Abacus Lighting Central Midlands Alliance Premier Division Roundup for December 6th

A couple of Abacus Lighting Floodlit Cup ties were played in midweek. An intriguing tie on Tuesday sawKinsley Boys, second in the Premier North Division, pull off an exceptional result against Graham Street Prims, top of the Premier South. The hosts certainly made home advantage count, the final score 3-0. Kyle Rose gave Kinsley the lead on 38 minutes, butwere dealt a blow as they were reduced to ten men before half time. Any hopes Prims had of making the numerical advantage count were dashed midway through the second half, Cory Woodward with the second. Kinsley rubbed it in with ten minutes left, Jack White making the long journey back to Derby even longer. For the second time in four days RHP Sports surrendered a two goal lead. letting their opponents back in the game and losing by the odd goal,  time to Stapenhill Reserves. After hitting the woodwork twice in the first half the home side finally scoring in the last minute of the first half through Seb Headley. Sol Miller doubled the advantage 22 seconds after the restart but it took onlyone minute for that to be halved again. Oliver Cooper on target. Stapenhill then began to dictate things and won through to the third round as Musa Jeng on 66 minutes and Diior Umaire after 80 minutes put the game to bed.

Usually it’s either the weather or County Cup ties that make holes in the fixture list, this Saturday it was both. Four games were played in the Camper UK Premier North. Kinsley Boys put a little distancebetween the top two and the rest with a narrow 3-2 win at Brodsworth Main in a fiercely competitive game in which there was no love lost, a 12th minute Lucas Stubbs goal put Kinsley ahead, Clayton Cherowbrier levelling with a penalty on the half hour. The home side then took the lead , LiamWilliam lobbing the keeper two minutes after the restart, but a second Stubbs goal, this one from the penalty spot with 75 minutes on the clock againmade it all square. The killer blow came in the 83rdminute as Brad Dockerty snatched the points for the visitors to round off a very successful week. With a game in hand and a point behind, Kinsley now have the advantage over Dinnington who played out agoalless draw with Staveley Reserves. No joy for RHP who went down 4-2 at AFC Phoenix. Three first half goals from Eshan Mohammed, Chris Hopkins and Danny Fisher put the hosts in a commanding position, Clownes Steele getting one back for RHP. There were second half goals from George Sheen for the visitors, Luke Moorhouse getting the fourth for Phoenix. Playing their first game for five weeks, Glapwell were definitely suffering from ring rust as they went down 8-2 at Burngreave United. They were overwhelmed by theirskilful and pacy opponents who were 5-1 up at the break, Glapwell restricted to a 41st minute Oscar Bannister goal. Louis Wright marked his debut with a 25 yarder straight after the restart, but that was as good as it got, Burngreave adding three more goals before the final whistle, their goals coming from Abu Sama, Danai Rhuel, and Muhammed Shebani who allscored twice, Abdulrahman Asad and 16 years old Mohamed Taher.

A single game in the Premier South saw Borrowash Victoria totally dismantle Mansfield Hosiery Mills 13-0, a scoreline which fortunately doesn’t appear too often. Borrowash were three up in 8 minutes and never looked back. Seven players got on the scoresheet, Ethan Watson with four, Labrada Domini with a hat trick, Jacob Hawksworth scored twice and Josh Lawrence, Oscar Supple, Mason Tudgay and Josh Lee added one each.

Two more Buckingham Insurance League Cup ties were resolved, AFC Bentley were pushed all the way by EVO FC before coming away with the win. The only goal of the game came in the 50th minute, the scorer Josh Kmiotek. Stapenhill Reserves ended asuccessful week with a 3-1 win at Mickleover Reserves. Rajan Chohan scored for Mickleover,Taylor Holmes, Elliott Gaunt and Musa Jeng forStapenhill, the last two in an extended period of added time after two lengthy stoppages due to serious injuries.

A couple of County Cup games were played, Linby Colliery seeing off Ollerton Town 3-0 in the Notts Senior Trophy. An own goal three minutes before half time was followed by Zach Hamilton header two minutes after. Mason Moore with the final strike with ten minutes left. Teversal won 5-1 against Notts City Rangers of what is effectively the fourth division of the Notts Senior League. Nathan Hadley and Rocco Hardy put them two up after 8 minutes, Josh Parfitt and Kurt Bamford making it four by half time.Parftt’s second on 52 minutes was followed by a consolation goal for the visitors midway through the half.

Richard Lane

Abacus Lighting Central Midlands Alliance Premier Division Roundup for November 29th

It’s a hat trick for the weather as once more there were more matches postponed than played in the Premier Divisions. Brodsworth Main came from two goals down to beat Harworth Colliery 3-2 and put some distance between them in their pursuit of the two leaders. Harworth took the first half honours with Billy Stafford’s 31st minute penalty followed by a second from Cory Goodwin six minutes later. Brodsworthmust have used the half time interval to full advantage as it took them just two minutes for Liam Williams to pull a goal back. Harworth were reduced to ten men after a ”last man” offence, Brodsworth drawing level through Callum Stockton on 68 minutes, the decider not arriving until three minutes from time, 16 year old Caleb Fajolu sealing the win. Burngreave United  beat AFC Bentley 3-1 with goals from Christian Nduegoe, Jamal Yussuf and Hasan Mohammed, Bentley finally getting one back two minutes into stoppage time, Haris Diabagate the scorer. 

In the Camper UK Premier Division South FC Sunnyhill and Cromford & Wirksworth Town got their game in before most of the rain arrived on Friday night. It turned out to be a close-run affair which finally went to Sunnyhill 4-3. Matt Wilkinson put Cromford in front after 9 minutes, a lead they held on to until two minutes before the break whenLewis Benjamin got a deserved equaliser. A quick double shortly after half time from Lewis Wilson and Benjamin proved the turning point. Scott Taylor halved the deficit on the hour but four minutes laterWilson doubled his tally, Ben Cartwright’s last minute goal for Cromford too little, too late. The only game to survive on Saturday saw Bakewell switching their game for the second week running,again without reward as Borrowash where the home side used up one of their games in hand profitably, a5-0 win taking them to within a point of Selston and six behind leaders Graham Street Prims with three games in hand. Oscar Supple got the opener with nine minutes played, Marcus Tudgay with a second on 17th. Bakewell then coming more into the game but undone by three goals in a seven minute spell around the hour mark, one from Josh Lee and a Mason Tudgay double finishing the match in style.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       The two scheduled Buckingham Insurance League Cup ties did go ahead with Linby Colliery progressing after a 2-0 win over Division One Mayfield thanks to second half goals from Harry Thorne and Ben Stanley. Staveley Reserves won a closely fought game with RHP Sports. The visitors were quick off the mark, Seb Headley giving them a 3rd minute lead, Aiden Horner doubling it with ten on the clock. Staveley responded, goals on 31 and 43 minutes levelling it by the break The hosts were inarrears again on 68 minutes, James Crosby putting the Newark side back in front. RHP’s empty bench told on them in the last quarter, the home team’s constant pressure finally paying dividends in the dying minutes, goals in the 82nd and 85th minutes putting them Into the third round. Oliver Cooper scored twice for Staveley, with Alex Coates and Charlie Bingham also.                                                                                                          

Richard Lane

Abacus Lighting Central Midlands Alliance Premier Division Roundup for November 22nd

For a second Saturday running the weather ripped holes in the fixture list leaving only four of the scheduled ten second round ties in the Buckingham Insurance League cup, the Sheffield/ Wakefield area again coming off best. The second and third placed teams in the Premier North met, Kinsley Boys and Brodsworth Main drawing 2-2. Kinsley must have thought they were through, Brad Dockerty finding the net after just 25 seconds and Lucas Stubbs on 37 minutes giving them a lead which they held until the closing stages. There were just six minutes remaining when Jayden Yarrow finally got Brodsworth a lifeline and five minutes into added time when Mohamed Diagabate sent the tie to penalties where Kinsley finally reached the third round, shading the shootout4-3. At Wombwell the match between Elite AFC and Harworth Colliery was also settled from the spot although Harworth must be wondering how theyfound themselves in that situation. The visitors caught their opponents cold and were three up in the first 14 minutes with Cory Goodwin netting after 6 minutes, Billy Stafford adding a second just two minutes later and Rob Singer giving them the perfect start. To their credit, Elite dug deep, Tommy Pallett and Harry Douglas sending them in at the interval just one adrift. Sammy Amissah equalised in the second half, with the hosts squeezing through 6-5. A third tie almost ended in the same fashion, Ollerton Town almost forcing a late levelleron their visit to Burngreave United. Ollerton took an early lead, Harvey Limb putting them in front in the 5th minute. Despite being under pressure for most of the half, the lead held until the stroke of half time when Umar Muhammed equalised. Pressure was turned into goals with Umar Muhammed putting Burngreave out in front as he completed his hat trick on 51 and 57 minutesbefore ending an eventful afternoon by receiving a straight red ten minutes later. Ollerton’s hopes of taking something from the game were raised five minutes from time when Joshua Gwitera pulled one back but time ran out before they could find an equaliser. SJR Worksop are also through after a 2-0 win at AFC Phoenix, an own goal in 27 minutes followed by one from Alex Boyd midwwaythrough the second half proving sufficient.

In the Camper UK Premier South there was at last some joy for Mansfield Hosiery Mills who finally ended their nightmare run with a 3-1 win against Mickleover Reserves, their first since late August. It must have felt horribly familiar when George Cunningham gave ic the lead on 25 minutes, but the Mills didn’t capitulate and drew level with a goal in the 37th minute from Denny Bush. Five minutes into the second half Michael Olopade put the hosts in front,the win confirmed by sub Maxwell Hunt’s 63rd minute strike. Bakewell Town’senterprise in replacing their home cup tie against Derby Singh Brothers with theaway league match went unrewarded, Singhs taking advantage and all three points, winning  4-2. They went two up through Jagtar Dhanoa and Tyler Johal, Bakewell drawing level thanks to Matt Kelcey and John Ballington but further strikes from James Grewal-Pollard and Troy Carty ensured the points stayed in Derby. Blidworth Welfare took their winning run to six in all competitions with a 5-2 win at Mickleover Athletic. Scorers for Blidworth were Henry Eastgate with two, George Dyson, Riley Barton on his debut and Elliot Couldwell from 40 yards with Cole Hassell and Jamie Laird replying for Athletic. Selston kept up their challenge at the top with a 3-1 defeat of Linby Colliery. Following a goalless first half Selston finally broke the deadlock two minutes after the restart with a goal from Elliott Bland, Arthur Pashley increased the lead after 63 minutes, before Leighton Bowering put the game out of reach with 77 minutes on the clock, Linby finally getting on the scoresheet in the 88th minute from thepenalty spot. 

Two matches only in the Premier North, Teversal and RHP Sports meeting for the third time this season with the score one game each. The home side took the lead after 17 minutes, the impressive Ty Macaskill with the goal. RHP had their chances but it was Macaskill again who increased Teversal’s lead on 34 minutes. a quick double shortly before half time for Macaskill, completing an excellent hat trick, and Josh Parfitt, put Tevie four up, the scoreline perhaps a little flattering. The second half saw RHP come out fighting, Ryan Attwood reducing the deficit two minutes after the restart, Seb Headley getting a secondsix minutes later. That’s how it ended, the visitors not helped by several injuries which left them with ten men for the last twenty minutes. in the other match Staveley Reserves and Rossington Main Reserves played out a goalless draw

Richard Lane

Abacus Lighting Central Midlands Alliance Roundup for November 15th

MIDWEEK

Four matches this midweek, two on Tuesday, two on Wednesday, two in the Abacus Lighting Floodlit Cup, two in the Derbyshire Senior Cup.                        For the second time in three days Teversal hosted Rossington Main Reserves. The league match on Saturday resulted in a four goal win for the home team, the Floodlit Cup tie proved to be a lot closer, Tevie progressing by a single goal from Ty Macaskill in the 29th minute. Meanwhile, Staveley Reserves had the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              # perfect start in their game with Burngreave United, Leo Rimmer putting them ahead within aminute, their place in Round Two confirmed by James Millar in the 38th minute. There were contrasting fortunes in the Derbyshire Senior Cup.Borrowash Victoria had an excellent 3-1 win at Step 6 Stapenhill. All of their goals came in the first half, Marcus Tudgay’s 6th minute opener followed by his second on 37. Four minutes later Ethan Watson made it three                                                                                                                                         here was no way back for their opponents, who finally found the net four minutes from the final whistle. Graham Street will want to forget their tie at Sandiacre Town. Playing without a recognised keeper they subsided to a 6-0 defeat

Not for the first time it was 4G pitches to the rescue on Saturday with three of the four surviving matcheson artificial surfaces. Match of the day was the clash between the joint leaders of the Camper UK Premier North division Dinnington Town and Kinsley Boys. After the final whistle the pair were still bracketed together following a 3-3 draw. Kinsley went off at half time a goal to the good, Lucas Stubbs scoring after 39 minutes. Jordan Turner turned things aroundwith a quick double, the first on 61 minutes, the second five minutes later. Not to be outdone Kinsley retook the lead with two in just two minutes from Brad Dockerty and Jamie Bettison. With timerunning out Dinnington pulled back what might be,even this early in the season, a highly significant point, Turner completing his hat trick four minutes into added time. Brodsworth Main took advantage of the result, consolidating their position in third, a late flourish giving them a 5-0 win at Worksop Town Reserves. The first half was goalless due mainly to Tigers keeper Olivier Rodzos, who pulled off a series of outstanding saves. The deadlock was finally broken on 70 minutes, Joe Smith’s opener followed a minute later by a second from Callum Stockton. The final few minutes saw Brodsworth improving their goal difference, Smith’s second  coming on 86 minutes, and Stockton completing a quickfire hat trick before the 90 minutes were up. Burngreave United also had a profitable afternoon, thumping eight past Rossington Maun Reserves. Umar Mohammed got a hat trick and there was one each for Danai Rhule, Aemad Gadour, Abu Sama, Abdulrahman Asad and Ben Lema. One game actually took place on grass, Holbrook St Michaels somehow managing to stage their Premier South match with Blidworth Welfare. Unfortunately for them they weren’t rewarded, as Blidworth, despite missing a 6th minute penalty, went on to win 2-0, Henry Eastgate scoring both goals.

Richard Lane

Abacus Lighting Central Midlands Alliance Roundup for November 8th

This week’s midweek action centred on the first matches in this year’s Abacus Lighting Floodlit Cup. First of all. last week’s opening game which slipped through the net, Harworth Colliery coming from behind to defeat Glapwell who took the lead with a goal from Oscar Bannister in the 17th minute and retained it until added time at the end of he first halfwhen Jason Kearsley got the equaliser. As the match looked likely to be settled from the penalty spot, the home side went in front for the first time, Joe Lang’s84th minute goal sending Harworth into Round Two.                                                                               On Tuesday , in dreadful conditions, Blidworth Welfare and Mansfield Hosiery Mills undertook the trek to North Lincolnshire, the two ties having very differing outcomes. Blidworth faced a strong Crowle Colts Development squad, taking the lead on 23 minutes Archie Ward finishing off a well crafted move to give the visitors the lead. With conditions worsening the game became scrappy. The equaliser came in the 71st minute, the ball swirling into the visitors’ six yard box, Crowle sub Jack Wilkins throwing himself at the ball to head home the equaliser. It took just four minutes for Blidworth to settle things Finn Brookes on his debut in the right place to get the final touch to another slick move to send Blidworth home happy. Mansfield Hosiery Mills’ journey home must have seemed a long one after they were turnedover by Appleby Frodingham’s Development team, the final score 6-0. Mills were only one down until the final minute of the first half when Ben Hayward,who had scored the opening goal in the 19th minute, added a second. The second half was rather different, Frod adding to their total at regular intervals. Seb Glynn’s goal on 55 minutes was followed by Josh Lawrence on 67 and Alfie Comerford nine minutes later, Oliver Wells completing the half dozen five minutes from time. This extended the visitors’pointless run to seven games in which they havescored just three times. For the second time in ten days Selston hosted Holbrook Sports, who , on both occasions, were left regretting the final few minutes in which they conceded, first two points, and this time a place in round two. Holbrook made it to the 83rd minute a goal up, Brad Daly having scored afterjust twelve minutes, but were then reduced to tenmen. Three minutes later Selston were awarded a penalty which Liam Taylor put away. Holbrook then lost a player to the sin bin, and in the final minuteSelston completed the turnaround, Dec Whittonputting the hosts into the next round. Ollerton Town’s enterprise in staging a firework display before their game against Linby Colliery was deservedlyrewarded by a crowd of over 600, some of whom will hopefully return on match days. Unfortunately, success off the pitch wasn’t matched on it, the home side exiting the competition by a single goal a minute before half time scored by Paddy Stefaniak. Although Ollerton exerted sustained pressure in the second but were repeatedly thwarted by Linby keeperJack Walker who was outstanding throughout.Dinnington Town were slow starters in their game against Worksop Town Reserves, who went in frontthree minutes before half time with a goal from Alex Russell. It took Dinnington until the 67th  minute to draw level, Josh Stead the scorer. Liam Royles put them in  front with twelve minutes, The final resultremained in the balance until five minutes into addedtime when Connor Peace hit number three.

SATURDAY MATCHES

Camper UK Premier North leaders Dinnington Townhave acquired the profitable habit of scoring goals in the late stages of their games and used it to  extend their goal difference, three goals in an eleven minute spell helping them to a 5-0 win against Ollerton Town. Craig Nelthorpe gave them a 21st minute leadwhich they held until the 69th minute before they turned up the heat with a Brad Kerr double on 75 and 81 minutes, followed by a fifth from Jordan Turner four minutes from time put Dinnington three points clear at the top. With Kinsley Boys out of action, Brodsworth Main missed the chance to go level in second, going down 4-1 at home to AFC Phoenix, who went in front on 20 minutes through Cole Whitham. Callum Stockton levelled things on 35, only for Danny Fisher to restore the lead two minutes later. Luke Moorhouse added a well timed third a minute after the restart, before Taonga Chuba turned the screw in added time. Well travelled striker Josh Parfitt grabbed a hat trick to propel Teversal to a 4-0 win against Rossington Main Reserves.  Parfitt struck in the 5th, 64th and 80th minutes with Kurtis Bamford getting the fourth just a minute later. The two sides meet again in the Floodlit Cup on Tuesday night. Harworth Colliery also picked up maximum points, their 2-0 defeat of SJR . Worksop keepingthem in the top four, Callum Edwards giving them a 12th minute lead Billy Stafford with number two midway through the second half. AFC Bentley took full advantage of a totally dismal display from RHP Sports enabled them to run in six unopposed goalswhich came at regular intervals throughout the 90 minutes. Haris Diabagate scored twice, the others shared between Craig Aspinall, George Hughes, Dven Hannan and Daniel Dickinson. Burngreave United won their first game of the season in style, 5-2 at Worksop Town Reserves. Goals from Amir Mohamed, Umar Muhammed and Hassan Mohamed gave the visitors a comfortable half time lead, Umar increasing it six minutes after&nb