FIXTURES - JANUARY 18th/19th
Tuesday January 18th
Dorset Senior Cup Semi Final
Hamworthy United 2-1 Wimborne Town
Hampshire Senior Cup Quarter Final
AFC Portchester 1-0 Hartley Wintney
Russell Cotes Cup Quarter Final
Folland Sports 1-1 Hamble Club (5-3 on penalties)
Premier Division
Christchurch 2-3 Alton
Moneyfields 2-2 Horndean
Shaftesbury A-A Brockenhurst (fog)
U.S. Portsmouth 1-1 Alresford Town
Division One
Andover New Street 3-3 Laverstock & Ford
Romsey Town 5-0 Verwood Town
Portsmouth Senior Cup Quarter Final
Fareham Town 0-0 Locks Heath (2-3 on penalties)
Southampton Senior Cup 2nd Round
Hythe & Dibden 13-0 Hamble United
Wednesday January 19th
Premier Division
Blackfield & Langley 1-3 Bashley
Division One
Totton & Eling 0-4 Millbrook
Southampton Senior Cup 2nd Round
Fawley AFC 12-0 Southbrook
Six Wessex League matches and fixtures in five different Cup Competitions on Tuesday and only one casualty due to the weather.
In the Premier Division the big game was at Moneyfields where League leaders Horndean were held to a draw in a dramatic finish. Goals from the usual pairing of Connor Duffin and Zac Willett saw the Deans two goals ahead as the match moved into second half stoppage time, only for goals from Steve Hutchings, a penalty, and James Franklyn in the 92nd and 94th minutes earn the home side a share of the points. The attendance was a creditable two hundred and twenty seven on a chilly evening.
Christchurch’s recent run of favourable results was halted at Hurn Bridge where visitors Alton came out on top by the odd goal in five. Oli Graham, Matt Graham and Liam Knight for Alton and a double from Eder Barista for the Hurn Bridge side. Goals from Sam Quirke and Sutcha Shepherd ensured a one all draw between US Portsmouth and Alresford but the game between Shaftesbury and Brockenhurst was abandoned before the break through thick fog, Hopefully all had a safe journey home.
Two games in Division One and a three all draw between Andover New Street and Laverstock and Ford with the visitors coming from behind three times including in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Ross Cook with two and Reece Rusher for the Street and Russell Jones two and Chas Sykes for the visitors. In the two League meetings between the Clubs this season Laverstock have scored six goals of which Jones scored five. At the Bypass ground a first half hat trick from Ollie Jenkins together with subsequent strikes from Charlie Rattley and Jack Odam gave Romsey a comfortable five nil victory over Verwood Town.
Onto the Cup fixtures and Hamworthy United completed a very successful four days by following up their FA Vase win on Saturday with victory by two goals to one over Southern League Wimborne in the Semi Final of the Dorset Senior Cup. An attendance in excess of two hundred and fifty saw Lee Francis and Jack Lovell score their goals in a two one victory and they will now meet Poole Town in the final. AFC Portchester are also enjoying cup football this season. Already in the last four of the Wessex League Cup they moved in to the same stage of the Hampshire Senior Cup with a one nil win over the higher ranked Hartley Wintney - Lee Wort claiming the all-important goal.
The Russell Cotes tie between neat neighbours Folland Sports and Hamble Club ended in a one all draw with Ellis Genge on the mark for the home side and Clayd Roach netting a penalty for the visitors against his old Club, but it was Follands who triumphed in the penalty shoot out to move in to the last four of the Competition. A surprise at Cams Alders where free scoring Fareham were held to a goalless draw in the Portsmouth Senior Cup by Hampshire Premier side Locks Heath who then came out on top in the penalty decider.
The Southampton Senior Cup embraces clubs from sometimes vastly differing levels and throws up the occasional mismatch as was the case, with respect to all, at Hythe and Dibden where the Wessex League side defeated Southampton Senior League One sclub Hamble United by thirteen goals to nil. The match was a personal triumph for Sam Woodward who scored six with two from Cain Prentice and singles from Luca Prentice, Fillipos Terzidis, Kyle Joryeff, Sam Boon and the evergreen Jo Tessem making up the bakers dozen.
Just three games on Wednesday and sadly another total mis-match but first things first. In the Premier Division , with all the goals in the second half, Bashley won three with one at Blackfield and Langley with Harry Bunce, Adam Grange and Bue Bennerr on target and Harvey Joe Bertrand claiming the hone side’s consolation in stoppage time. In Division One Totton and Eling’s bad run continued as a hat trick from Sean Haines added to a singe strike from Callum Drake gave Millbrook a four nil win at Millers Park.
Lastly another Wessex League versus Southampton Senior League clash in the Southampton Senior Cup with Fawley scoring twelve without reply against Southbrook, There were hat tricks for Jacob Sheath and Malin Bowman, doubles for Dylan Knight and Tom Munday and singles from Tom Rafferty and James Elkins but is there really any benefit for anybody from these sort of score lines.
