League Round-up

League News - Sunday 24th August

The weather put paid to many fixtures In the League with Sunderland Council Closing all Pitches, this caused a Lot of postponements.

In the Premier League Burnside Travelled  to Brandon Bay Horse and were beaten 3-2 by the  inform Bay Horse Side, Kelloe wmc were 4-2 Winners at the Struggling Fatfield Biddick Inn, Langley Park Wmc Trvelled to Newton Aycliffe wmc and shared the Points in a 1-1 Draw.

Hetton Lyons C.C.The Champions were stunned on Thursday night by an energetic Burnside display that consigned Hetton to an early League defeat, Burnside were on the backfoot early on with Clarke, Canavan and Graydon going close but they regained their composure to go ahead after 20 minutes when cummings broke through and lobbed Finch, they went further ahead 10 mins later with Jarvis volleying home and then Laidler headed past Finch to make it 3-0 the Lyons rallied and pulled one back albeit an own goal to end the half 3-1 down, in the second half Clarke pulled the deficit to just one and as Hetton bombarded the Burnside goal a smart counter attack made the game safe for the newly promoted side when Cumming scored again, to compound the Lyons evening veteran Club Captain Matthew Taylor was dismissed for abusive language, a bitter pill to swallow but Lyons captain Ainsley said " in this league you cant give anyone a three goal start and we were punished for it, they played well and deserve the credit".

Premier League - Hetton Lyons C.C.    4    -    2    Pelton RAOB

Hetton Lyons took all the points in this encounter at Eppleton their first of the season, Assistant manager Jason Ainsley dropped himself for the game and later explained his decision " I thought we needed younger legs in their after Thursday night"  Hetton scored in the 10 minute, Jamie Clarke ran onto a Hyson pass and blasted home, it was what the Lyons team needed but they failed to capitalise on it and found themselves level inside 25 mins a backpost Cornell shot sneaked inside Finch's near post helped by a Mason deflection. Clarke restored the Lyons lead scoring his fifth of the season just before the break. The weather hotted up during the morning as did the game it was soon 3-1 debutant David Gordon showed great technique to crash home a Ben Ryan centre, but again Pelton dragged themselves to within one goal  Luke Kerry the scorer, but not to be undone again the Lyons ended on top with a Craig Mason strike in the last 10 mins. Ainsley added " we needed more and at times today we delivered, but we know that we are better than this, in the second half we should've scored more" Ainsley wasnt the only change out went Ryan, Taylor, Brightwell with Pearson, Walklate and Gordon coming in, the Lyons injury list is now longer with Gavin Cogdon joining Johnston, Allen, Hinton, Toft, Capper and Watson all out till September or worse...

In the First  Divison Brandon Sports were winners in the 7 Goal Home Fixture with visistors Houghton Mill All Stars , Brandon winning 4-3.Sedgefield Black Lion lost 1-2 at home to Sacriston Wmc despite an early goal from Dave Brumpton.In the Only game played in Divison 4 Langley Park Social and Washington Duke of Albany shared the points in a 3-3 draw.

In the JD Taxis Cup Prelimanry RoundTwo Gaols from Karl Hutchinson and one each from Gary Curry and  Frank Murray gave Sherburn Lambton Arms a 4-2 Home win over the Glenndenning Arms, a Hat Trick from Jack Moore plus two from Joe Simpson gave Shadforth Plough Inn a 5-2 Home win over Washington Nissan Sports Club, One each from Jeff Dean ,Jamie Mathews and Gary Walker gave Quarrington Hill Wmc a 3-1 Home win Over AFC Newton Hall , a Fine Strike from Nick Barker the Only goal of the game gave Durham Bede Lodge a 1-0 away win at Chester Hilda Park.A goal each from Andrew Thompson.,ndy Bell and Ian Fairless gave Kelloe Davy Lamp a 3-1 Home win Over Pittington Fc.