Furness At The Double

Former Herts Senior Cup winners Dun Cow moved into a last 32 meeting with Hollybush Characters with an easy win in St Albans, writes Darren “Statto” Jones.

Adam Furness (two), Sam Gittings, Dave Kiddie and Shaun Marshall hit the target, Vision only managed a solitary reply in the re-scheduled game.

Coopers were biggest winners in the Herts Junior Cup. The pick of the bunch came from Sean Soards with a floating effort over the keeper from 20 yards. Danny Bowey (two), Adam Stevens (two), Ben Smith, Gary Chambers and a Radlett Village own goal completed the rout.

All all-CSSFL tie saw Leslie Chappell bag a hat-trick for SCS. Dean Chadderton was also on target, whilst Highwayman’s reply came from Dave Pateman.

Stevenage Colts Old Boys Reserves cruised to a comfortable win at a young Sawbridgeworth Town Reserves side, despite playing 85 minutes with ten men due to late illnesses. Alan Herbert opened the scoring with a looping header before the lead was doubled on the hour when Lee Falanga powered home a penalty into the bottom corner. The game was tied up when, after some effective one touch passing, James French and Barry Hazelton put in captain Danny Lewis, who completed the scoring with a coolly-sidefooted effort.

Ben Collins and Hayden McColm netted as Broadhall Reserves were beaten at Lea Valley Royals Reserves.

Mallard Old Boys paid for the worst 20 minutes of football since they started this team and trailed by three O'Neils Celtic goals. Tom Younger leapt superbly to head a mis-hit clearance to pull one back before the break. They totally dominated the second-half and they were right in it on the hour when Glen Storey despatched a penalty. They were level with eight minutes to go as Gav Bowler's volleyed pass was brilliantly volleyed in by Jamie Campany as he watched it drop over his shoulder. They then got hit by the sucker punch as an opposing striker wriggled past the defence to beat Leeroy Litchmore. A third defeat on the spin.

Ross Skipper, Joe Lucy and Terry Lock were on target in Athletico Peartree’s win at Old Bellgate. Ross Skipper opened the scoring after a mêlée inside the area before Joe Lucy converted Leeroy Odd's cross to restore the the lead. Terry Lock wrapped up the win towards the end when he latched on to another Odd through ball to curl the ball home.

Andrew Hall hit Roebuck Gate’s consolation against St Georges.

Breachwood Lions’ hopes took a knock when ‘keeper Wayne Gardner rushed off his line to dive at the feet of a US ACLI forward. He had to go off to hospital with a cut forehead and suspected broken nose. Despite the score remaining goalless at half-time, their opponents from Waltham Abbey battered them after the break. Ian Canning’s cross was met with the head of Ali Collins to pull a goal back at two-nil, but six more followed.

There were hat-tricks for Tim Smith and Jim Bywater, plus goals from Craig Reynolds and Bobby Dance as Mallard progressed to a round one game against ProCladd in the KLM Challenge Cup. All credit to North Herts Celtic as they battled to the end and the game was played in the right spirit.

In round one itself, heroics in goal by Scotty Taylor that kept the score down, but Stevenage Leisure Ltd succumbed to four goals from Andrew Iweduino, a Tyrone Holloway strike and an own goal against Unity Nirankari, who now face a mouthwatering tie against Dun Cow Reserves.

A1 Trophies took the lead against Fox for the second week running, but saw the same outcome. Si Longman’s strike was cancelled out by Gareth Woods against the run of play, a header from 15 yards into the bottom corner. Theo Griffith and Tom Robbins set up a round two game v Highwayman.