Match Reports - Week 11

The quarter finals of the Jack Busby Cup took place this weekend, with the semi-finalists eventually being decided from four tight and high-scoring encounters.

Division Two leaders West Witney Reserves fought back from 2-1 down to defeat Division One Hanborough Reserves 3-2. West went ahead through Matt Townsend but were soon pegged back by two Tom Weedon goals, one a penalty. After the break though, a Karl Roberts penalty and an Antony Lune free kick sent the home side through.

Charlbury Town Reserves won 4-3 at home to North Leigh B with a rare hat-trick from Carl Siford and a Bruce Claridge goal. Charlbury had been 3-0 ahead at the break but North Leigh drew level through two Justin Keyani goals and a Richard Meredith strike. The hosts scored the fourth late on to progress.

Chipping Norton Town reserves went down 3-2 at home to Witney Royals Reserves. Mikey Piper, Anthony Williams and Ian Hayes had put Royals on control, but two Sam Philpott strikes weren’t quite enough for Chippy to stay in the cup.

Division Three Carterton B needed extra time to overcome Division Four Kingham All Blacks Reserves 5-3 at home. Kingham had been leading 3-2 at half-time through two Gareth Price strikes and a Rob Colleton goal. However, Carterton levelled at 3-3 to take the tie to an extra half hour and added two more goals to win. Jon Smales, Mark Hawkins, Olly Bush, Lee Litton and Adam Harris scored for Carterton.

Premier Division

In a big top-of-the-table clash, West Witney recorded a 2-1 win over leaders Chipping Norton to reduce the gap at the top to one point. Aaron Witham scored for the visitors, but goals from Tom Perry and Kev Lewis gave West the win.

Charlbury Town lost 2-1 away at Carterton A. Rob Styles scored for the visitors, but efforts from Jason Lonsdale and Mike Bolt gave Carterton the win.

Ducklington were given a tough time by North Leigh A as they edged a high-scoring game 4-3, having been 3-1 up at the break. Craig Greenhalgh got two for North Leigh, with Ashley Overton scoring the other, while Ducklington scored through a Craig Mays hat-trick and a Lee Moseley strike.

With both teams looking to kick-start their seasons, Hailey that ran out 4-1 winners over Spartan Rangers at home. A Dean Mays brace, plus goals from Joey King and Dave Cross clinched the points, with Ricardo De Fazio replying.

Witney Royals went down 2-1 in a close encounter at Hanborough. Goals from Aston Leach and Tom Lewis for the hosts cancelled out a Jamie Kennedy effort for Royals.

Division One

High-flying Aston easily overcame strugglers FC Mills 6-0 at home. Two goals from Benji Sundblad, plus efforts from Alex Timms, Phil Caswell, Matt Smith and Dan Long completed the rout.

A thriller at Chadlington saw the hosts run out 5-3 winners over FC Nomads despite drawing 2-2 at the break. Two Chris Lawrence goals and one from Mark Thomas put Nomads in contention, but Chadlington scored through Dan Murphy, George Slatter, Jordan Godfrey, Josh Catling and James O’Brien to win.

Lowly Freeland A went two goals up at home to leaders Stanton Harcourt but collapsed to eventually lose 5-2. George Wagerfield and Ben Crawford gave the home side the lead, but Stanton hit back with a brace from Dan Smith plus strikes from Martin Cripps, Andy Jackson and George Woodcock.

Another high-scoring affair saw Kingham defeat Brize Norton 4-3. Both teams traded goals before going in 3-3 at the break, with Kingham grabbing their winner in the second half. Pawel Bronk scored a hat-trick for Brize, including a penalty, while Daryll Middleton, Lee Haines, Ed Webb and Dom Hemmings secured the points for the hosts.

An amazing game at Minster Lovell saw the home side run out 7-4 winners over Hailey Reserves. The visitors got on the score sheet through Tom Gonzales brace and goals from John Andrews and Darryl Kew, but Minster out-scored them with strikes by Ed Dunn, Jordan Denley, Nathan Bowles, Ian Wright, Craig Sallis and two from Nathan Harris.

Division Two

Bampton Town held undefeated Eynsham Sports & Social to a 3-3 draw at home. Bampton had been 2-0 ahead in the first half but Eynsham fought back to claim a point. Jack Payne, Stave Caton and Adam Leigh scored for the home side, while Eynsham replied through a John Ayres brace and one from Matt Walker.

Carterton Pumas continued to slowly make up ground in the league as they beat Witney Wanderers 2-1. Wanderers scored through Tom Gregory but a Mark Benstead double sealed the win for Pumas.

Middle Barton lost 4-2 at home to third-placed Combe. Martin Kay and Jack Fowler scored for the home side, but Barney Sargent, Max Dunmore, Jamie Fisher and Josh Posey ensured the visitors kept in touch with the leaders.

Division Three

Brize Norton Reserves picked up a much-needed win over Tackley. Tackley scored through Kyle Defreitas but the home side earned the victory through goals from Rob Brown and Dan King.

Trail blazers FC Hollybush had no trouble dispatching Freeland B as they ran out 6-0 winners at home. Braces from Steve Aldous and Paul Dray added to goals from Luke Champion and Bradley Oliver.

Spartan Rangers Reserves lost 3-0 at home to Kirtlington. Sean Probitts, Adam Kelly and Steve Foreman all scored after half-time to seal the points for the visiting side.

Wootton Sports overcame Minster Lovell Reserves 4-1, having scored all their goals before half time. Liam Gubbins, Jacob Cook, John Holder and Dean Wasilewski scored for Wootton with Dave Chester replying for Minster in the second half.

Division Four

Milton Reserves ruthlessly demolished fellow strugglers Chadlington Reserves 9-0, with Philip Benfield scoring an incredible seven goals. Milton were five up at the break and added four after the break, with Ben Schofield and Sam Forster also in the goals.

Ducklington A also ran out big winners as they beat Greystones 7-2. Hat-tricks from Jake Souch and Aaron Clitton plus a Ben Jackson goal crushed the visitors as they responded through two Rocky Burton goals.

In another goal-fest, leaders Bourton Rovers hammered Wychwood Foresters 7-0 away. Matt Winter grabbed a four-timer while Rob Curtis, Stuart Horton and Jack Robb completed the scoring.

In contrast to the other games in the division, Witney Royals A played out a rare goalless draw away at Spartan Rangers A.