WEEK 6 REVIEW: Round-up of all the Corinthian League action from the weekend

CORINTHIAN CUP

In the Corinthian Cup, the first round action on the day saw East London Ballers confirm their place in the last sixteen as they completed a 7-2 away victory over Barking & Dagenham Wanderers to progress forward.

There were two second round ties completed, firstly as Manford Way completed a cupset with a 2-0 home win over rivals Colebrook Royals as Dylan Fagan and Aaron Clements both struck in the win.

Joining them in the quarter-finals will be Prospect Protégé who completed a comfortable looking 4-1 win over Turkmenkoy as Reece Harriott, Patrick Kizito, Donovan Wright and Alexander Brennand all netted, Alvaro Brahilika striking in reply.

TROPHYLAND CUP

Redbridge Athletic produced a big 9-2 win over Debden Sports Reserves with a Junior Milla hat-trick, two from Tyrell Huggins-Solomons and one each from Stefan Radu, Emmanuel Chukwumah, Daniel Garfinkle and Jessie Malolo doing the damage.

Goals were also the order of the day at Castle Green where Dagenham United were up against higher ranked opponents in the form of East London Ballers Under 23s with the latter running away 13-0 victors.

In the all-Division Three clash from Woodford, it was Newbury Drive who left the happier of the two sides from their opening round tie with Euro Stars, leaving 7-0 winners and into the hat for the next round.

ENDEAVOUR CUP

There was one tie in the Endeavour Cup also where Emerson & Upminster battled to a 2-2 draw with Rush Green Rangers for whom Benjamin Bajraktari struck twice while Oliver Morgan netted for Emerson. It was Rangers who held their nerve to then win the shootout 4-3.

DIVISION ONE

In Division One, Yeni Bogazici produced a strong performance at Parsloes Park to net seven in their game against Baiteze Squad with Raymond Poku and Paa Anno each scoring twice, Sertan Kirman, Jesse Mansaray and Obed Sunkwah adding the gloss.

There was a first win on the board for Singh Sabha Barking as they racked up a 5-0 win on the road at Debden Sports with Karam Lalli, Santana Porter, Indervir Virdi, James Folkes and Romir Mann all scoring.

DIVISION TWO

It was tight in the three games from Division Two where Gants Hill edged a close game with May & Baker EC to win 2-1 as Alex Akanbi and Dylan Broadley goals turned around their fortunes against Bakers.

Byron Red Star are up to second in the standings with a second win of the season as Robert Bennigsen struck the game’s only goal in a 1-0 victory over East End United at Hylands Park.

Two teams couldn’t be separated at full time as Colebrook Royals Reserves ended 3-3 against East London Ballers Reserves with James Deaney, Lenny Hunt and Oliver West all netting for the hosts.

DIVISION THREE

It was a big win on the road for Ping City Phoenixes in Dagenham as they recorded a 7-0 victory against Condor Under 23s with Jack Flood scoring five for this side, Sean Jordan and Ryan Radley notching the others.

That scoreline was reflected in the other game from the division as Rainham Working Mens Club picked up their biggest win of the season so far with a 7-0 success against Manford Way Reserves as Cameron Shakes fired in four, Connor Kain, Dillon Anderson and Josh Dosad with the others.

DIVISION FOUR

In Division Four, it was a big win for JK Silvertown Reserves as six Joey May goals helped them to a 12-0 win over London Legacy, adding to efforts from Adam Hunt, Patrick Duggan, George Hamberger, David Leech, Tommy and Steve Starkey.

The other games both saw the same scorelines as Chingford Athletic produced a 2-1 home win over Warren United, edging the contest through two Daniel Chambers goals as they overcame Rhys Clements’ strike for United.

That was the same scoreline from the game in east London where Valence United returned home with all three points following a 2-1 win over East London Spartans, inspired by Jack Howard and Jahsiah Weekes goals while Zac Leitch struck for Spartans in reply.

DIVISION FIVE

The leaders, Lonsdale, continued their strong form on Sunday with a 6-1 home win over Barking Colts as Emanuel Ntoi’s hat-trick was supported by further goals from Mark Angliss, Klalnti Chotza and Gani Biboj.

It was victory on the road for Rainham Working Mens Club Reserves as Jamie Crews scored two and Miguel Neves one in a 4-2 victory at Highams Park, for whom Antony Georgiou struck twice in consolation.

Over in Hainault, hosts United Amateurs were in home action with the visit of Young Royals to the Rec and it saw the visitors leave with the points as Ajin Das and Thilakshan Nanthagiri goals handed their side a 2-0 win.

DIVISION SIX

In the sole game from Division Six, it was a first point of the season for Hale End Athletic Deaf who were in local derby action against Hainault Athletic as Shante Sehajpal’s goal equalled Asaph Lomena’s effort in an eventual 1-1 draw.

COUNTY CUP

In the Essex Sunday Junior Trophy, Highams Park Rangers produced a cupset in their first round clash, overcoming a Collier Row Reserves side from two levels higher in a 4-0 victory.

There was also success for Leytonstone Athletic who were the biggest winners of the morning in the competition with an 8-2 home win against Zone 4 Athletic to take their place in the next round.

Also safely through are Eastside Athletic who opened their maiden county cup campaign with a trip to Dagenham to take on Barkingside, Eastside winning the tie 2-1 to head into the next round.

It was a disappointing outing in round one for Ace Athletics who saw their run reach a conclusion early on with a 2-1 defeat against Brentwood Sunday League side, Zone 4 BSL to exit the competition.

Another side making their first foray into the Essex cup were Forest Albion who were up against local rivals, Tigers, in the opening round but saw their run reach an end in a 7-2 defeat.

In the AFA Sunday Cup, AC Milano are safely through into the next round of the competition as they overcame fellow Corinthian side, East Park Rovers, in a 5-0 scoreline to move on through.