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Tuesday, 9th February 2010

SUNDAY FOOTBALL: Atletico up into second after win at Esquires

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Published Date: 10 November 2009
Clive Milton takes a look at the best of the action in the Michael R Peters Sunday League
Premier Division leaders Sandy Sunday played Partizan in the only afternoon kick-off to make way for the Remembrance Day parade in the morning in Sandy.

A 3-3 draw was the end result which eased Sandy a point ahead of Inter Cople. With second placed Inter not playing, Atletico drew level on points with them after beating bottom club Esquires 4-2.

In the surprise result from the Premier Division, Supreme travelled to Queensmen and recorded only their second win of the season so far with a 3-0 victory.

Meanwhile, Lawson Park Rangers were beating Bird in Hand by the same score, shooting the Bird down the table to fifth place. Charlie Betts scored another two for Rangers with Dale Mouaici getting the other one.

Oakley and Clearglaze are heading Division One after securing away wins over Haynes and Houghton Conquest respectively.

Oakley's margin was 5-2 with Ray Patrickson scoring after fifteen minutes from a corner. Oakley had a host of chances to score more but half time came with no further goals.

Haynes put some pressure on Oakley in the second half and earned an equaliser, and then went 2-1 up, but a rampaging Jason Goldman scored Oakley's second. Oakley then took command and Goldman completed his hat-trick with Cristoph Boniface getting Oakley's fifth.

Clearglaze scored four with no reply from Houghton Conquest. AFC Greyfriars away to Old Hastingsburians was the game of the division, with AFC running out impressive 4-0 winners to leap above the Oldies into third spot, two points off the lead.

Jason Layne scored first for AFC just before the half hour mark with Travis Joseph making it two with a 35-yard free kick. Jamie McGregor made the half-time score 3-0.

The Old Hasties did not lie down and kept Mark George in the Greyfriars goal busy with some fine saves, but Kane Alexander popped up with AFC's fourth goal late on to rub the salt in.

Stewartby got a much needed win hammering seven against Bell Sandy's three, whilst Newtown Rangers just got the better of Burnaby Arms scoring four of the seven goals on show.

Wootton Wanderers stumbled in second place of Division Two when Ship Inn secured only their second win of the season with a three goal broadside.

Constant and Co moved closer to the Wanderers easing past Bird in Hand Reserves 3-0. Eagle Heating were the top scorers in the division with a 7-1 pasting of Cross Keys Wootton.

Wootton Park Rangers are still looking for their first win in the league this season after failing to find it against an improving Sharks side, who won the game 4-1.

Phillip Kempsell, Daniel Newton, Ben Brown and Ollie Housden did the business for Sharks. London Road Old Boys travelled to Sharnbrook and came home with the points with captain Clive Sawyer among the goals.

There were no real surprises in Division Three with leaders Sears Morgan winning against Cranfield and second placed New Inn Biggleswade seeing off third placed Wheatsheaf Flitwick 2-0.

The Inn dominated the first half and were rewarded with an own goal and a headed goal from Joe Harrington. There were no more goals in the match but Lee Marshall and Joe Harrington were thorns in the Sheaf side all game long.

Harrold hit Partizan Reserves for six. Despite a pre-match panic by Harrold to field a team, and despite going a goal down, they regained their composure to win the match with two goals from Alan Cooper, a 25 minute hat-trick from their skipper Darren Brown, and a late own goal.

Bottom club BMC failed to gain a point at home to Salento going down 4-3. Salento's scorers were Mario Catrambone with two, Chris Robinson and Paulo Fregapane. BMC, however, took a lot from their performance despite the defeat.

BMC dominated the first half hour and were rewarded with a penalty. The old habits returned to BMC when the defence got all sloppy, going in at half-time 4-1 down.

Second half substitutions stoked up BMC's fire and they scored their second when Martin Breed fed Steve Trainer to fire in a 25-yard shot which the keeper turned onto the bar for Daniel Southam to nod in the rebound at toe level.

Jon Southam then scored BMC's third after Salento's keeper had parried Rob Masters shot and also Robert Facchiano's follow-up effort, but BMC just could not find the right moves to get a point.

The top two in Division Four both lost. Mowsbury Athletic retained top spot but lost their first game of the season 4-2 at home to Constant and Co Reserves.

Mowsbury were 2-0 down at half-time and it was four just past the hour, but Athletic got themselves together and pulled two goals back in the dying minutes through Luigi Spinelli and an own goal.

This was Constant's best performance of the season so far with Gareth White scoring once, Ricky Brown getting two and James Joyce netting the other one. Constant's keeper, Richard Gerrard, was in fine form, producing a superb save late on to deny Mowsbury any more goals.

Second placed Harpur Sunday went down 4-1 to their old adversaries Renhold. Renhold were 3-0 up by half-time through a free kick from Jason Thompson, and one apiece for Jamie Lovell and Scott Mann.

Harpur pulled one back in the second half but Scott scored his second to seal the win for Renhold. Hobgolblin Old Boys are fourth after beating Wells Star 3-2. The Goblins made hard work of it by not taking their chances in the first half.

They had enough opportunity to virtually win the game by half time, but ironically found themselves 2-1 down at the break. Drew Foale opened the scoring for Wells but within a minute Pete McCormack levelled.

On the stroke of half time Fandi Hatib drove the ball over the Goblin's keeper and into the net for the lead.

The second half found The Boys struggling to convert their chances, but desperate defending by Wells created two penalties resulting in Nick Scott converting both to win the game. Bedford Panthers won their first game of the season by beating bottom club North End Astros 3-2.

In Division Five, Bedford Allsters created the big story by beating Moor Lane Meltis 7-1 away. This result pushes the Allsters into third place, still unbeaten and with games in hand. Meltis had some early chances to open the scoring but ended up 2-0down at half-time.

Darren Sparkes hit a screamer into the top left hand corner of the Allsters' net, but that was about all the good fortune Meltis had.

Clapham Sunday lost ground after getting only a point off Bedford Albion, who themselves are in second place behind Grafton Celtics who did not play. The bottom two clubs, Bromham and Bird in Hand Lower Stondon can score goals but cannot score more than they let in.

Bromham leaked eight against Gardeners Arms Biggleswade, but scored a couple through Ryan Kelly and substitute Jamie Mercurio, whilst Bird conceded six to Rose Biggleswade.

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  • Last Updated: 10 November 2009 10:17 AM
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