Match Reports - Week 26

Senior Cup
West Witney cruised through to the 3rd round of the Senior Cup after a convincing 5-0 drubbing of North Leigh A. Kevin Lewis scored a hat trick with Ady Holder and Tom Perry getting the others.

Rob Marsh, Jason Lonsdale and Chris Zoldan were all on target for Carterton A as they beat Ducklington 3-1. Ian Peedell scored for the hosts.

Spartan Rangers went down 4-0 to Charlbury Town. Shaun Gilbert (2), Duncan Fitzgerald and Craig McCallum got the goals.

Paul Read and Joey King scored the goals in Hailey’s 2-0 win over Chipping Norton Town.

Junior Cup
Carterton Pumas from Division Two are guaranteed an opponent from Division One after securing their birth in the semi-final. Pumas beat Milton 4-1 with Dave Davenport grabbing a hat trick. Kai Merrett scored the other after Steve Hockwell’s early strike for Milton.

Aston also cruised through with a 5-0 trouncing of Brize Norton. Ryan Hewer bagged a brace with Kevin Alcraft, Matt Smith and Matt Brown getting the others. Brize Norton task was made even harder after having Matt Townsend sent off for violent conduct in the first half.

Chadlington also eased through to the semi’s by the same score line after their 5-0 win over Hanborough Reserves. George Slatter (2), Steven Hunt Craig Salmon and Josh Catling all got on the score sheet.

Stanton Harcourt needed extra time to see off Freeland eventually winning 3-2. Ben Calcutt, Martin Cripps and a Dan Smith penalty proved the difference after goals from Ady Williams and Ben Crawford had brought Freeland back into the game.

Supplementary Cup
Ducklington A from Division Four knocked out Spartan Rangers Reserves of Division Three 6-4 aet and secured their passage to the semi-finals. Duck took an early lead though Scott Mason (2) and Bradley Snell, but goals from Tom Merchant and Cameron Donohoe brought parity to the score line. However further goals from Ben Jackson, Josh Hartley and Alan Clitton restored Duck’s lead despite further late strikes from Merchant and Dexter Lancaster.

Eynsham SSC Reserves were knocked out 5-1 to Bourton Rovers. Kevin Webb scored for the hosts but goals from Matt Viner (2), Stuart Order (2) and Rob Curtis sealed the tie.

Tim Stiddard, Paul Dray and John Bignell were all on target as they fired FC Hollybush through to the semi-final, beating Minster Lovell Reserves 3-0.

Kirtlington edged a narrow 4-3 win aet against Tackley. Craig Broome, Matt Currill and Paul DeFraitis scored for the hosts but goals from ince Snell (2), Ryan Moran-Moss and Steve Foreman swang the tie in favour of the visitors.

Division One
Ed Dunn and Steven Burke both scored a hat trick in Minster Lovell’s 8-2 win over FC Mills. Leo Haines and Jordan Delaney got the others with Kevin Lloyd and Rob DeBanks replying for Mills.

FC Nomads took an early lead against Hailey Reserves but went on to lose 3-1. Dan Collins scored for the hosts within the first 60 seconds but goals from Kristian Collis, Carl Russell and John Andrews secured all three points for Hailey.

Division Two
Matt Walker stole the show for Eynsham SSC in their 11-0 thrashing of Combe with an amazing 8-goal-haul. John Ayres and Ross Lewington also scored with Eynsham keeper, Tom Bryant even scoring from the spot. Eynsham sit a comfortable 6 points clear at the top of Division Two having played more games that the chasing pack.

Kevin Davis scored all three goals in West Witney Reserves 3-0 win over Middle Barton. West Witney remain third; 9-points off the leaders but with two games in hand.

Witney Royals Reserves moved into third after a 3-0 win over Charlbury Town Reserves. Steve Reynolds, Russell Plumb and Dan Painting scored the goals.

Craig Horne (2), Lewis Hathaway, Justin Timms and Mike Pratley all got on the score sheet in North Leigh B’s 5-1 win over Ducklington Reserves. Omar Semlali scored Duck’s only goal.

The points were shared at Witney Wanderers as they drew 1-1 with Bampton Town. Tom Gregory and David Naworinsky scored for Wanderers and Bampton respectively.

Division Three
Carterton Rangers did their goal difference the power of good in their promotion push with a 12- mauling of Wootton. Stefan Reed bagged a 4-goal-haul with Craig Williams getting a hat trick. Ben Pearce (2), Craig Smith, Billy Hales and Andy Stone got the others.

Division Four
Nathan Beckett scored a hat trick and Conor Kelly twice in Bampton United’s 5—1 thrashing of Wychwood Forresters; firing them back to the top of Division Four. Paul Townsend pulled one back for the visitors.

Corinthians moved into third after a narrow 3-2 win over Milton Reserves. Dan Newton and Joe Bartlett put the visitors ahead but goals from Andy Sanderson, Matt Walters and Graham Ciudiskis settled the tie.

Rocky Burton scored again for Greystones as they went down 3-1 to Chadlington Reserves. Kim Allen, Craig Korsewski and Graham Harrison scored for Chad.