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TUESDAY APRIL 21—DINNINGTON TOWN V HOLBROOK SPORTS  at LINBY COLLIERY FC  NG15 8AB

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BOTH MATCHES KICK OFF AT 7.45 PM Central Midlands Alliance Premier Divisions -   Roundup for Saturday April 18th

MIDWEEK

The mad rush to get all the outstanding matches played before the FA deadline began in earnest with matches taking place every night of the past week. The Camper UK Premier North title is now a two horse race, Kinsley Boys having, two points and two games in hand on Dinnington Town. Dinnington came within minutes of conceding possibly fatal points at Burngreave United, almost inevitably it was Jordan Turnerwho rescued them. They had profited from a 12th minute own goal, their opponents equalising through Christian Ngeudoeon 19 before Turner converted a penalty just two minuteslater. Hisham Awadh brought the sides level again before Turner’s late rescue act. Harworth Colliery’s challenge fizzled out a .and led with a Reece Jones goal at the end of the first half, Brandon Hooley equalising on 53 minutes. There was another very late winner at Teversal, Cameron Pinnick finding the net six minutes into added time to deny AFC Bentley the draw. Earlier the visitors had taken a first half lead through Deven Hannon, Tye Macaskill levelling three minutes after the interval. A polished performance from a young SJR Worksop side brought them a 6-1 win at RHP Sports. Callum Hayward put them in front in the eighth minute, Liam Arnold adding a second before Will Taylor got one back for RHP.Hayward and Callum Evans increased the lead, Evans   completing a quickfire hat trick with two in the last fiveminutes, which perhaps made the final scoreline look a bit over-emphatic.                                                                             The top of the Premier South also has the appearance of having two teams who are contesting the title, but a third contender is still in with a shout.  While Graham Street Prims were without any midweek commitments, Selston had a 4-0 win against Blidworth, due mainly to a first half hat trick from Tom Batterham after 7. 17 and 40 minutes, Alex Hardman with the fourth a couple of minutes from time. Borrowash Vics had a mixed week as they and Linby Colliery were the first of the many teams who will have to play two midweek matches in the same week as well as holding down a full timejob. Tuesday night saw them going down 2-1 at home to Melbourne Dynamo,, Oscar Supple’s goal beaten byDynamo’s Jack Griffiths’ double while Linby won 2-1 at Holbrook St Michaels, Louis Fazal and Charlie Tassi scoring for Linby, Anri Burmeister replying for the hosts. Linby and Borrowash met on Thursday with a reversal of fortunes, Borrowash winning 4-2. They were gifted a own goal in the 33rd minute Oliver Curd making it two a couple of minutes before half time. Paddy Stefaniak got one back on 45 minutes but there was still time for Jacob Hawksworth to restore the two goal lead in stoppage time, Linby took their role as hosts a little too far by gifting another own goal on the hour, Mason Moore with a consolation goal in the final minute. Wirksworth Ivanhoe beat neighbours Bakewell Town 2-1 the visitors leading in the 8th minute through R’Niall Brissett, Wirksworth taking the points with an own goal on 45 minutes and one from Ewan Sutherill ten minutes from time. Holbrook Sports were the third side with a double booking. The more significant game was Tuesday night’s defeat of Staveley Reserves, a single goal in the 54th minute, scored by Dylan Muir putting them into the semi finals of the League Cup. Thursday evening brought a 2-2 draw with Derby Singh Brothers, Nathan Bennett scoring twice, Singhs replying with goals from Christian Ndeugoe and Khaleeq Shaffique.                                         

WEEKEND GAMES

Borrowash kept their hopes of featuring in the race for the title alive with a trip to Tideswell where they edged past Bakewell Town 2-1. Andy Boateng put them in front on 11minutes, the hosts levelling on the half hour. An Adam Clark penalty after 73 minutes secured the points for the Vics.Graham Street Prims are now just one point ahead of Selston who have two games in hand after dropping points with a 2-2 draw at Cromford and Wirksworth Town. Prims’ scoring from an own goal and an Alex Coates penalty. The points were also shared at Holbrook St Michaels where Melbourne Dynamo were the visitors, The match finished 1-1 Jake Dodds scoring from the spot for Holbrook, Jake Peverley replying for the visitors. Holbrook Sports warmed up for their Cup semi finalwith a 2-1 win at Blidworth Welfare. The match began with a quick exchange of goals, George Dyson giving Blidworth a 2nd minute lead only to see it disappear two minutes later when Nathan Bennett got a quick equaliser. Bennett was also responsible for the winner which came after 73 minutes. Wirksworth Ivanhoe moved up to fifth with enough games in hand to go even higher unless the crippling schedule of eight games by May 9th proves too much Their match at MickleoverAthletic ended in a 3-2 win, Ewan Sutherill with two goals, Lewis Hughes also on the scoresheet.

Dinnington Town returned to the top of the Premier North table, second half goals bringing them three points at Ollerton Town. Following a goalless first half, Nathan Jessop gave the visitors the lead on 54 minutes, Connor Peace following it up with a second four minutes later, Robbie Gregory’s 77th minutepenalty completing the scoring. They lead by a point from Kinsley Boys who have three games in hand. Teversal’s up and down season continues. After going down to strugglers Glapwell the previous week, they recovered sufficiently to beat third placed Brodsworth Main, a single Ty Macaskill goal in first half stoppage time proving sufficient. AFC Bentley left it late to capitalise on a good second half performance and pinch the points from under the nose of Harworth Colliery. The visitors looked good for the win at half time. After George Hughes had opened the scoring for Bentley in the 16thminute, a quick double from Daniel Boulton on 22 minutes and again three minutes later, Brandon Hooley got a third five minutes before half time. Hughes scored again ten minutes into the second half before the match was turned on its head in the last few minutes, Mark Baggaley brought the sides level on 84 minutes, Luke Flanagan dealing the killer blow a minute from time. SJR Worksop took their unbeaten run to seven with a 3-2 win against Staveley Reserves, George McKernan, Scott Wesley and Callum Edwards the scorers. Elite AFC travelled to Rossington Main Reserves, returningwith a 3-0 win thanks to Brodey Burden, Jacob Swales and Travis Gordon. At the wrong end of the table Glapwell finally escaped the bottom three after a 2-0 defeat of RHP Sports for whom the first season at this level has been a steep learning curve. The scorers for Glapwell  were Evan Palmer on 12 minutes and Toby Francis after 38.                                                                                                                                                 

Richard Lane

Central Midlands Alliance Premier Division Roundup April 4th

MIDWEEK MATCHES

Two more of the semi finalists in this season’ sBuckingham Insurance League Cup were confirmed this week. Dinnington Town and Burngreave United joining Linby Colliery in the final four. Burngreave saw off the challenge of Premier South table-toppers Graham Street Prims 3-1. Two goals up at the break, a double from Umar Mohammed and one for Abdulrahman Alghamdi saw Burngreave home, Prims’ goal coming in the last minute through Sam Morgan. There was another goal-packed cup match at Dinnington. After the twelve goal haul in the Floodlit Cup semi a couple of weeks ago, another seven on Wednesday evening ended in a 4-3 win overKinsley Boys the leaders in the Premier North. In a game of fluctuating fortunes Dinnington’s Josh Stead opened the scoring on 17 minutes, the lead holding until Brad Dockerty’s equaliser on 29. Sam Eckhardt restored the lead on 35 minutes, adding his second four minutes later. Not to be outdone James White pulled one back within two minutes, Kinsley’s Harry Mills levelling the scores four minutes into the second period. The balance of play swung back and forth until, with extra time almost certain, a left side corner was met by Jack Cully in the 92nd minute to continue the home side’s impressive Cup run. Meanwhile, in the final, long delayed, third round tie, Holbrook Sports beat Mickleover RBL 4-2. Brad Daly scored twice for Holbrook, Kevin Morrow and Josh Seacy with one apiece while Harry Atwal and Lucas Norman replied for the Legion. Holbrook will now face Staveley

In the league, Harworth Colliery won 4-0 at Staveley Reserves to keep in distant touch with the leading trio though they now trail leaders Kinsley by ten points. They led at half time thanks to Harvey Smith’s 29th minutegoal which was increased by a Corey Goodwin double around the hour and completed by Ewan Plant twenty minutes from times. Ollerton Town’s recent run of successes came to an abrupt end at the hands of a youthful SJR Worksop, the final score 3-0. The visitors played with pace and no little skill, taking the lead with a Callum Edwards goal in the 23rd minute. Joe Bean made it two five minutes into the second half, Taylor Thackery’s final minute goal the icing on the cake.                                                                                           A Lewis Benjamin hat trick was the backbone of FC Sunnyhill’s 5-1 defeat of Blidworth Welfare with Leonel Baushi and Courtay Steadman also on the scoresheet with Henry Eastgate getting Blidworth on the scoresheet. A goal in the final minute allowed Wirksworth Dynamo to pinch the points at Linby Colliery. The hosts led from the twelfth minute, Zack Hamilton the scorer, LucasBrough with the leveller in the second half,Owen King the hero for Wirksworth as he ran home the very late decider. It finished all square at Holbrook Park, Holbrook St Michaels and Cromford and Wirksworth Town drawing 2-2, Anri Burmeiester and Dan Kellogg’s  goals for the home side cancelledout by Joe Geeson and Simon Scully.       

WEEKEND MATCHES

The teams involved in the battle for the top spot in the Premier South table had differing fortunes this weekend. Borrowash Victoria had a straightforward 6-0 win under the lightsat Mickleover Reserves, the first goal not arriving until two minutes before half timewhen the home team concede an own goal. Adam Clark hit the second five minutes intoan extended amount of added time. The goals continued to flow in the second half with Josh Lee, Jay Hawksworth, Ethan Watson and Sam Allsop all figuring on the final scoresheet. Selston also had the assistance of an own goal in their meeting with Mickleover RBL. This one was more valuable than the one in the previous match as it turned out to be the only goal of the game. In contrast, leaders Graham Street Prims lost the points as they were beaten 3-0 at Wirksworth Ivanhoe, the goals coming from Lucas Brough, Ewan Sutherilland Dom Mellor.  The upshot of all this is thatas it stands, Prims lead by four points from Selston who have a ten point lead over Borrowash who have three games in hand. The situation becomes complicated when you take into account the fact that some teamshave as many as twelve games to play in 28 days, their schedule from now until the end of the season including two midweek fixtures each week, no easy proposition. Also there is the possible effect if and when Mansfield Hosiery Mills record is removed which would affect every team in one way or another.Watch this space. Holbrook Sports’ winningrun was extended to six as they beat an out of sorts Melbourne Dynamo 3-2, a result which lifted them up to fourth in the table. Sports had to recover from two down, Charlie Goodwin and Jack Goodband having given Melbourne a handy lead which was overturned by a Nathan Bennett double and a goal from Dylan Muir. Holbrook St Michaels came away from Mickleover Athletic with three points thanks to a second half strike from Anri Burmeisters, the only goal of the game. The points were shared at Cromford where Bakewell Town were the visitors. Scott Rogers gave the home side a 13th minute lead which lasted until the hour mark when Bakewell became another team to benefit from a own goal, Jack Heath giving them the lead ten minutes later before Dale Hill minutes from time. There was also a draw at Blidworth where the visitors were Gresley Reserves. The match ended all square, Isaac Potter’s goal for the hosts equalled by Gresley’s Riley Greaves. FC Sunnyhill were 3-1 winners at Derby Singh Brothers, Lewis Benjamin scoring twice and Courtay Steadman once, Singh’s replying with one from Sahil Bhagawan.

There were no signs of a slip-up from any of the top four in the Camper UK Premier North division. Kinsley Boys’ 5-2 victory at AFC Phoenix was dominated by Lucas Stubbs who was responsible for four of his side’s goals. However it was Phoenix who scored first, Shahzaib Hassan with the opener in the second minute, the equaliser on 14 minutes opening Stubbs’ account for the afternoon.Jack White gave Kinsley a 29th minute lead, but again Phoenix levelled, Raul Cioboata the scorer three minutes later. Stubbs got his second straight from the kick off, this time there was no reply. The second half saw him complete his haul, the first from the penalty spot, the final one just after the hour. His achievement was matched by Brodsworth Main’s goal machine Callum Stockton in their 5-0 defeat of Glapwell, his goals came after 10,29,34 and 71 minutes, Finlay Watt winding things up in the last minute. Dinnington Town were 4-1 winners at Elite AFC, Jordan Turner and Gariel Oloko each scoring twice, afterElite had taken an early lead with a goal fromRobbie Wood scoring for Elite. Harworth Colliery also conceded first before recovering to beat Ollerton Town 3-1, Keegan Burton put Ollerton in front after 12 minutes, Daniel Boulton equalising six minutes later, Declan Heath scoring in the 26th and midway through the second half to take the points. Burngreave United got off to the best possible start in theirgame at SJR Worksop, Umar Mohammedscoring in the first minute of the match. SJR levelled with a Callum Edwards goal on 17 minutes before taking the lead in the 36th minute, Alex Boyd the scorer. The visitorswent home with a point thanks to Aymane Bargach who equalised in the 71st minute. It also finished 2-2 at Sandy Lane where Worksop Town Reserves faced Teversal. It took Callum Foster two minutes to put Teversal ahead, the follow up from Josh Psrfitt not coming until two minutes before the interval. A reversal of fortunes in the second half enabled the Tigers to snatch a point,Dylan Blagden (62) and Rhys Butterworth(72) with the goals. RHP Sports lost any realistic hope of gaining any reward from their game at Staveley Reserves after a nightmare opening nine minutes saw them three goals down , Alex Coates, Sam Davies and Charlie Bingham all scoring. Davies

Richard Lane

Central Midlands Alliance Premier Division Roundup   March 28

You had a choice this week, either heavy rain and a near gale on Tuesday or almostfreezing on Wednesday, both of which areconsidered acceptable as clubscontemplate the inevitable logjam after a soggy mid-season. The top four in the Camper UK Premier South all played, twoof them won, one drew, Selston didn’t,their match with FC Sunnyhill being abandoned after a set of mobile goals was blown over, the referee obviously not fancying the result if something heavier than the rain was falling. MelbourneDynamo drew 1-1 with Cromford&Wirksworth Town. Haydn Bennett gaveMelbourne a first half lead which was cancelled out by Matt Wilkinson in the first minute of the second. Graham Street Prims got the better of Derby Singh Brothers 2-1 thanks to goals at either end of the game. Alex Seale gave Prims the best of starts with a 5th minute penalty, Singhs levelling before half time. The winner came three minutes into added time, Jayson Kezza coming off the bench to snatch the points for the leaders. Borrowash Victoria also had a sub to thank for keeping them in the race after a 2-0 win over Mickleover Athletic, Adam Clark scoring both, the first one in the 56thminute, the second just before the final whistle. Blidworth Welfare had a night to forget, going down to a 5-0 home defeat at the hands of Mickleover RBL. The goals arrived at regular intervals from Cole Hassell (2), Dan Wood, Dean Oliver and Spencer Cook. Mickleover Reserves were involved in a high scoring match with Holbrook Sports who won by the odd goal in seven. Mickleover scored first, JackSabine putting them ahead on 15 minutes. The lead held until the 35th minute, Sam Pipes levelling, Cameron Anthony giving the visitors the lead four minutes later. Dylan Muir extended Holbrook’s advantage four minutes into the second half before a late burst of goals saw Michael Ihiedi reduce the lead on 77, Labrada Domini increasing it again three minutes later before Connor Bland got the final goal to make the last few minutesinteresting before Sports claimed the points.

Congratulations to Wirksworth Ivanhoe on winning the Derbyshire FA Divisional Cup North 1-0 against Hayfield.  TomMellor with the only goal of the game 

Just two Premier North matches with Rossington Main Development’s recent revival coming to an end, unsurprisingly, against a Burngreave United side who are unbeaten in sixteen games, of which fifteen have been won and one drawn. The visitors went in front on 11 minutes through Abdulrahman Asad followed by a double for Muhammad Shebani, first on the half hour and again seven minutes later. A fourth midway through the second half from Aymane Bargach made the points safe although late strikes for Lee Bradshaw and Joe Storey gave the final score a more respectable appearance for the hosts. Ollerton Town’s recent run has elevated them t.o a position of relative safety which was even safer as they made it five unbeaten with a 4-0 win against Elite AFC. They had the best possible start, Harvey Limb scoring after 6 minutes and Tom McNally getting a second three minutes later. 16 year old Harry Goddard made it three on the stroke of half time,McNally’s second capping an impressive display.

The first domestic silverware of the seasonwent to Dinnington Town who beat Staveley Reserves in the final of the Abacus Lighting Floodlit Cup 2-1, the match played at Alfreton Town. Dinnington took a 6th minute lead, Kieran Mortimer, and despite chances for both sides that was still the score at half time. The second half began equally well for the Yorkshire side who doubled their lead in the 47th minute, Sam Eckhardt the scorer. Staveley were then given a way back into the game as they were awarded a penaltyfollowing a foul in the box. The resulting kick will become a recurring nightmare for the taker as the ball was blazed yards wide. Staveley kept up the pressure and were rewarded with a 64th minute goal from sub Charlie Bingham but were repelled by a solid Dinnington defence which they just couldn’t penetrate.

WEEKEND MATCHES

It’s still neck and neck at the top of the Premier South both Graham Street Prims and Selston king maximum points. Prims travelled to Bakewell Town where they won 2-0, Jorge Knowles opening goal came as early as the third minute, Tris Elson with number two in the final minute of the first half. It was the same outcomeat Selston, whose two goal win came against Mickleover Athletic. Their goals were scored within seven minutes of each other in the first half, George Layton’s 35thminute strike followed by Jordan Black three minutes before half time. It’s becoming rather crowded behind the two leaders with the next four teams separatedby a single point. Borrowash were in cup action while Melbourne Dynamo fell to a 4-2 defeat by FC Sunnyhill who exacted a measure of revenge for earlier defeats in the Cup and League. Myles Sturges scored twice for Sunnyhill with Kaylan Andersonand Leonel Bushai also on the scoresheet, Melbourne replying with goals from Jack Griffiths and Owen Nixon. Derby Singh Brothers were 3-1 winners at Cromford & Wirksworth Town. The home side took a 25th minute lead, James Hirst the scorer. Singhs levelled the scores in the last minute of the first half, the scorer Khaleeq Shaffique, taking the points as Tyler Johal added to his growing tally in the 69thminute, and James Grewel Pollard made sure with the third after 76 minutes. Holbrook Sports joined the queue after a 3-2 defeat of Mickleover RBL Nathan Bennett, Dylan Muir and Harry Chiarella with Dan Wood and Cole Hassell finding the net for the Legion. It was a good day for Holbrook as St Michaels saw off Gresley Reserves 4-1. Josh Gregory scored twice, Dan Kellogg and Anri Burmeistersone each. Mickleover Reserves came within a whisker of a win, but had to settle for a point at Blidworth Welfare. Despite dictating play the hosts couldn’t score and were caught on the break, Edward Watts scoring right at the  end of the first half. The second 45 followed a similar patternbut this time it was Henry Eastgate who rescued a point for the hosts in the 90thminute.   

Shock of the day was in the Premier North where Burngreave United’s long unbeaten run, mentioned earlier, came to an unexpected end at home to Worksop Town Reserves who overturned the formbook to register a 2-1 win, Luke Abdy scoring onein each half with Umar Mohammed replying for Burngreave. Meanwhile Kinsley Boys continue to lay waste to (almost) everything in their path with one defeat in fifteen their current run. They put seven past Glapwell who weren’t helped by poor timekeeping which accidentallyextended the playing time by severaladditional minutes during which Kinsley added two goals to put them three up instead of one at the break. In the second half the goals came at regular intervals. Lucas Stubbs finished with four goals, Kyle Rose with two and Oliver Wooster with one. Brodsworth Main were 3-1 winners at AFC Phoenix. Callum Stocktonstruck in the 27th minute, Joel McCabe doubling the score five minutes into the second half. Mathew Woodward gave the home side a way back into the game but Stockton’s second finally put an end to their hopes. Harworth Colliery ‘s ambitions suffered a severe setback as they went down 2-1 at Teversal, After missing a 4th minute penalty Harworth went ahead in the 17th minute Jason Kearsley the scorer. That was as good as it got, Teversal drew level on 40 minutes, Aston Thompson the scorer before Ty Macaskill grabbed the winner in the 56th minute, ironically from the penalty spot. An excellent win for SJR Worksop who won 4-1 at Elite AFC thanks to a Callum Edwards hat trick and one from Luke Tong. AFC Bentley came from behind to grab a point at RHP Sports wholed with goals from Henry Beedham and Sol Miller but hopes of a much needed win were dashed as Jacob Ellam and Josh Kmiotek ensured the points were shared. Linby Colliery are first into the semi finalsof the Buckingham Insurance League Cup after a 2-0 defeat of Borrowash