Match Reports - Week 15

OFA Junior Shield
Aston edged past Minster Lovell 2-1 in the re-arranged Junior Shield tie. Ryan Hewer and Matt Brown scored for the hosts with Ed Dunn replying for the visitors.

Premier Division
Hanborough will sit atop the Premier Division tree this Christmas after beating Charlbury Town 3-0. Dan Haggie, Arrun Hobley and Tom Lewis scored the goals that sent Hanborough into top spot.

Luke Rippington bagged a brace as Witney Royals beat Spartan Rangers 3-2. Matt Thompson scored the other. Dave Cross and Adie Kew’s goals for Spartan were not enough to salvage a point.

Russ Winstone scored twice for Hailey as they went down 3-2 at home to Ducklington. Lee Moseley, Damien Tolley and Luke Woodley all found the back of the net to take the points for Duck.

Division One
The points were shared at Kingham where the hosts drew 1-1 with Chadlington. Dom Hemming put the hosts ahead before the break, only for Jordan Godfrey to bring parity to the score line in the second half.

Freeland A earned only their second point of the season after a 2-2 draw away to Hanborough Reserves. Mark Stinchcombe and Scott Akers scored for the hosts with Dan Allsworth and Chris Greenaway levelling the tie for Freeland.

Division Two
Middle Barton cruised to a 5-1 win over Charlbury Town Reserves with Ashley Scearce picking up a hat trick. Rob Davis and Jamie Carswell added the others with Gary Jones found the back of the net for Charlbury. The result means Charlbury will go into 2013 having not picked up a single point this season.

North Leigh B closed the gap on third placed Combe after beating their hosts 2-1. Darren Tasker scored both goals for North Leigh, as Max Dunmall replied for the hosts.

Witney Wanderers continued to claw their way out of the relegation zone by beating fellow relegation contenders Bampton Town 5-1. Johnny Austin scored for the hosts, but Wanderers took all three points with goals from Cesar Adenir, Jordan Sinclair-Pearson, Chris Kingston, Charley King and Jamie Jackson.

Division Three
FC Hollybush’s 100% record at the top of Division 3 came to an abrupt end on Saturday as they were beaten 3-0 by Kirtlington. Shane Probetts (2) and Nathan Kelly scored the telling goals.

Carterton B and Carterton Rangers were only able to claw back a point each on the leaders, however, as they held each other to a 2-2 draw. Andy Stone and Ben Pearce scored for Rangers with Luke Simmonds and Mark Hawkins replying for the visitors.

Spartan Rangers Reserves and Aston Reserves also had to settle for a point a piece as they also drew 2-2. Shane Brown and Paul Saunders got the goals for the hosts with Ben Waldron and Brendan Chalk netting for Aston.

Chipping Norton Reserves came from behind to beat Freeland B 4-3. Stu McClaren (2) and Harry Irwin put the hosts ahead but goals from Lee Stefanovic, James O’Hara, Sam Thornton and Sam Philpott secured the points for Chippy.

Division Four
There were no surprises when top faced bottom as Ducklington A cruised to a 7-0 win over Chadlington Reserves. Tom Costley stole the show with a 5-goal haul. Nathan Harris and Jacob Souch added the others.

Also at the top, Bourton Rovers drew 1-1 with Bampton United. Rob Curtis and Conor O’Shea scoring for Bourton and Bampton respectively.

Wychwood Forest outmuscled hosts FC Hollybush Reserves beating them 4-2. Dean Spivey got both for the hosts but goals from Paul Townsend (2), Josh Hornsby and Ben Powell settled the tie.

The points were shared in the ‘relegation’ dog-fight, as Eynsham SSC Reserves and Spartan Rangers A held each other to a 2-2 draw. John Ayres and Matt Walker scored for Eynsham with Dan Thomas and Tom Perry hitting back for Spartan.