Round Up 18 September 2010

CARLSBERG WEST CHESHIRE AFL
MATCH ROUND UP W/E 18th September

The season’s 1st trophy winners are Hale FC who lifted the Bill Weight Trophy at Ashville on Tuesday night. Having played out a 0-0 draw with Southport Trinity the 2nd Division side won the League’s charity competition 4-3 in the resultant penalty shoot out. At the weekend West Cheshire clubs took their 1st steps in a competition that they have dominated in recent years when 1st Round ties of the Cheshire Amateur Cup were held, Vauxhall Reserves were grateful for a Jordan Brierley hat trick as they edged out hosts Knutsford by the odd goal in 9. Mallaby were also involved in a 9 goal thriller but despite a double from Mike New and strikes from Aaron Baird and Steve Abbott it was Inter Macc who progressed after extra time. Heswall made home advantage count when David Swaine, Ian Burrows and Owen Davies put paid to a Lostock Gralam outfit unable to reply while Helsby displayed their 1st Division pedigree when dispatching Mersey Royal thanks to a 7-0 scoreline. Bronze Social were indebted to Kieran Hannah and Steve Egan as they ousted Linotype CHN 2-1 and fellow Division 2 side Capenhurst Villa had Jack Sheppard,2, and Ryan Nicholl registering as they saw off past winners Barnton by the odd goal in 5. Beb Athletic lost interest in the competition when going down to a solitary Spurley Hey strike while Blacon YC suffered a 2-0 reversal at the hands of Stockport Georgians. A Chris Barrow treble spearheaded Ashville’s 6-3 triumph at Shaftesbury while New Brighton [Paul Howell, Jay Clare, Perrie Black, and Jay Sherratt] booked a place in round 2 courtesy of a 4-0 success at Malpas. There was a campaign’s 1st win for Cammell Laird Reserves who reached the next stage courtesy of a 6-3 defeat of hosts Dukinfield Town.
Division 1 action saw West Kirby [Chay Dysart, Adam Lee] lose at home for the 2nd successive week as Lee Tynan and Sam Wilkie each grabbed doubles for Maghull who leapfrogged the Seasiders into top spot as a result. Maghull’s 4-2 victory was matched by Southport Trinity [Phil Frankland, Colin McDonald, Steve Walmsley, and O.G.] who saw off Christleton [Nathan Freeman, Lee Butterworth]. Marshalls have settled into life in the top sphere and on Saturday a Sean Robinson brace played a major part in their 5-0 defeat of host side Willaston. Kieran Fleetwood was another 2 goal man as Newton saw off Marine Reserves by a 4-1 margin while in midweek Marine had a hat trick star in Tony Amos as they saw off Cammell Laird Reserves 4-3.
In a reduced Division 2 programme Mossley Hill Athletic made further progress as Barry Coventry and Yusuf Malik posted hat tricks in the 7-2 defeat of Heswall Reserves while Maghull Reserves [Brad Smart, John Humphries] edged out West Kirby Reserves [Ian Hobday] by 2 goals to 1. Led by trebles from Lloyd Ithell and Chris Tolley Division 3 leaders Manor Athletic put Blacon YC Reserves to the sword with a 10- 0 mauling while Runcorn Linnets reserves kept up the pressure as Dave Jolley and Dave Webb netted when they overcame Hale Reserves 2-0.
Leaders Hale eased to a 4-0 home success over South Liverpool in the Youth Division but Belfry took the goal scoring plaudits thanks to their 11 – 0 victory at Marshalls with Paul Taylor being the days top marksman thanks to a 4 goal haul.