SUMMARY REPORT FOR 12th MAY 2012

SCPFL SUMMARY REPORT FOR 12th MAY 2012.
It was a day when the destination of all the remaining silverware was decided on Saturday as Allscott sealed the sportsjamkits.com First Division title with a 6-1 win at Brown Clee while Morda United won the Premier League Cup by repeating their 3-0 win against Ludlow Town from five weeks ago in the final played at the Sundorne Sports Village.
Oakengates Athletic had ended their interest in the First Division Championship in midweek when they lost 5-3 at home to Allscott meaning that the leaders just had to draw at Brown Clee to win the league from Weston Rhyn whose match at Shawbury was postponed. As it turned out, they won comfortably while Oakengates lost 2-1 at Prees, their second defeat in three days after a fifteen match winning run stretching back to mid January.
Morda Utd and Ludlow Town came into the Premier Division Final in similar form and level on points in the Premier League table. The first half was predictably tight with both teams largely cancelling each other out. Morda had the psychological edge of knowing they had already beaten their South Shropshire opponents three times this season including that 3-0 success at The SBS Stadium in early April and as half time approached they turned the game on its head when Dan Graham scored twice in three minutes. Firstly he stooped to head in a Gary Meredith cross and then he ran through a square back four to prod the ball past the onrushing Dave Cooper in the Ludlow goal. Despite the scoreline, Ludlow maintained a patient approach in the second half and almost pulled a goal back when a Morda defender crashed the ball against his own cross bar when under pressure from Dan Gower. This triggered an exciting period of the match as Gary Meredith hit the bar for Morda and Guy Guildford, following up, repeated the feat, striking the woodwork from a few yards out. Soon afterwards, with the game becoming stretched, Dan Graham had a chance for his hat-trick but was thwarted by Dave Cooper and Dan Gower failed from a similar situation against Morda's keeper, Sam Jones at the other end. Ludlow also struck the bar direct from a corner but by then time was running out and Gary Meredith put the gloss on the final score with a third goal that his all round performance had merited.
RESULTS:
PREMIER DIVISION:
Wednesday, 9th May:
Wellington Amateurs Reserves 3 Telford Juniors 1.
FIRST DIVISION:
Tuesday, 8th May:
Brown Clee 2 Oakengates athletic 4.
Rock Rovers 1 Allscott 1.
Thursday, 10th May:
Oakengates Athletic 3 Allscott 5.
Saturday, 12th May:
Brown Clee 1 Allscott 6.
Prees 2 Oakengates Athletic 1.
Shawbury Utd Reserves V Weston Rhyn Postponed.
PREMIER DIVISION CUP FINAL (PLAYED AT SUNDORNE SPORTS VILLAGE):
LUDLOW TOWN 0 MORDA UTD 3.
SCPFL SUMMARY REPORT FOR 5th MAY 2012.
Wellington Amateurs Reserves could yet finish third in the sportsjamkits.com Premier league after picking up four points in a week with a 2-2 draw at home to Ludlow Town on Wednesday and then a comfortable 3-0 win at home to Morda on Saturday with goals from Graeme Tyrer, Steve Meakin and Gary Meakin. In the only other Premier league game played on Saturday Church Stretton won 2-1 at Whitchurch Alport Reserves.
In the First Division Oakengates scored five goals for the second time in four days. On Wednesday they beat Donnington Social 5-2 to lift the Williams and Picken Shropshire Junior Cup and on Saturday they surprised Oswestry Lions 5-1 at The Venue. It was their 14th straight win and keeps their outside chances of winning the title alive. Hanwood United Reserves have run out of games to finish top, though, despite a spectacular 5-4 win at home to Meole Brace. Danny Jones, Ryan Edwards with two, Anthony Edwards and Stuart Owen scored the goals. In the only other game played Brown Clee won 4-2 at Hopesgate with goals from Jamie Porter, Jack Moreton and a brace from Dan Conroy. Rob Hartshorn and Luke Stealey scored for Hopesgate.
RESULTS:
PREMIER DIVISION:
Wellington Amateurs Reserves 3 Morda United 0.
Whitchurch Alport Reserves 1 Church Stretton 2.
FIRST DIVISION:
Hanwood United Reserves 5 Meole Brace 4.
Hopesgate United 2 Brown Clee 4.
Oswestry Lions 1 Oakengates Athletic 5.
Wroxeter Rovers V Weston Rhyn (postponed).
RESULTS FROM WEDNESDAY, 2nd MAY:
Shropshire Junior Cup Final: Oakengates Athletic 5 Donnington Social 2.
First Division: Wellington Amateurs Reserves 2 Ludlow Town 2.
SCPFL SUMMARY REPORT FOR 28th APRIL 2012.
Morda Utd and Ludlow Town will contest the sportsjamkits.com Premier Division Cup final on 12th May following two very closely fought semi-finals on Saturday. Aaron Hodge and Dale Hodge netted the goals for Ludlow Town as they scraped past Wellington Amateurs Reserves 2-1. In the other match champions Newport drew 3-3 at Morda Utd after extra time in a thrilling encounter before succumbing 5-4 on penalties.
In the First Division it was a case of 'anything you can do' at the top as Weston Rhyn and Allscott both won 4-1 away from home to leave Allscott still leading the table by a point with Weston Rhyn having just two matches to play. Steve Bathers, Jordan Gerrard, Ryan Leightwood and Mark Lunt had the game sewn up after an hour for Weston Rhyn at Bishops Castle Town for whom Lee Davies's penalty was scant consolation while Allscott were winning by the same score at Shawbury Utd Reserves. Clee Hill finished the season rooted to the bottom of the table as they lost to a first half Campbell Clee penalty at home to Wrockwardine Wood Juniors and Oakengates hit six at home for the second week running as Jamie King and Nelly Jones scored a brace each and Greg Smith and Tom Bradley also scored in a 6-1 demolition of Ludlow Town Reserves.
RESULTS:
PREMIER DIVISION CUP:
Morda Utd 3 Newport Town 3 AET (Morda won 5-4 on penalties).
Ludlow Town 2 Wellington Amateurs Reserves 1.
FIRST DIVISION:
Bishops Castle Town 1 Weston Rhyn 4.
Clee Hill 0 Wrockwardine Wood Juniors 1.
Oakengates Athletic 6 Ludlow Town Reserves 1.
Shawbury Utd Reserves 1 Allscott 4.
Wroxeter Rovers V Brown Clee (postponed).

RESULT FROM WEDNESDAY , 25TH APRIL IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE:
Wellington Amateurs Reserves 6 Ellesmere Rangers Reserves