WEEK 11 REVIEW: Round-up of all the Corinthian League action from the weekend

CORINTHIAN CUP

St Augustines are through to the third round of the Corinthian Cup but not without a fight as Division Two’s Warren Senior pushed all the way to see the game finish at 2-2, Matthew Acons and James Edelman scoring the Saints goals. And it was Saints who held their nerve to win the shootout, 3-1.

SENIOR DIVISION

The sole top flight action from the weekend came from Parsloes Park where Baiteze Squad’s upturn in form saw them take home all three points, beating Colebrook Royals in a 3-0 scoreline to move up into fourth spot.

DIVISION ONE

There were some high-scoring games in Division One, including as the leaders, Repton Park, were held to a 3-3 draw in their local derby contest with Critics, Park goals arriving through Archie Hammond, Jayden Ambrose and Will Osmond.

Woodford Town picked up the division’s only win of the morning, climbing up into third place following a 3-1 win on the road away at Daglanta, led by their talisman, Luke Dimond, who netted all three goals.

It ended all square at 2-2 over at Town Mead where AC Milano Reserves were the visitors to face Upshire Forest, ending the day as they started with a three point gap between the sides. Louie Fehrenbach and Charlie Newman scored the goals for Upshire.

DIVISION TWO

CSM London are up into second place in the Division Two table following the weekend’s results, leaping above Singh Sabha Barking following a 2-1 win at Fords as Kalum Blanks and Emre Ozuaciksoz goals overcame Samraj Gill’s strike for the hosts.

Barking & Dagenham Wanderers started the day six points clear of their opponents on Sunday, Benchviews, and that was the way it ended by full-time as the sides couldn’t be separated, 2-2 the final scoreline.

DIVISION THREE

Three sides sit locked on eighteen points at the top of Division Three where Manford Way lead by just a single goal, beating Old Esthameians Under 23s in a 5-0 scoreline through Jacob Richards’s hat-trick and a Lloyd Gullefer brace.

South Ilford Catholics are sitting second following their weekend’s efforts, overcoming Romford Town Flyers by a couple of goals in a 3-1 win at Mayfield Leisure Centre. Jorge Rodriguez had struck for Romford but that proved not quite enough in the end.

It was Byron Red Star who left the happier of the sides once again against Prospect Protégé after another tight contest ended 3-2 in their favour, ending Prospect’s perfect start in the league. Adrian John scored two and Lloyd-Reghan Ugorji one with Sultan Adetunji netting Prospect’s consolation.

Over at Chigwell Lane, another tight game pitted Debden Sports Reserves up against Turkmenkoy London with a single goal all that separated the two sides, Riliwan Yusuf netting that effort to hand Turkmenkoy a 1-0 win.

It ended all square in an entertaining game at Castle Green where Liviu Tihon scored two and Darius Darie one to help Condor Reserves take a point against in-form Stone Town, the match ending in a 3-3 draw by the end.

DIVISION FOUR

There was a first league win of the season for East London Spartans on Sunday, moving themselves off the bottom and outside of the drop zone after a 3-2 home win against Royal Lions. Zac Leitch was hero with a hat-trick to give Spartans the points.

Over at West Ham Park, East London Ballers Under 23s were also on the move up the table as they climbed into fifth spot following a 5-1 win against Eastern Avenue, that being Ballers’ third win of the season so far in the league.

DIVISION FIVE

There were two high-scoring wins in Division Five, beginning as Alpha left with all three points after a 9-2 away win over United Amateurs. Kyron Chiedozie scored a hat-trick, Kai Brown added two, Anthony Joseph, Connor Wallace, Tee Mashiri and Ormani Grey adding the gloss while Klajdi Daci and Rondell Offei-Kumi scored for United in reply.

There were just the ten goals in the other game from east London where Asianos rattled up a big 8-2 home victory against London Legacy with Alex Akanbi scoring five, Troy Hewitt, Anjum Malik and Yaaseen Patel the others, Jack Lewthwaite and Mohamed Noor striking for London.

DIVISION SIX

The theme of goals continued into Division Six with Gatcliffe edging a seven-goal thriller 4-3 against Lonsdale, a couple of goals each from Codi Wackett and Owen Woodhouse proving just enough to render Emanuel Ntoi’s double and a Klalnti Chotza strike as consolation.

There were ten goals in the other game where Newbury Kings eventually wrapped up the 6-4 win in the game despite four goals from Newroe United, Shane Taylor doing his best with a hat-trick and Daniel Munroe netting the other, alas those proving not quite enough.

DIVISION SEVEN

The Hainault Athletic form continued with another win this weekend, taking all three points against Rush Green Rangers to move into fourth place, 2-0 the final scoreline as Greg Bartueluk and Graham Stevenson goals proved the difference.

COUNTY CUP

There were some great results for league sides in the Essex Sunday Junior Cup, beginning at Runwell Sports Reserves where the hosts fell to defeat to a Chingford Athletic side placed three divisions below them and conceded their first goals of the season in a terrific Chingford 3-0 win.

It was a similar story for Romford Bullsharks who overcame a massive four division gap on their Southend League side opponents, East Albion, coming through winners by the odd goal in eleven to head into round three.

It was a strong win also for East End United who overcame a division deficit to take a place in round three following an 8-0 home win over Brentwood Sunday League Division Three side, Leaside Colts, in Rainham.

That theme continued at May & Baker EC where the hosts were up against a Zone 4 side from two levels above them but produced the goods to win the tie 4-0 and take their place in the next round in December.

A local derby pitted Athletic Newham against fellow east London side JK Silvertown Reserves in their tie and despite the division gap, it was JK Silvertown leaving the happier of the sides in a 3-2 scoreline to earn their spot in the next round.

There was a win also for Mansfield Rangers who had to navigate an all-Corinthian clash against Division Seven side, Collier Row Under 23s, needing the odd goal in five to eventually prevail, 3-2 the final scoreline.

Another all-league clash came in a local derby as Newbury Drive and Warren United were involved in the battle of the hedge in Hainault, Newbury defeating their opponents from the other side in a narrow 3-2 scoreline.

The final all-league clash saw an eleven-goal thriller need extra time to separate the sides at Fords where East Park Rovers eventually came through in a 5-4 scoreline against Cardinals Athletic, continuing their high-scoring contests this term.

There was a seven-goal thriller in the game from The Shepherd as the Brentwood League side came out on top eventually against the lower ranked Colebrook Royals A, 4-3 the scoreline in the end as Shepherd moved through.

Zone 4 Athletic saw their run in the competition reach an end but can be pleased with their efforts against a table-topping Nishmans side, the Brentwood League team prevailing in a 4-2 scoreline in the end.

There was defeat at home for another of our Division Seven sides as Highams Park Rangers’ run in the competition concluded with a tough 8-1 home defeat against a higher ranked Hendersons Athletic outfit.

Also heading out against higher-ranked opponents were Barkingside who were up against Brentwood Athletic in their second round tie in Chigwell but succumbed to defeat after being beaten in a 7-1 scoreline.

PLUMSTEAD CHALLENGE CUP

There was a big home win for the league’s representatives in the Plumstead competition as AC Milano made light work of their second round clash against Greenwich Challenge, Milano ending the game 9-0 winners.