Saturday's football April 10
11/04/10 14:23 Filed in:
Reports
by MALCOLM PRATT
EASINGTON Colliery upset the form book in a big way when they defeated leaders
Ryhope CW to book a Wearside League Cup Final with New Marske.
Martin Swales' side has lost just once in 28 league games and were favourites to
sustain a challenge for the double.
They made a dream start taking the lead with a free kick by Glen Moan after just
15 minutes but five minutes later, they were reduced to 10 men.
James Dunn handled on the line and was red-carded and from the resultant
penalty, Robert Huntley equalised.
Despite playing for 70 minutes with a man short, Ryhope matched their opponents
but were unable to get back into the game following Haydn Pace's 75th-minute
strike for the Colliers.
There was another shock in the other semi final. Scarborough Town have been
scoring goals for fun in recent weeks but managed only one at New Marske who
went through, courtesy of Kristian Kamara and Richard Playforth.
Only nine minutes remained as Billy Logan threw a lifeline to Boro, who will now
concentrate on attempting to pip Ryhope for the championship.
Following a disappointing mid-week performance, Ashbrooke Belford House bounced
back to form at Guisborough Town HC where they went nap through Martin Deacon,
with a brace, Kenny Taylor, Peter Benson and Ryan Steele.
David McKinley was another player to score twice leading Silksworth to victory
at Wolviston while goals from Daniel Rowland and Dean Rogers were just enough
for Windscale against Boldon CA, for whom Chris Robertson had restored parity.
Jonathan Matthews and Peter Kane were Jarrow's matchwinners at home to
Kirkbymoorside whose lone scorer was Alex Rivis and in the bottom four clash,
Hartlepool defeated Coxhoe Athletic with a seventh-minute goal by Danny Corbett.
Basement side Willington also lost by a single goal when Shaun Sagar's
fifth-minute effort was sufficient for Annfield Plain who have moved into fifth
place - their highest rating to date.
Following two poor performances at Easter which ended their hopes of finishing
in the top two, Teesside Athletic won a seven-goals thriller at Cleator Moor
Celtic with a hat-trick from James Kesterton and one goal by Greg Booth.
Lee Dunn, Barry Irving and Craig Scott responded for the Cumbrians who remain
fourth, three points behind the Teessiders.
