Latest weekly round up. 7.04.24

Weekly round-up for Sunday 7 April 2024. We start with the Cup matches and we have The Tracey Thomas Challenge Cup 2023-24 – Final to lead us off.

Bishops Itchington 3 Wellesbourne Wanderers 1

Adam Miles gave Bishops the lead just past the half hour mark after Wellesbourne had seen plenty of possession but could not penetrate the Bishops defence. The second half playing into the wind should have allowed Wellesbourne to play football on the deck but Bishops frustrated everything they tried, and it was no surprise when Elliott Powell grabbed a second for Bishops on the hour mark, with a cheeky lob over the keeper from twenty five yards out on the left flank. Craig Watkin put the final nail in the Wellesbourne coffin from the penalty spot with fifteen minutes left on the clock after a handball inside the box. Bishops win the Tracey Thomas Challenge Cup which was presented by Dave Thomas on behalf of the family.

We move on to the Cancer Research UK Charity Invitation Cup 2023-24 - Round 2

Khalsa 2 Cubbington Albion 5

Nick Brunton gave Albion the lead after ten minutes which was the fastest goal of the day. Sukhraj Nijjar made it all square on the half hour mark, but within five minutes Thomas Rowe had restored the Albion advantage. Five minutes later and Billy Gatfield had extended the lead. Five minutes into the second half and Karanjit Sahota pulled one back for Khalsa, but Gatfield responded and grabbed another five minutes later. He scored his hat-trick fifteen minutes after that and it was all over. Albion progress into the next round.

On to League action and we start with Division 3

Bishops Itchington Reserves 3 Newbold 5

A brace from Jordan Evetts in a ten minute first half spell set Newbold on their way. Three late goals finished it off. Daniel Masters , Jordan Bedford and Elliot Coop all scoring in the last thirteen minutes to seal the points. 88'

Napton 2 Cubbington FC 2
A Sam Smith brace for Cubbington with an Aiden Print goal for Napton sandwiched in between and it looked as though the points were going home to Cubbington, until Jamie Newell-Hollely popped up two minutes into time added on to make it all square.

Real Barston 2 Kenilworth Royal Oak 5
Barston were ahead after twenty minutes through Philip Richardson. William Harte then grabbed a brace in two minutes to give Royal Oak the lead only to see an own goal make it all square at the interval. Just past the hour mark and Morgan Powell gave Oak the lead and five minutes later Robert Ormston added another, before Kai Mason added a fifth with eight minutes left on the clock!

We finish off with one game from Division 4

Stockton Reserves 0 Sporting Foresters 4

A goalless first half but this game sprang to life just before the hour mark when Liam Miller struck home from the penalty spot to give Foresters the lead. Daniel Batchelor added a second three minutes later and Matthew Joyce added a third nine minutes after that. Alex Stevens rounded it all off to keep Foresters i