WEEK 15 REVIEW: Round-up of all the league and cup action from the weekend

CORINTHIAN CUP

The season’s first semi finalists were confirmed following the weekend’s results as Flyhouse Athletic put themselves into the hat for the last four with a victory away at Barking. Justin Lopes scored for the Blues but two Kieran James goals for Athletic in reply plus strikes from Joshua Davis and Jake Fenton made it a 4-1 scoreline and sent their side through.

TROPHYLAND CUP

The day’s other domestic cup tie came from Hainault where hosts Royal Lions A were up against Thames Ironworks Community, the two teams sitting level on points in the league. A close game ensued with Thames edging it 3-2 in the end to book a quarter final place through goals from Jack Crabtree, a header from keeper Luke Smith and then a late winner from Charles Donald. Nathan Komagum and Nico Macaia scored the consolation goals in reply.

SENIOR DIVISION

FC Ballr have moved themselves up to second in the standings in the Senior Division after a terrific home win against United Dian in Dagenham, beating their visitors 4-2 to confirm a seventh league victory of the season. Emmanuel Okunja, Daniel Brock, Ayodele Awosika and David Akinwale all scored for the hosts to keep them interested at the right end of the standings.

PREMIER DIVISION

In the Premier Division, Avintul have also pushed themselves into second place in the table as they took advantage of others being in cup action to steam into an 18-2 win at home against Kulture Klub in Chigwell. Dumitras Olari and Dorian Postolachi were in scinterlating form with seven goals each and Gheoca Dumitru scored four of his own in an incredible feast of goals.

The division’s other winner was East Stars who pushed themselves to just four points out from the promotion positions with a strong home win against Barking Riverside over in Barkingside. Joshua Adu scored twice for East, Selemani Mohamed and Michael Gyasi netting the other to complete a 4-2 winning performance.

The glut of goals continued into the final game in the division where Barking & Dagenham Wanderers were visited by Roose at Robert Clack with the sides combining for a ten goal thriller. Despite Wanderers starting with a six point deficit in the league, they managed to take a point from the clash, the game finishing 5-5.

DIVISION ONE

The two leading sides in Division One both earned eighth league wins on Sunday with Theydon Green’s superior goal difference still giving them a lead at the top, aided by a 9-2 win on Sunday as they defeated third placed FC Galaxy. Noah Friend scored four, George Johnson bagged a brace and one apiece from Ben Harris, Joseph Jessop and Tommy Redhead finished things off.

Second placed Oceana know that the two games between the leaders will most likely settle the destination of the silverware this season and they kept up their unbeaten start by beating Emerson Park in Hainault with Jesse Jones scoring twice and Morgan Seaman once in a 3-0 scoreline, extending their winning form this campaign.

Over at West Ham Park, there was a terrific contest as visitors FC Mexico A led twice in the game against AC Milano but were pegged back in the dying moments as the hosts gained late momentum. Randu Adu, Uzair Patel and Mohamed Kidia all struck for the hosts who managed to get the goals they needed in the end to edge the game 3-2.

DIVISION TWO

The top of the Division Two table remains the same after the weekend’s results with leaders Roneo Colts picking up another three points in their title quest, beating Total Football 5-0 in Loughton. Jake Heath was in fine form with a hat-trick, adding to a Dwayne Francis-Riley brace to send their Colts side to another win.

There was also an important win for second placed St Augustines who had a tough looking game away at early season leaders Eastbrook United at Barking Parl. The in-form Saints put a dent in their rivals’ promotion chase with a 4-0 win, the goals arriving through efforts from Kyran Allen, Callum Daniels, Leon Appiah and Tom Neill.

There was a solid win for sixth placed Asianos who saw the visit of FC Mexico B to Walthamstow on Sunday, both sides keen to add to their points tally for the campaign. But Asianos will have been the more pleased with Yaaseen Patel rolling back the years to score a hat-trick, along with goals from Alex Akanbi and Isa Hussain, their side winning 5-2.

In the remaining game, two of the sides battling it out at the bottom end of the table came face to face as Korona Redbridge welcomed local rivals Frenford to Barkingside, the teams separated by just three points going into the fixture. That was extended to six by full time though as Frenford won convincingly 7-0 to move well clear of imminent danger.

DIVISION THREE

The recent form of Dagenham Town has seen a real change at the top of the Division Three standings and they are now sitting second on the back of an 8-3 win on Sunday at home against Windmill Warriors. Joseph McEnroe scored a hat-trick, Chris Bird and Albert Carley each scored twice and Anthony Connor finished off the scoring to help their side move up.

Fifth and seventh placed Monkhams and Upshire Forest both missed the chance to make a significant dent into the points deficit of sides above as the teams had to settle for a point apiece in an entertaining 3-3 draw. Luke Robinson, Daniel Roult and Ross Hyde scored the Upshire goals to give their side something from the game.

DIVISION FOUR

Just the one game survived the elements in Division Four and it saw a goal-filled encounter between United Amateurs and Romford Athletic Dons as the sides met in the Hainault derby. Billy Biggs scored four and Bradley Bennett three as they both extended their recent form, Herman Mwanza netted two and one each from Thomas Chawner and Luke Howell finished it 11-2 in United’s favour who went top as a result.

DIVISION FIVE

Colebrook Royals Vets have gone top of the table in Division Five with the leaders not in action, moving two points clear with a game in hand on the back of a 7-1 win away at Ultimate Vision A on Sunday, Omar Mahmood scored a hat-trick, Joe Cole rattled in two, Paul Noonan and Paul Ellis also hitting the target in an emphatic performance. Scott Watkins scored the Vision consolation.

Valence United also put in a strong performance to move third in the table, comfortably seeing off the efforts of Royal Lions B in Dagenham in a 7-1 win. Michael O’Brien (2), Josh Russell, Burt Cardy, Ryan Knight, Rowan Newland and Tommy Abrams all found the back of the net to take their wins tally up to seven in the league.

Cutting the gap on the top four, Custom House Community raced into an early lead against fourth placed Eastern Avenue to hang on for an important 4-1 in Beckton on Sunday. Jamie Wooster was in fine form, scoring a hat-trick, while Isaac Boateng grabbed the other to keep the interested at the right end of the standings.

There was also a very important win for Athletico City who avenged recent dropped points against Young Royals by taking a win this time around in the return fixture, winning 5-1 in Hainault. Heman Gopeenauth scored a hat-trick, Sunny Kambo and John Hubbard netting the others to carry their points tally up to tenth.

DIVISION SIX

The Division Six title race took a real turn on Sunday as the top two sides went head to head with Colebrook Royals Reserves hosting Mansfield Rangers. Royals were 8-3 victors to close the gap at the top to five points with two games in hand. Jamie Meakin scored a hat-trick, Dylan Fagan and Oscar Simmons each scored twice and Kamran Latif grabbed the other. Jay Kanber (2) and Kemston Allen both netted in reply for Rangers.

There were also defeats for the third and fourth placed sides as Ivory United put in a sterling performance to come through 5-4 winners at home against Valence United Reserves. Jo Megege (2), Keenan Mitchell and Ayomide Ibuola all netted for Valence but two Casey Fletcher goals in reply along with efforts from Austin Edwards, Ben Edwards and Dennis Moloney edged the tie.

It was also a great morning for Epping Royals who moved themselves into the mid-table picture with a narrow home win, sending Royal Lions C to just a third league defeat of the season, Epping’s second league win. Ahmed Said scored the only goal of a close game, helping his side win 1-0 and move seventh.

COUNTY CUP

Baiteze Squad have moved into the quarter finals of the London Sunday Challenge Cup, following up last weekend’s win in the FA Sunday Cup first round by beating Barnet Sunday League side AFC Oakwood 3-1. They progress on into the hat for the quarter finals in the new year.