Match Reports from 9th February 2013

9^th February 2013

 

Old Malton,  the defending York Minster Engineering Premier League Champions produced  a performance   akin to last terms form when they remained unbeaten all season,  as they thrashed title hopefuls Wigginton, 8-0 and record their biggest away win since April 2008. Wigginton conceded first half goals to Tom Fenwick, Darren Dunning and Jon Newton before the Ryedale side hit top gear in the second-half as both Fenwick and Dunning completed their hat-tricks with Dean Nuttall adding his name to the scorers list. It was Grasshoppers heaviest defeat since November 2009.

 

Poppleton Utd recorded their first away draw in 16 games after they conceded two second-half goals to share the spoils with hosts Dringhouses in a 3-3 draw. Dave Pickles opening goal for Pop was cancelled out by an own goal but the visitors went into the interval leading 3-1 courtesy of goals from Joe Dale and Jim Gledhill. Dave Watson reduced the arrears for the hosts and Liam Stilgoe equalised for Dringhouses from the penalty spot. It was only Dringhouses second home draw in their previous 41 home games and they both finished 3-3.

 

The first home win of the season still eludes Selby RSSC as they lost 1-0 at home to Rowntrees. Robin Bedford took his personally tally for the season to 12 when he opened the scoring for Copmanthorpe in the second half against visitors Hamilton Panthers, Chris Storey doubled their lead and Olly Bird wrapped up the scoring as Cop won 3-0. Easingwold edged further away from the relegation zone as they collected their seventh point from their previous three away games as they drew 1`-1 at York St Johns, John Durrant put Easingwold in front with Josh Da Silva levelling for the students late in the game.

 

 

Only two games were scheduled in Division One, Haxby and Tockwith played out a goalless draw while Malton & Norton consolidated their second position in the table with a 2-1 home win over Amotherby & Swinton.  Chris Hodgson and Kingsley Daffern netted for the hosts with George Moore replying for Amotherby.

 

Division Two leaders Osbaldwick suffered their first home defeat in six matches as they lost 2-1 to a revitalised  Bishopthorpe side, Rob Wright gave Bish an early advantage before Ben Jones,  the divisions leading goal scorer, doubled their advantage, Matt Hattee replied for the O’s in the second half. Fulford replace Osbaldwick at the top of the table following their 3-2 win at Thorpe, the hosts,  without a win in four,  took an early lead but two goals from Danny Penrose and one from Sam Pepper helped Fulford earn their first double of the season. Rawcliffe extended their unbeaten run to 8 games but they had to settle for just a point as visitors Tadcaster Magnets equalised four minutes from time as they sides drew 1-1, earlier Danny Coulson had give Rawcliffe the lead. 

 

The top three sides in Division Three all hit five goals at home to collect maximum points but a home defeat for fourth placed Civil Service has seriously dented their promotion hopes. League Leaders Bishop Wilton fell behind to a James Robertson goal against basement side Crayke but before the break they ensured their unbeaten home run was extended to 15 games as they led 4-1 with goals from Charlie Bond, Tom Knowles, Edward Donkin and Kramer Smith with Jason Nattras adding their fifth after the break. Second placed F1 Racing also led 4-1 at the break in their home encounter with Elvington Harriers, the hosts nap hand was shared between Rich Proctor (2) – scoring for the fifth game on the bounce -  Neil Yeowart, Andy Proctor and Jake Murphy with Neil Alexander and Alex Martin replying for the Harriers.  Third placed Barmby Moor had a ding-dong battle with Rufforth before eventually winning 5-3, Chris Tatterton put the home side in front but the visitors rallied with goals from Dan Whitcombe and Ryan Williams to lead 2-1, Tatterton then added his second, Williams did likewise for Rufforth before Jamie Sedman made it 3-3 at the break but two goals in the final five minutes from Greg Nesbitt and Tom Gibson preserved Barmby Moor’s unbeaten home record for the season.  Civil Service, despite Josh Coulson giving the an interval lead,  lost 2-1 at home to Ouseburn. Sporting Knavesmire ended a run of three consecutive draws as they thumped Huby 6-0 with their tally shared between Andrew Simpson, Tom Wilson, Scott Backhouse, Dan Smith, Ryan Gothard and Jamie Painter.      

 

Wheldrake ended a run of five home games without a win in Division Four as they defeated Huntington 4-0, Ali Carroll and Ben Patchesa hit first half goals for the home side with Niall Kirby and Jason McCleod scoring in the second half. Three times Selby Town Reserves led at LNER Builders, initially through Olly O’Neil, then Kie Latham and finally through Callum Roe-Dixon but on each occasion the Builders equalised, Alex Moulton hit their first, Sam Hill,  with his 25^th goal of the season,  their second,  and then Dean Machin converted a penalty two  minutes from time to  level the game at 3-3.

 

In the only game played in Reserve A, Old Malton avenged the 2-1 defeat at Copmanthorpe by beating the same opposition by the identical score at home to chalk up their fourth straight home win. Richard Stevenson and Luke Davis bagged for Old Malton with Ryan Partington replying for Cop.

 

All the Reserve B fixtures went in favour of the home sides. League leaders White Horse suffered their first defeat in 11 games as they lost 2-0 at struggling Bishopthorpe, Jamie Mackie hit both Bish goals.  The defeat sees the Church Fenton sides lead at the top of the table cut to five points as second placed Easingwold, who also have a game in hand on the leaders, came from a goal down at home to Heslington to win 3-2, Andrew Metcalfe (Snr) sandwiched a Jordan Green brace for the hosts. Don Harris hit a hat-trick as third placed Fulford kept in touch with the leading duo as they registered a comfortable 6-1 home win over York St Johns, Steve Cooper (2) and Joe Kanarski added Fulfords other goals. Pocklington who have games in hand on all the leading sides,  maintained their interest in the promotion race with a 2-1 home win over Amotherby, Stu Barker cancelled out Danny Foxton’s opening goal for the visitors with Max Himsworth hitting Pock’s second half winner.  Aviva eased their relegation worries as they chalked up back-to-back home wins and both without conceding a goal, as they condemned visitors Tadcaster Magnets to their sixth away game without a win as the insurance side won 4-0 with goals from Warren Lowe, Rob Evans and a Geoff Pinkney brace.

 

The top two sides in Reserve C both recorded away victories, leaders Malton & Norton,  defending an unbeaten record for the season, needed a exquisite free kick from Wayne Hazell to break the deadlock in their encounter at Rowntrees, Ed Marwood then took his tally for the season into double figures with their second as the Ryedale side won 2-0. Second placed Selby RSSC took the honours, and the points, from their derby game with local rivals Heminbrough but they left it late scoring twice in the final 10 minutes through  Ryan Willis and Tommy Butterfield to swing the game in their favour 2-1,  Ricky Hutton had earlier given Hemingbrough the lead. Stamford Bridge ended a winless run of three games to keep in the promotion frame as Darren Branden hit the only goal of the game as they defeated Strensall 1-0. Poppleton avenged last weeks defeat at the hands of Wilberfoss by winning the return encounter 4-1, despite falling behind to a Chris Allan goal. Pavel Perhac equalised for Pop before Jack Chilton, Danny Barrett and Danny King struck in the second half for Pop.            

 

Reserve D leaders Crayke slipped to their first defeat of the season as they lost 1-0 at home to Cliffe and to add injury to insult for Crayke,  it was an own goal that separated the sides.  Civil Service moved within four points of the leaders following their 4-2 success at Huby, Dave Tumman put Huby in front but before the break Civil Service hit back with goals from Joe Evans, Carl Barber   (penalty) and Mark Lund and added a fourth through Craig Coates with Huby snatching a late goal from Jimmy Turton. Bishop Wilton struck three times in the opening half hour at Rufforth and despite the hosts replying through Tom Bateson and Kieran Hepworth,  the visitors held onto their advantage to end a run of four away trips without a win, on target for the visitors were Oliver Riley and  Andrew Healy (2). St Clements hit six unanswered goals past Wheldrake, on the scoresheet for the Saints were Liam King (2) Ben Cooper, Ricky Mizzie, Adam and Mark Harrison.