Junir Ftball

DIVISION 4B

BURWELL Swifts are up t secnd spt after beating Bartn Mills Reserves 2-0.

Ll Maskell pened the scring with a half-vlley that skipped ff the turf, and Danny Jnes made the pints safe frm Carl Saxby's crss in the secnd half.

Kev Driver and Steve Elmre marshalled the hme defence well t ensure that the visitrs tk nthing frm the game.

Wicken Amateurs drew 0-0 at Fenstantn Reserves t fall belw Burwell, and The Vine Reserves went dwn by the nly gal f the game at Miltn A.

PREMIER DIVISION

ELY City Reserves played prly at Great Paxtn, but still did just enugh t earn themselves all three pints.

Galkeeper Leigh Fllen denied the hsts early n, but City imprved after the break and grabbed the nly gal f the game with 15 minutes remaining.

Paxtn had just been reduced t 10 men by a dismissal when substitute Sean Mnigatti was fuled n the edge f the bx, and frm the resulting David Crnwell free-kick David Harvey capitalised n the 'keeper's handling errr t scre.

Paxtn had anther player red-carded twards the finish as Ely ran ut 1-0 winners.

Luke Butcher was the lne marksman fr Littleprt Twn in his side's 2-1 defeat at Over Sprts.

SENIOR DIVISION A

SOHAM Twn Rangers Reserves saw their prmtin hpes nsedive with a 5-1 defeat at West Wratting.

SENIOR DIVISION B

A RARE gal frm veteran Geff Buck saw Haddenham Rvers claim all three pints at the expense f Miltn.

Buck's strike was the nly gal f the afternn, virtually securing Haddenham's Kershaw League status fr anther seasn.

New manager Chris Farrell has his wrk cut ut after Littleprt Twn Reserves squandered a tw-gal lead in the hme clash with fellw struggler Grampian, but

Dan Simmns pened the scring frm Ben Brwn's crss, and Steve Dalby made the interval scre 2-0 befre Simmns made the pints safe frm anther Brwn crss.

DIVISION 1B

TOM Hppitt was amngst the gals again, but Ely City A surrendered tp spt after a dismal 2-2 draw at bttm-f-the-table Waterbeach Reserves.

DIVISION 2B

STRETHAM Htspurs scred after just 15 secnds n their way t a 4-1 victry at Gdmanchester Rvers Reserves.

Leigh Iball ndded hme a Gary Careless crss during Stretham's first attack, and a secnd 'gal' was ruled ut after Ollie Langfrd's crner went straight in.

Gdmanchester gt back n level terms, but Iball restred Stretham's lead frm clse range and central defender Lee Taylr launched a 25-yarder int the tp crner t make it 3-1 befre half-time.

The visitrs lked cmfrtable after that, and with 15 minutes remaining Careless runded tw players and chipped the galkeeper t cmplete the scring.

The Vine lst 2-0 at hme t Smersham Twn Reserves and leaders Suttn United went dwn by the same screline at Newmarket White Lin, but Pymr FC remain in gd frm.

Ed Hale put them ahead against Needingwrth United Reserves after 20 minutes, and Jasn Cridfrd's hat-trick was linked t an wn gal in Pymr's 5-0 success.

There was als an wn gal in Witchfrd '96's 2-1 victry against Isleham United.

Aarn Spencer's crss resulted in an Isleham defender turning the ball past his wn galkeeper, and Ben Barnwell's 40th minute verhead kick clinched the pints after the visitrs had equalised.

DIVISION 3B

FORDHAM Reserves eased their relegatin wrries with a 4-2 hme win against high-flying Lakenheath Reserves.

Iain Butterwrth's duble made it 2-0 inside 20 minutes, and Daren Pryke restred Frdham's tw-gal lead shrtly befre the interval.

Lakenheath pulled anther ne back, but a great vlley frm Daniel Alecck clinched the pints fr the hme side.

Other lcal teams did nt fare s well in this sectin hwever.

Ely Crusaders lst 2-1 at Bramptn Reserves, Haddenham Rvers Reserves crashed 7-2 at hme t Bluntisham Rangers Reserves despite Adam Seaby's duble, and gals frm Gareth Draper and Lee Fuller failed t prevent Little Dwnham Swifts frm lsing 4-2 at hme t Cttenham United A.

DIVISION 5B

BURWELL Swifts Reserves caused a majr upset by lwering the clurs f leaders Estver Park.

Man-f-the-match Ian Daltn engineered Swifts' pener, crssing fr Clive Metcalfe t steady himself befre firing hme frm eight yards.

Galkeeper Austin Wright kept ut a stinging free-kick t preserve Burwell's lead, and they were still ne gal t the gd when Tm Thatcher brke clear and crssed fr Simn Hurrin t nd hme and make the final scre 2-0.

Little Dwnham Swifts Reserves were als in winning actin at Upwell Athletic.

Nicky Martin twice played in Paul Bne fr first half gals befre adding a third himself frm 20 yards.

Ben Amry then squeezed hme number fur, and Bne cmpleted his hat-trick befre Martin's penalty made the final scre 6-2.

SUNDAY FOOTBALL

CAMBS FA SUNDAY CHALLENGE CUP SEMI-FINAL

TRIPLE-S bked their place in the final with a great 4-1 win against lcal rivals Ely Park Rangers.

James McCabe's pener was cancelled ut by David Crnwell befre the interval, but Lee Mll tapped in McCabe's crss t put Triple-S back in frnt after Martin Grey had missed a penalty fr the visitrs.

Ben Hwe then ndded in a crss frm Stephen Bell, and McCabe struck frm near the half-way line after a pr clearance by the Ely galkeeper.

LEAGUE MATCHES

MATT Brdie scred direct frm a crner as Ely Park Rangers Reserves beat Girtn Eagles 3-1 in Divisin 1A.

Ian Walters had tapped in the pener after Jamie Gayfer's crss caused cnfusin in the Girtn defence, and Richie Murfitt latched n t Gayfer's raking pass t clinch the pints with Ely's third.

In Divisin 2A Village Inn squandered a 3-1 interval lead as they lst by the dd gal in seven at YMCA Cambridge, and Wicken Maids Head lst tp spt in Divisin 4A after lsing 6-1 at hme t 100% NCI.

Little Dwnham United beat Studlands Park 4-1 in the same sectin, whilst in Tucker Gardner Partnership Divisin Tw a fluke Jez Breedn gal handed Ely Pymr Rangers a 1-0 victry ver Haddenham Harlequins.