Tasty Division One Cup semi-final in prospect

Chinnocks hit Saints for nine

THREE Perry Street League teams fell at the second hurdle of this season’s Somerset Junior Cup on Saturday.

Crewkerne Town looked to have booked their place in round three as they led visiting Bath Arsenal 4-1 with 20 minutes left. But the Gunners stormed back and won a the game with an extra-time strike.

Combe Reserves also shipped five on their home turf as they were beaten 5-2 by Castle Cary. The third of the trio was Perry Street Reserves who went down 4-1 at Frome Town Sports.

Holders South Petherton and Merriott Rovers are still in the hat - their matches at Weston St Johns and Parson St Old Boys were postponed - the teams will try again tomorrow.

LEAGUE CUPS

John Fowler: Winsham United Reserves, struggling at the foot of the Division three table turned the form book on its head with an impressive 3-2 win at Chard United after trailing 2-1 at the break.

It was a similar story at Forton where Luso-Chard trailed to Millwey Rise Reserves at the interval but a brace from league top scorer Marco Quedas turned things around.

The closest of the weekend’s ties was at Unity Lane where a debut hat-trick from Misterton Reserves’ Connor Fletcher still wan’t enough to see off Crewkerne Reseves as the teams were deadlocked at 4-4 after two hours.

Misterton won the resulting penalty shoot-out 4-2.

Tommy Tabberer: Dowlish & Donyatt’s reign as holders ended despite a battling display in a 2-1 defeat at owerful Beaminster Reserves.

Division One Cup: The pick of weekend’s games could arguably be at Netherbury where Crewkerne Town are the visitors with a place in the final on January 3rd at stake.

Excluding Crewkerne’s county cup blip, both sides are in good form; The Tigers unbeaten in all ‘domestic’ football this season.

But the battle between the Crewkerne defence and the Ambers’ front line, led by the Hussey brothers - Tim and Phil - could hold the key.

Daisy Hutchings Cup: Last season’s tournament played havoc with the PSDL fixture list. As a result Division One clubs are now excluded and the smaller tournament is now open to teams from Division’s two, three and four only.

This would point to Beaminster Reserves being the clear favourites - although Chard United are sure to give the Division two leaders a run for their money at Jocelyn Park tomorrow.

Both Crewkerne teams, Rangers and Town Reserves, should have few problems of disposing of Waytown Hounds and Lyme Regis Bantams respectively.

I’ll go for wins for Misterton Reserves over league top scorers West & Middle Chinnock Reserves and Luso-Chard should have few problems with Thorncombe Reserves. Barrington Reserves could have run the Farway second-string close - but the East Devon side’s first team have no game...

PREMIER DIVISION

With Farway’s Eastlee Park waterlogged there was only one Premier game - a Paul Hardy goal, his first of the season, proved decisive as Ilminster Town Reserves beat Barrington 1-0 in bad tempered derby at the Rec.

Barrington will look to end their six game winless run when they entertain Misterton, without a win all season, at Shelway Lane.

West & Middle Chinnock will do well to return with anything from their trip to third placed Beaminster who made it six wins from seven with a 4-2 Dorset Intermediate Cup win at Allendale.

DIVISION ONE

Forton Rangers looked to be in with a chance of ending Millwey Rise’ 27-game unbeaten league run as they led the Devonians through a Jon Smith strike at half-time. But  Marc Jenkins’ second-half hat-trick lifted Millwey to a 5-1 win.

Forton could be in the market for three points when they entertain Thorncombe tomorrow. The Thorns will be buoyed by a Luka de Pasquale double, on his home first team debut, in a 2-0 win over seemingly doomed Charmouth. Ilminster Colts will be eyeing a first clean sheet of the season when they entertain the struggling West Dorset Outfit tomorrow.

Top of the table Winsham United could extend their lead at the top to five points with a win over Perry Street Reserves.

DIVISION TWO

WITH Beaminster in Cup action both HInton and Crewkerne Rangers took full advantage with wins over Hawkchurch (4-0) and South Petherton Reserves (2-1) respectively.

DIVISION THREE

AFTER three wins in four improving Combe A were surprisingly hammered 5-1 at home by Farway United Reserves who had been sinking like a stone.

The Saints take on another of the Division ‘s strugglers, Winsham United Reserves at Sladdes Cross tomorrow.

DIVISION FOUR

DANNY Rudge, Nathan Davenport, Ashley Cooper and Simon Hebditch all scored twice at West & Middle Chinnock conclusively won the top of the table clash with Combe B 9-2 at Oxleaze.

Ilminster A also had their shooting boots on with veteran Andy Fish notching a hat-trick in an 8-2 win over basement side Chard Rangers Reserves.

The Blues are sure to given more of a test tomorrow with the visit of league leaders Hinton - fresh from a comfortable 4-0 win at lowly Hawkchurch Reserves.

Goals from Will Aplin and Liuke Bissett earned improving Shepton Beauchamp Reserves a two victory over struggling Thorncombe Reserves, their third straight win.

The bottom two teams in the league go head-to-head at Jocelyn Park where Chard Rangers Reserves, still without a point, welcome Hawkchurch Reserves.

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