Latest midweek Round up 5.5.23

This midweek round-up starts with the last remaining Cup Semi-Final of the season and that’s from Tuesday 2nd May 2023 and it’s the Cancer Research UK Charity Invitation Supplementary Cup 22-23 - Semi-Final

Leamington Hibernian Reserves 9 (nine) Heathcote Athletic 2

A brace from James Proctor was little consolation here for Heathcote as this became the Connor Mort show! The livewire striker smacked in seven goals. James Hancocks and Michael Moreton scored the other two.
Hib’s Reserves go through to the Cancer Cup Supplementary Final to be held on Sunday 14th May 2023 at Stockton FC. 3.00 PM K.O. Entry is £3.00 on the gate cash only please. Proceeds towards Cancer Research.

We move on to League action now and we start with Division 1

Bishops Itchington 1 Long Itchington 2

Bishops went ahead here through Ethan Champkins after fifteen minutes. The Long Men came back in the second half with Pepe Fernandez snatching the equaliser shortly after the re-start. With fifteen minutes left on the clock up popped Andy McGuire to put the Long Men ahead and that’s how it stayed. It’s still all to play for as Long Itchington start to move up the Table but it’s not all over yet!

We move on to Division 2

Andy Campbell 2023

Dynamo Leamington 3 Princethorpe 3

A mid table clash and it finished all square. Sunil Nand, Lee Watton and Ryan Woodward on target for Dynamo. Jake Allies-Proctor, Dexter Robinson and Alex Mills on target for Princethorpe.

Pig and Fiddle 3 Khalsa Reserves 5

Liam Blake and a Josh Tiff brace with the goals for Pig but Khalsa take the points here, with goals from Cameron Brown , Ben Townsend and David Benton supporting a Callum Herlihy brace. Pig lose their 100% record but remain top. Is the cat amongst the pigeons now! Hib’s Reserves have games in hand but the Pig have points in the bag!

We move on to Division 3

Sporting Foresters 7 Kenilworth Royal Oak 3

Seven goals in the first half saw end to end stuff. A Thomas Wale brace, Jordan Batchelor and Thomas Ormsby gave Foresters the edge. William Harte, Muhammad Sisawo and Jack Cooper with the replies for Royal Oak. The second half was a different kettle of fish as Foresters dominated and scored three more without reply. Ethan Poole, Tsz Ching Tai and Daniel Eykyn the marksmen. A great result for Foresters.

We move on to Division 4

The Holly Bush 1 Foresters 6

An Ashley Toal consolation here for Hollybush but Foresters wrapped it all up with six of their own. Lewis Timms started it all off with his first after only four minutes, he got his second just before the break. Dean Pugh added a third. An own goal added the fourth, Karlos McGuire the fifth and Shamir Entazar rounded it off.

We move on to Wednesday 3 May 2023.

Only one game and it’s from Division 3

Wellesbourne Wanderers 1 Kenilworth Wardens 3

Cameron Holden put Wardens ahead after the half hour mark. A quick brace from Dan Twigger on the hour mark then settled Wardens but with twenty minutes to go James Pomeroy pulled one back. It wasn’t to be and Wardens held on to take the points.

We finish this midweek round-up with Thursday 4 May 2023. And we start with a Cup Final.

The Andy Campbell Charity Invitation Cup 22-23 - Final

Newbold 3 Hampton Magna 2

Another entertaining Cup Final, and some great goals. Eighteen minutes in and Magna nearly take the lead, after a wayward Newbold back pass beats the keeper, but clips the bottom of the post and goes out for a corner. Newbold break from the corner and some neat interpassing down the right, a deep cross and Jordan Bedford heads back across goal into the bottom corner. Newbold take the lead. Magna continued to push and were rewarded with an equaliser nine minutes later. Matthew Hughes with a super strike from twenty yards out drilled his shot into the bottom corner. With half time looming Newbold won a free kick on the edge of the box for a handball. Up stepped Joe Wright and he struck it like an arrow, hard and fast straight into the roof of the net past the Magna keeper who got nowhere near it! Five minutes later and another cracker! Ryan Palmer picked the ball up outside the Magna box. He cut inside and curled a super strike into the top left corner. The keeper had no chance!
Half Time Newbold 3 Hampton Magna 1
The second half was just as thrilling with end to end stuff. Newbold held firm but Magna struck just past the hour mark. Another long range strike this time from Aaron Dickens. Eighteen yards out and a fine finish low into the bottom corner. Magna pushed for the equaliser but Newbold kept them out and held on to win the Cup.
The Trophy and awards were presented by Craig Stickles, League sponsor.

Some League action now from Division 1

HRI Harbury 0 Khalsa 5

Khalsa are into second spot in the League and were good value here. Josh Mann led the way with a brace after Sundeep Kalsi had opened with a goal after only five minutes. Barinder Uppal added another and Gurdeep Dulay rounded it off with a goal in the last five minutes.

We finish with Division 4

The Holly Bush 1 Balsall and Berkswell 4

Luke Shingler set the Hornets on their way in the second minute. Liam Perkins added a brace and Josh Lowe got the Hornets fourth. Cory Turner with the Hollybush consolation with ten minutes to go but it was all too late and the Hornets took the points home.