Cooperage Beaten by the Horse

By Groundhopper.

In the 5th Round of the Alan Smith Trophy sponsored By Castle Insurance Ltd, Bowburn Cooperage entertained Premier League side Brandon Bay Horse. It was Bow burn who Opened the scoring leading through Goals from Ray Part and a Mark Finnegan 2-1 half time 2nd half and Mark Finnegan hit the crossbar before a penalty saw Gavin Mud make it 2-2 Bow burn Cooperage Had a Man sent Off, Bow burn still had chances but tired and Brandon scored 3 goals without reply .A good match with no bad tackles and some good football from both teams played on a poor pitch.

In the Quarter Final of the League Cup sponsored By Spennymoor Town Fc Kelloe Wmc traveled to Chester Osborne and it game was settled early on as Gavin Barton (2) and Neil Charlton quickly took Kelloe into a 3 goal lead. After half time Kelloe extended their lead with goals from Andrew Soppitt, Chris Smith, David Duke, Stephen Carruthers and Jason Brazaukas making the final score 8 - 0 to the visitors.
In the second Round of the Ramside Hall Hotel Cup Winners Trophy Hetton Lyons Cricket Club Traveled to fellow Premier League side Langley Park Wmc,Not the best of games on a very bumpy pitch but three goals in the second half Leon Ryan(62) Chris Bell(66) and Daniel Moore(90) sealed the Lyons victory 3-0.

In the D and P Trophies Knockout Cup Kelloe Davey Lamp were 5-2 Home winners over Witton Gilbert Wmc



In The League’s Premier Division Chester Hilda Park Entertained Ferryhill Wmc the Opening 20/25 Minutes Was Stop /Start Affair with A Lot of Fouls Committed by Both Sides, Which Referee Peter Quinn Dealt with Accordingly, Most Notable Sending off a Ferryhill Player for Foul and Abusive Language. This Then Gave Hilda Park A Platform To Build On, The Ball Was Closed Down Well In The Middle Of The Park, And Moved Forward To The Right Hand Side To Steven Wood Who Picked Out Chris Duke’s Head To Put Hilda Park 1 -0 Up Midway Through The First Half. Half Time 1-0 To Hilda Park it Wasn’t Until The Final Half Hour Before The Game Was Shown Up As Hilda Parks Man Advantage Began To Show On Ferryhill.Phil Temple Scored His First Goal For Hilda Park From A Tight Angle And Minutes Before The Final Whistle Graeme Barber Fired Through Bodies To Seal The 3 Points For Hilda Park. Full Time Hilda Park 3 – 0 Ferryhill Wmc. Pelton ROAB beat visitors Sedgefield St Edmunds 2-0 thanks to Goals from Luke Kerry and John Ritchie

In the First Division leaders Houghton Comrades narrowly overcame visitors Washington Arms 2-1 thanks mainly to two magnificent saves by keeper Niki Lawson. The Comrades storm into two goal lead by the twenty minute mark, the first a wonderful flighted Luke Wilson free kick was followed five minutes later when Barry Turton capitalises on a defensive slip up to hammer home the second. The Arms respond well but are denied by keeper Lawson, however one minute before half time Danny Murray latches onto a miss-placed clearance to stab the ball home. The second half is dominated mostly by Washington but the well organised Comrades hold on well. Once again keeper Lawson denies Washington's man of the match Daz Green with what looked like a certain equaliser from a power-full header that he finger tipped over the bar. The Biddick were 5-1 winners at Ushaw Moor Cricket Club and Burnside won 1-0 at Sedgefield Black Lion.

In the Second Division title chasing Coxhoe WMC travelled to Lumley FC who needed the points for different reasons. And it was Lumley FC who took a deserved lead through Ellison, Lumley then doubled their lead when Paul Saints cross was eventually fired in by Sean Henderson. At half time it was 2-0. Coxhoe came out all guns blazing and they squandered a host of early chances but an own goal gave Coxhoe hope. Then when Lumley failed to clear a long ball Coxhoe made it 2-2. With Coxhoe looking the stronger it was backs to the wall but Lumley had 2 glorius opportunities to win the game. In the closing stages, a Coxhoe player was sent off.The points were shared with a 2-2 scoreline.. Chilton Wmc were 4-1 winners at Pelton Fc ,Sedgefield Net Park entertained Durham Bede Lodge NET Park started the game with quite a few first teamers missing, noticeably their goalkeeper. A great chance for others to make an impression and they certainly did that with a dominate performance against Bede Lodge. A comfortable victory with Martin Broom causing problems up front all game with his pace which resulted in a hat-trick, Stephen Turland 2, Nicky Walker and Ryan Boardman grabbing a goal a piece. And Sherburn Lambton Arms were 6-0 winners at Washington Lambton Village.

In the Third Division Pelaw Grange Dogs FC home game against Framwellgate Moor WMC FC just went ahead as the pitch had been played on the day before and it was very soft in the centre of the pitch. Pelaw went ahead in only the 5th minute with a fine goal by Andrew Tippins but then they went to sleep and Framewellgate scored almost immediately from the ko. After 20 minutes a fine move down the right saw Gary Ryan cross the ball in after Tippins had held the ball up to pass to him wide and Neil Worley was there at the near post to head Pelaw back in front. However Framwellgate came straight back again and made it 2-2 which stayed the same until after the half time. Both teams looked as though they were flagging. However after the break Andrew Tippins held the ball up from a corner and then turned and put the ball into the net to make it 3-2. Shortly afterwards again from a cross and pass move from the left saw Paul Curry running through the centre to hit the ball from edge of the Penalty box to make it 4-2 to Pelaw. Both sides with 30 minutes to go were physically tired but although Framwellgate tried to push forward they ran into a solid white wall of Pelaw Shirts who were then able to pass the ball around. Pelaw looked the more dangerous but the final score was 4-2 and referee Stephen Bulmer controlled the game well. Houghton Chilton Lodge were 6-2 Home winners Over Bishop Middleham Cross Keys.In the top of the table clash saw New Durham Wmc v East Rainton Fc, first half New Durham struck on 20 mins with a goal from Steve Bowes, and with further chances, but East Rainton keeper Tommy Hodgekiss keeping the score at one, second half New Durham played some nice football to open East Rainton defence .Mark Wild made 2. then from a corner John Renforth climbed above the Rainton defence to score his first goal of the season, marly made it 4 taking the ball round the defender and keeper for a tap if it wasn’t for the rainton keeper it could of been a lot more,4- 0 New Durham .Handenhold Bird Inn lost 3-2 at Pittington Fc. Chester Easystreet were 4-1 winners at Ferryhill Saints

In the Leagues Fourth Division Quarrington Hill wmc traveled to Framwellgate Moor Salutation a good game between two organised sides. Very evenly matched with both teams defending well and limiting the opportunities to score even though both played some excellent football at times. Well contested and refereed, the game was decided in the last five minutes when Gaz Walker for Quarrington Hill was fouled on the edge of the box. The ref indicated a free kick which Ricky Gardiner asked if he could take quickly and promptly chipped the ball into the unguarded net. Chester Cricket Club looked to get there promotion hopes back on track when they traveled to Washington Honest Boy. The Honest Boy took an early lead through a 25 yard effort from Dean Sinclair. Chester equalized just before half time when John Adamson poked home from close range. The home side took the lead again when the Honest boy striker Varty lobbed the CC keeper. Just after half time the cricketers equalized again when Jon Sexton finished at the second time of asking and then took the lead when Dan Irving played a neat one-two and finished well. It was then the home sides turn to equalize through another excellent effort from outside the box. Two late goals from substitute Jonathan Haggerty and Andrew Robinson ensured the away side took home the points. Another game of missed chances today for the Colliery as they entertained Dubmire Wmc . Washington Colliery had enough chances to win 3 games let alone 1, but it was the visitors who walked away with a 2-0 win and the 3 points, with a goal either side of half time.Ferryhill Dynamo’s shared the Points in a 4-4 Draw at Burnmoor Jkr, Ferryhill Post Boy were 2-1 Winners At Langley Park Rams Head., Chester Leonard’s were 5-3 winners at Durham Garden House.