth deep in stoppage time from Kye Collins. A memorable comeback at Teversal saw SJR Worksop turn a two goal deficit at half time into a two goal advantage at full time. Teversal must have thought they’d done the hard bit as Josh Parfitt gave them the lead after 13 minutes and Ty Macaskill doubled it two minutes before the break. Whether the hairdryer was turned on at half time who knows, but whatever the motivation it certainly worked.  Teversal held onto their lead until the 58th minute when Logan Liggins pulled a goal back. Four minutes later Alex   took the lead after 70 minutes with a goal from George Colton who rubbed salt into the wound by repeating the feat two minutes from time. Two goals from Dave Galinski on 20 and 75 minutes gave Worksop Town Reserves the points at Brodsworth Main.Derby Singh Brothers moved on from their midweek reverse as they faced Mickleover Athletic, recording a comfortable 4-0 win with goals from Jagtar Dhanoa, Riquelme Campbell, Jagjeet Dhillon and Harry Atwal. There are a couple of miserly defences in Holbrook at the moment with Sports conceding twice in three matches, while St Michaels have let in just one. Saturday’s matches saw both teams taking maximum points with minimum goals, Dan Kellogg providing the goal for St Michaels that beat Derby Gazers while Jamie Light marked his debut for Sports by scoring two minutes from time to leave Graham Street Prims at the foot of   table. The other three teams waiting to get off the mark must try again next week. Blidworth Welfare and Wirksworth Ivanhoe looked evenly matched until a dubious dismissal reduced Blidworth to ten men. This tipped the scales in Wirksworth’s favour, which they exploited to the full, with goals from Tom Mellor, Harley Taylor, Dom Mellor and Owen King, Blidworth finally finding the net in added time, Jack McWilliams the scorer.  A Jay Hawksworth hat trick for Borrowash Vics proved too much for Linby Colliery. Hawksworth scored on 28, 54 and 62 minutes, Linby’s consolation again coming in the final minute, Ben Stanley with the goal.  A sigh of relief from Melbourne Dynamo as their third match yielded some points as opposed to last season when the losing run reached six. Their opponents, Cromford & Wirksworth Town are still pointless after four matches as Jack Griffiths and Jack Peverley gave a boost to Dynamo. Mickleover RBL won 2-1 at Gresley Rovers B, thanks to Jordan Lee and Lee Hillier, Ethan Watson converting a penalty for Gresley. 

Richard Lane

Central Midlands Alliance Premier Divisions
Roundup for Saturday August 16th

The new season kicked off midweek, thankfully sparing everyone from the scorching midday heat we've been having. The opening fixtures gave fans a taste of what to expect—whether excitement or concern. Newly promoted Evo FC faced one of the toughest challenges, a short trip across Sheffield to take on Burngreave United, who seem to have carried their strong form from last season. Muhammad Shebani put the home side ahead in the 11th minute, but Vincent McKinney leveled just before halftime. Burngreave quickly regained the lead with Abdulrahman Asad scoring a minute after the restart. Christian Ndeugo stretched the lead on 52 minutes, and Asad completed his hat trick with goals in the 66th and 81st minutes. AFC Phoenix probably wished they’d faced anyone but Dinnington Town to start their season. Dinnington, runners-up the last two seasons and aiming higher this time, took the lead after 11 minutes through Kemahti Anderson. Cole Thorpe’s double in the 27th and 38th minutes effectively sealed the game, though Dillon Gregory pulled one back for Phoenix with eight minutes left—only for sub Gavin Allott to restore the three-goal cushion a minute later. Glapwell, known for conceding early goals last season, hoped for better against Teversal. After a solid first ten minutes, a point seemed likely until Cameron Pinnick broke the deadlock in the 82nd minute and added a second two minutes later. Tuesday’s other two games were decided by a single goal. The Worksop derby went to Town Reserves, with Will Bates’ 25th-minute strike enough to edge out SJR. At Harworth, an early third-minute goal from Fran Musson sent AFC Bentley home empty-handed. Both teams battled a bone-hard pitch and stiff breeze, but the conditions were the real challenge. Newcomers Rossington FC also faced a tough baptism at Staveley Reserves. Charlie Bingham opened scoring on 12 minutes, but Beau Bailey leveled for the visitors three minutes before halftime. Bingham’s penalty a minute later put Staveley back in front, and his third goal on 75 minutes sealed the win. RHP Sports traveled to Ollerton Town, who took the lead in the 8th minute through young Heath Stothers, fresh from their youth squad. Stothers scored again just before halftime, giving Ollerton a strong position. The second half was more balanced until RHP scored twice in two minutes—Ryan Attwood on 72 and Will Taylor leveling the scores. Despite a sending off, RHP, helped by some outstanding saves from keeper Harry Chapman, held on to share the points.

Newly promoted Ripley Town came from behind to record an impressive 4-1 victory over Cromford & Wirksworth Town on Tuesday evening. Alarm bells rang early as Scott Taylor gave Cromford the lead in the 5th minute. Matt