Bury Town Bisons v Bedricks Worth 29.04.2022

Division Three side Bury Town Bisons' first ever Bury Sunday Cup Final ended in a 2-1 defeat to Division One side Bedricks Worth, in a decent Premier Logos Bury Sunday Floodlit Cup Final at Bury Town's Atalian Servest Ram Meadow Stadium.

With two shots came two goals within 18 minutes of the game, with both going the way of Bedricks, making their higher Division experience count.

It was 0-1 to Bedricks after just 2 minutes, as a right wing corner was met by a towering header from Joe Allen into the roof of the net. 

Arguably, Bury - who are the official Bury Town FC Sunday side and playing at the main club's ground for the first time - played the better football and really had the more of the major chances, but Bedricks were soon two goals ahead as a ball squared across to Brandon Salisbury saw the latter stick out a foot and turn it home from point blank range. 

Bedricks however did have a great chance on 21 minutes, after hooking a great ball over the onrushing Dan Stobbart, Harvey Hubbard though was around to clear the danger. 

Bisons meanwhile went agonisingly close three minutes later, a left wing corner fell to Ed Spampanato whose audacious first time volley on the edge of the box rebounded just wide off the outside base of the right hand post.

Up the other end though, Bedricks had another good chance, Brett Codd's shot from inside the box though was deflected wide into the bottom near side-netting. And from the resulting corner, goalscorer Salisbury peeled away cleverly at the near post, but glanced his header just wide of the top far, right-hand, corner. 

Bisons meanwhile continued to look for a goal back, as Owen Walton-Ross' fierce 35-yard low strike was deflected narrowly wide for a corner. 

But it was Bedricks who had the final chance of the half - a right wing corner found Salisbury leaping highest, only to glance his header just wide of the top far corner. 

Ten minutes after the restart a fantastic double stop from Bisons goalkeeper Dan Stobbart thwarted a third Bedricks goal. Suckley broke through dangerously down the right wing, the Bedricks man then sqaured a great ball across the box, where the shot from point blank range was clawed away brilliantly by Stobbart, who was still on the ground when he denied the follow up shot. 

At the other end, his opposite number James Griffin made a tremendous save to deny Owen Walton-Ross, flying across to his top left hand corner to beat away the fierce strike, keeping it at 0-2 after 61 minutes. 

From the resulting corner, Bisons deservedly broke through, the set-piece found Will Stobbart in space, who brilliantly sidefooted his low strike into the bottom left hand corner, despite Griffin getting a hand to it, 1-2 with 28inutes remaining. 

Another superb stop from Griffin however prevented Bisons from drawing back on level terms on 72 minutes, a fantastic Bisons strike was arrowing into the top right hand corner until the Bedricks stopper dived across to tip it behind.

Since the goal, Bisons were dominating more of the possession, and had another good chance on 86 minutes as Jordan Asker swerved a clever long range dipping strike, albeit it was straight at Griffin.

Bedricks though took back control, looking to see out the remaining ten minutes, with Salisbury's header from a corner, which looked destined to nestle into the top left hand corner, being headed off the line by the well placed Will Stobbart. The rebound strike meanwhile was easily saved by Dan Stobbart. 

An outrageous stop from the latter kept Bisons in with a chance of grabbing an equaliser in the 87th minute, goalscorer Allen looked to dip a great volley past Stobbart, who was slightly off his line, only for the stopper to produce a superb stop to tip it over onto the roof of the net. 

Bedricks meanwhile had another great chance four minutes into added time, after Allen cut through neatly onto the byline, his cutback found Macauley Delo, whose shot was deflected behind for a corner. 

Two minutes later, some determined Bury defending ensured that Bedricks wouldn't add a third goal, first a Bedricks substitute saw his shot well saved by Stobbart, who then smothered Charlie French's follow up effort well off his line, from close range, allowing Bury to clear the danger. 

However, that was that as Bedricks triumph in a cup competition for the first time in their history, following 2 first half goals. 

Bury Town Bisons:-

1 Dan Stobbart

2 Ed Spampanato

16 Joe Hogg

77 Harvey Hubbard

3 Dan Williams

7 Jordi Asker (c)

22 Will Stobbart

10 Harry Bentley

15 Owen Walton-Ross

9 Liam Mills

20 Luke Bates

Subs:

29 Callum Chambers-Shaw

5 Joseph Gilbert

Bedricks Worth:-

1 James Griffin

2 Connor Suckley

3 Jonathan Moye

4 Callum Smith

8 Charlie French

9 Brett Codd

10 Elliott Chaplin

11 Macauley Delo

14 Kerrin Lawrence

16 Joe Allen

7 Brandon Salisbury

Subs:

Liam Grant

Callum Paxton

Ronnie Ward

Booked: Mills (32'), Bed6 (90'+2')

Sin Binned: Walton-Ross (90'+5')

Goals: W.Stobbart (62'); Allen (2'), Salisbury (18').

Bury Town U18 v Histon U18 26.04.2022

Bury Town Under-18's Thurlow Nunn Youth League Cambridge Division campaign ended with a disappointing 2-1 home defeat to Histon. 

The home side though started well and hit the post after just 4 minutes, a clever low right wing Bury cross in just evaded Jack Turner, but fell for Charlie Smith arriving onto the edge of the box, whose brilliant wrapped strike towards the bottom left hand corner rebounded agonisingly off the inside base of the woodwork and back into play. The resulting corner however was poked just wide by Tom Gee. 

The home side though went close again in the 8th minute, the young Blues drove through dangerously down the right wing, but the dangerous ball squared into the six yard box towards Turner was gathered well by the keeper just ahead of the striker. 

Three minutes later meanwhile, Histon drew a good save out of Bury goalkeeper Joe Wilson. The away side picked up possession dangerously outside the Blues' box, but the shot low across goal was well saved by the diving stopper, diving to his left hand side. 

A great block from Fin Hay denied Histon from opening the scoring on 25 minutes, after a left wing cross found a man free at the far post, whose shot was blocked behind by a valiant block from Hay. 

But from the resulting corner, Histon broke the deadlock a minute later, the set-piece found Bisong who leapt highest at the back post to nod the ball down into the ground and up into the top far corner, 0-1. 

The game was a very tight affair, with very little clear cut chances, with Histon going close to quickly doubling their lead on 28 minutes. 

Stevens Lee however fired his shot a centimetre wide of the bottom far corner, from the right hand edge of the box. 

The young Blues however drew level on 33 minutes, which ultimately was the last action of note in the opening forty-five minutes. Jack Turner fed Ethan Flack running into space on the left hand edge of the box, the latter's low shot across goal was parried away by the goalkeeper as far as Henry Jolland lurking. The midfielder was first to it to confidently poach home into the bottom right hand corner from 6-yards out, 1-1. 

Histon arguably edged it and just deserved the win, but Bury did pose a good threat and had the opening chance of the second half, just five minutes after the break. Jack Turner was fed through by Jack Hurrell, whose attempted chip, after noticing the keeper off his line, looked to be going in until the keeper tipped it away before gathering the loose ball. 

Histon however struck what proved to be the winning goal two minutes later, as Kai Nicholls exploited space to curl a stunning strike past Wilson into the top right hand corner, with a goal worthy of winning any game, 1-2. 

It could've been 1-3 to the visitors a minute later, had they not missed a sitter from point blank range, while Bury went close in the 57th minute. The ball fell kindly to Charlie Smith whose cleverly hit ball went wide of the bottom near corner. 

Histon though saw a good strike go just over via the top of the crossbar in the 76th minute, before a dangerous Histon cut-back saw Gerry Jerche's shot well blocked on the 81st minute.  

The last chance arrived for the Blues a minute later though, but Bury couldn't quite make it count. After Flack had cut inside dangerously onto the edge of the box, the Bury player could only blaze his shot over the crossbar. 

Bury Town:-

1 Joe Wilson

2 Jack Utting

3 Finley Hay

4 George Allison

5 Tom Gee (c)

6 Max Willcox

7 Henry Jolland

8 Charlie Smith

9 Jack Turner

10 Ethan Flack

11 Jack Hurrell

Subs:

12 Jake Cobbold

17 Kushinga Benyu

14 Jack Jolland

15 Elliott Lacey

16 George Talbot

Histon:-

1. Harv upson

2. Ralph Mangar

5. James Marsh 

6. Dann Medd (c)

3. Ben Suckling 

8. Raul Bisong 

14. Zane Hamilton-Campbell 

7. Alex Stevens Lee 

9. Dexter Todd 

10.Kai Nicholls 

17. Mar-lee Fisher 

Subs

19. Antwan Ebanks Blake 

16. Harry lander

15. Oliver Daniel 

18. Gerry Jerche

Goals: H.Jolland (33'); Bisong (26'), Nicholls (52')

Ipswich Town v Charlton Athletic 30.04.2022

Ipswich Town concluded their Sky Bet League One campaign with a 4-0 demolition over Charlton Athletic at Portman Road. 

The Blues were by far the better side throughout, with home keeper Christian Walton virtually a bystander throughout. 

Town exploded out off the blocks, feeding Wes Burns free outside the box, whose shot went just over the bar in the third minute. 

Town clinically broke the deadlock just four minutes later, loanee Bersant Celina found on-loan Bristol City midfielder Tyreeq Bakinson, who guided an excellently sidefooted strike dipping into the top right hand corner, 1-0 Town - fittingly marking his seventeenth and final Town game with his second Ipswich goal. 

Celina went close to doubling Town's lead in style a minute later, curling an audacious 25-yard strike just wide of the top left hand corner. 

And the outstanding Blues doubled their lead in the eleventh minute, Conor Chaplin threaded Wes Burns through on goal, with just goalkeeper Nathan Harness to beat, who cleverly toe poked a brilliant strike past the onrushing keeper into the bottom left hand corner. 

Charlton meanwhile had their first chance of any note after 15 minutes, but the low free-kick was easily gathered by Walton.

A minute later, Town had another great chance, this time on-loan QPR forward Macauley Bonne was fed through into the box, whose great first time shoot - which looked to be goalbound - was well blocked by a defender. 

The Town forward though had the ball in the net on 17 minutes, only to be chaked off by an offside flag. Bonne though took it well, after being threaded through one on one with Harness to fire cooly low down the middle of the net. 

Town went close again with great play on the half-hour mark, Janoi Donacien's right wing cross was headed away as far as captain Sam Morsy whose clever low first time 25-yard volley went narrowly wide of the bottom left hand corner. 

Six minutes later, Charlton had a great chance up the other end, drawing a terrific flying save from Christian Walton. A brilliant Charlton left wing cross found Jayden Stockley free at the back post, whose great header towards the bottom left hand corner was tipped just wide by the now permanent Town goalkeeper - after impressing early into his loan spell from Brighton + Hove Albion earlier this season. 

Town meanwhile went close again on 42 minutes, a great ball over the defence threaded Conor Chaplin through down the left hand side in the box, but the midfielder looped a great header that dipped onto the roof of the net. 

Early into the second half, Town duly tripled their lead, Bonne was threaded through down the left-hand side in the box before squaring the ball on a plate to Wes Burns to net his second goal of the lunchtime kick off, sweeping home into the bottom right hand corner, 3-0 after 50 minutes. That goal took his Town statistics to 13 goals in 40 appearances in all competitions, with 12 goals and 37 appearances coming in the league. 

Charlton however had a decent chance soon after, a dangerous ball over the top released Washington free from eight yards out, but the latter poked his shot somehow just over the crossbar on 59 minutes. 

And the other side of the hour mark, the Blues went close to adding a fourth goal, Burns was threaded through by a perfect ball out on the right wing, although his shot was smothered behind well by the onrushing Harness down at his near post. 

Town centre back Luke Woolfenden went agonisingly close on 62 minutes to adding the gloss to the final game, as his shot from the left hand byline was cleared well off the line from an acute angle, with Burns lurking. 

Four minutes later, Town then flashed a dangerous strike across goal and wide for a goal-kick, while Sam Morsy arguably should've scored a minute later. 

A great low ball found the skipper free inside the box, who unbelievably shot a centimetre wide of the bottom left hand corner. 

Town had another fantastic chance on 74 minutes, the cross in found Bonne free on the left hand byline, whose great header down was smothered behind by Harness at his near post. 

The crossbar then preserved Town's clean sheet four minutes later, a right wing cross found Stockley free from four yards out, whose far post header rebounded back into play off the underside of the crossbar. The ball back into the box though found Ryan Inniss free at the right hand far post, but he could only head wide into the top right hand side netting. 

Stockley had a good chance to get a consolation goal for Charlton on 83 minutes, this time through inside the box his shot was deflected wide well for a corner. 

From the resulting set piece, the away side drew an outrageous double save from Walton to keep his clean sheet. Aneke latches onto the corner from point blank range only to see his shot impressively kept out twice by the diving Walton, down to his right hand side. 

Town up the other end went close to adding fourth goal, Burns teed up Morsy on the edge of the box, whose shot was deflected as far as Celina inside the box, who shot a centimetre wide of the bottom left hand corner. 

And having announced his Town departure on social media in the week prior to the game, substitute James Norwood ended his Ipswich career in the dream style. 

The forward had only been on the pitch for 3 minutes when he rounded off the scoring in the 88th minute. Humphreys threaded Norwood through down the right hand side of the box, the forward though made it look easy as he drew Harness of his line before cleverly finishing from a tight angle into the bottom far corner. 

That was fittingly the final noteable action of Town's season, with Norwood's final Town statistics reading the following: for the season the striker has scored 6 goals in 23 league games this season, with the forward scoring 28 goals in 88 games for the Blues. 

Town will hope that this will be a sign of hopefully positive things to come after an underwhelming 11th place finish, with things currently looking bright under Kieran McKenna. 

Ipswich Town:-

28 Christian Walton

44 Janoi Donacien (56' Vincent-Young)

6 Luke Woolfenden

47 Elkan Baggott

7 Wes Burns

12 Tyreeq Bakinson

55 Sam Morsy (c)

3 Matt Penney

21 Scott Chaplin (75' Humphreys)

43 Bersant Celina

18 Macauley Bonne (85' Norwood)

Subs:

31 Vaclav Hladky (GK)

24 Kane Vincent-Young

18 Idris El Mizouni

30 Cameron Humphreys

23 Sone Aluko

10 James Norwood

9 Joe Pigott

Charlton Athletic:

31 Nathan Harness

4 George Dobson

5 Akin Famewo

6 Jason Pearce (c)

9 Jayden Stockley

10 Albie Morgan

11 Alex Gilbey (53' Aneke)

14 Conor Washington (75' Jaiyesimi)

16 Adam Matthews

23 Corey Blackett-Taylor (68' Forster-Caskey)

24 Ryan Inniss

Subs:

30 Stephen Henderson (GK)

7 Diallang Jaiyesimi

8 Jake Forster-Caskey

17 Elliot Lee

22 Chuks Aneke

48 Mason Burstow

50 Deji Elerewe

Booked: Dobson (48').

Goals: Bakinson (7'), Burns (11', 50'), Norwood (88').

Att 26,002 (1,972 Charlton).

My MOTM: Ipswich Town number 7 Wes Burns. 

Whitton United Veterans v Lowestoft Town Veterans 01.05.2022

Whitton United retain the Best Badges Suffolk Veterans Cup for the fourth time, with what is considered to be the highest goal tally scored by a single team in a Suffolk County Cup Final, in a 10-0 demolition over Lowestoft Town. 

It took just 2 minutes for the opening goal to arrive, with Dan Thrower's low shot from outside the box forcing a good save out off Bergen diving down to his left hand side, only as far though as Shane Wardley arriving who cleverly scooped the ball over the goalkeeper and into the vacant roof of the net from close range, 1-0 Whitton. 

The goalscorer tried his luck at goal again three minutes later, although this time his low shot from a tight angle, down the left-hand side, was well smothered by Bergen off his line. 

Wardley again had another opportunity in the tenth minute, but this time headed straight at Bergen. 

But the midfielder did double his side's lead on 14 minutes, after being teed up by Thrower, Wardley doubled his tally for the afternoon by firing low through Bergen and into the middle of the net, 2-0!

Anton Clarke meanwhile forced a great save out of the goalkeeper a minute later. The winger found space on the right hand edge of the box to curl a great strike across goal, bringing a good diving save out off the stopper. 

Wardley then completed his hat-trick on 25 minutes in style, volleying home empathically into the middle of the net from 10-yards out. 

It's fair to say it was a rather one-sided affair, with Danny Thrower getting his name onto the scoresheet just three minutes later, with a great finish, beautifully curling a 25-yard free-kick across goal into the bottom far, left-hand, corner. 4-0 Whitton. 

And with 33 minutes on the clock it was soon 5-0, Darius Laws threaded Ronaldo Wright through down the right-hand side in the box, who smartly cut inside to finish confidently into the bottom left hand corner. 

While Thrower volleyed wide of the bottom corner with a 35-yard volley four minutes later, Lowestoft had a rare opportunity seven minutes later, as Gowing unleashed a 25-yard strike just wide of the bottom right-hand corner.

Early into the second half, it was more of the same as Whitton were awarded a penalty five minutes after the restart, Ronaldo Wright threaded Matthew Cunningham racing through past his opposite number down the left-hand side in the box, who was then fouled from behind by Redford. Up stepped the captain Mills, who ruthlessly sent Bergen the wrong way as he blasted home into the top right-hand corner, 6-0. 

A good save from the Lowestoft keeper denied Whitton a quick seventh goal on 55 minutes, goalscorer Wright was threaded through one on one with the stopper, who advanced off his line well to smother the low shot behind for a corner. 

But three minutes later, Whitton were awarded another spot-kick after Anton Clarke charged through on goal, who cleverly chipped the goalkeeper before clattering into him. Mills again stepped up, and almost emulated his first one, albeit into the middle right-hand corner this time, 7-0 after 59 minutes. 

Ten minutes later, Whitton went close again, a good low ball into Gavin Crane fed the substitute through into the box, who slipped as he shot wide of the bottom corner. 

And in the 73rd minute, it was 8-0 to Whitton as Danny Thrower netted his second goal of the encounter, weaving through challenges cleverly after being threaded through into the box, before slotting home comfortably into the bottom left hand corner. 

Once more in quickfire fashion, Whitton struck again on 75 minutes, this time Crane drove through into the box before cleverly chipping the onrushing goalkeeper, only to seek his effort crash back into play off the face of the crossbar. The rebound fell kindly to Darius Laws who fiercely fired home into the bottom near, right hand corner, 9-0. 

Whitton continued to probe for more goals, as the reigning Champions had a low shot parried away by the goalkeeper a minute later, while Crane raced through with just Bergen to beat, but this time saw his deft chip over the keeper go a centimetre wide of the bottom left hand corner.

Whitton duly rounded off the scoring with a composed goal from Ronaldo Wright, for his second of the game and Whitton's tenth on 84 minutes. The forward drove through onto the right-hand side in the box before cooly finishing into the bottom near corner.

Quite the goalfest to conclude an enjoyable double header (there were 2 other games on the 3G pitch, but unfortunately didn't catch much of either - but what I did see included Macauley Bell towering above to head home a corner for Bacton United, goalkeeper Kyle Sore powerfully breaking the deadlock from the spot for Leiston Orient and Chris Palmer's second of his hat-trick for Orient) on the Bloomfields Grass Pitch, as Whitton United retained their County Cup. 

Whitton United:-

1 Cudworth, 2 Darius Laws, 3 Matthew Cunningham 4 Alan Mills (c), 5 Flurrie, 6 Head, 14 Buckle, 8 Shane Wardley, 9 Ronaldo Wright, 10 Danny Thrower, 16 Anton Clarke. Subs: 12 D Wright, 15 Calver, 17 Smith, 17 Davis, 18 Gavin Crane.

Lowestoft Town:-

1 Bergen, 2 Broxup, 3 Redford, 4 Boyd 5 Henwood, 6 Spence, 7 Millington 8 Wright 9 Gowing 10 Newrick, 11 Wilson. Subs: 12 Barnard, 14 Burnett, 15 Tills, 16 Rogers, 17 Terry.

Goals: Wardley (2', 14', 25'), Thrower (28', 73'), R.Wright (33', 84'), Mills (51'pen, 59'pen), Laws (75').

Moreton Hall Ferals v Kitchener Taverners 01.05.2022

Moreton Hall Ferals' first Suffolk County Cup Final ends in a 3-1 defeat to reigning Suffolk Sunday Cup winners Kitchener Taverners at Needham Market FC's Bloomfields.

In truth, clear cut chances were few and far between throughout, with the better chances - and all four goals - of the entertaining closely fought affair arriving in the second half. 

This clash was the first meeting between Ferals, who are now two time Bury Sunday League Division One Champions, and Kitch, who are the Ipswich Sunday League equivalent.

The Bury side had the first real chance of note in the eleventh minute, Harry Whiting-Noakes fed Callum Dove through inside the box, but his low shot went narrowly wide of the bottom far corner.  

Despite being in an offside position, Kitch did hit the woodwork in the 15th minute, after a header from a free-kick crashed back into play off the woodwork after a foul from Charlie Larter.

Charlie Glover meanwhile benefited from a partially headed clearance by Baker, following a well taken Ferals free-kick, although the winger could only fire his first time shot over the crossbar in the 19th minute. 

All of a sudden after that, there were a spree on good opportunities between the two sides, after Lloyd Clarke went in the book for a foul on Charlie Glover, Ferals looked to punish their opponents from the free-kick. Harry Whiting-Noakes' set-piece found Callum Dongray towering up, but his header was blocked by the defender. 

Down the other end, Kitch had 2 chances within a minute, with both falling to ASA Milliard. First his low shot on the edge of the box was well blocked by Jack Brame, leaving a routine gather for goalkeeper Aston Fallows, while his second effort came in a free header that went wide of the target. 

Kitch had another good chance after 24 minutes, with Ethan Clarke this time firing wide from a right wing cross. 

Ferals on the other hand looked to break through into the box five minutes later. Glover's clever run inside from the left wing set up the chance to thread Dove through inside the box, albeit a defender stuck out a vital book to poke it away. 

The last chance of the half though went to the Ipswich side, Tom Warren broke through onto the left-hand byline, only to see his low shot towards the near post parried away well by Aston Fallows. 

Even though the second half was still a evenly matched but entertaining affair, it was after the restart where most of the major action unfolded. 

And just two minutes after the interval Ferals had a great chance to go in front, a great right wing corner from George Crowe was headed away as far as Dongray, whose header back in found Casey Underwood. But with his back to goal, the midfielder's flick on was straight forward for the goalkeeper Henda to save. 

Seven minutes later however, Milliard worked space to shoot inside the box, but Fallows was equal to it, diving down to take a comfortable catch. 

It was always going to take something special to break the deadlock, and that's exactly what happened in the 55th minute, as Kitch broke the deadlock. Tom Warren cut inside into space down the left wing and fired an unbelievable strike in off the inside of the post into the top corner. 

With that, the entertainment increased further, with an outrageous save from Aston Fallows denying Kitch a quickfire second on the hour mark, Jack Baker's great strike was creeping into the shot-stopper's top left hand corner until he somehow managed to leap up and tip it away. 

Fallows though was unable to deny Kitch a minute later, as Asa Milliard was found at the back post to head home into the top right-hand corner, 0-2 Kitch. 

There was still a couple of twists left in the encounter however, as Ferals reduced the deficit back to one exactly ten minutes later. Callum Dongray dangerously headed across a long range free-kick, finding Underwood whose clever low diving volley towards the bottom left hand corner was clawed away by a cracking diving stop from the 'keeper. But only as far as Dove lurking from close range to tap into a gaping net, 1-2. 

It was the Blues who had the next noteable chance, in search of an equaliser on 75 minutes, Harry Whiting-Noakes' well taken corner was swung into a packed six yard box, as a header from Dongray took a deflection of a Red Kitch shirt and behind for another set-piece. Again, the corner was swung into a well populated six yard box, but was punched away well by the goalkeeper on his line. 

At the other end, Kitch struck what proved to be the crucial blow with just nine minutes left on the clock. First Baker was denied by Fallows down low to his left hand side, who then did brilliantly - whilst still on the ground - to stick up a hand and impressively parry away from Remeal Codrington's follow up effort, albeit the stopper was helpless to deny the latter's second effort, as he headed it over the stopper, and into the net. 

Codrington looked to seal a second straight county cup for his side, only to be thwarted by another excellent save by Aston Fallows on 84 minutes. This time the Kitch substitute raced through one on one with the Ferals stopper, who denied him smartly down low at his near post. 

Harry Blackburn meanwhile broke through on the counter, but the Kitch substitute fired his shot over the bar.

Blackburn and Codrington then combined in the eighty sixth minute, as the former's ball squared invitingly across goal was somehow missed by Codrington. 

That was that as Kitch retained the Suffolk Sunday Cup, whilst Ferals switch focus to completing a Bury Sunday League treble next Sunday (8th May, 2pm KO), when they take on Barrow at Bury Town's Atalian Servest Ram Meadow Stadium.

Moreton Hall Ferals:-

13 Aston Fallows

88 George Crowe (88' Allen) 

27 Jack Brame

20 Callum Dongray

5 Craig Defew (27' Newdick)

8 Charlie Larter (c) (60' Waterson)

21 Casey Underwood

33 Harry Whiting-Noakes

15 Charlie Glover (88' J.Whiting-Noakes)

11 Callum Dove

7 Fred Stewart-Hogg (67' Peasgood)

Subs:

28 Ben Newdick

9 Jake Peasgood

19 Jack Whiting-Noakes

12 Dan Allen

10 Sam Waterson

Kitchener Taverners:-

1 Joshua Henda

20 Lloyd Clarke

4 Milo Grimes (c)

17 Ollie Fairs

6 Ollie Folkes

19 Ivan Buxton

7 Byron Ingham (57' Blackburn)

8 Jack Baker (86' Haynes)

14 Ethan Clarke (78' Smy)

16 Thomas Warren

2 Asa Milliard (65' Codrington)

Subs:

12 Brett Smy

13 Harry Blackburn

5 Remeal Codrington

18 Aaron West

22 Jarrodon Haynes

Booked: Larter (14'), L.Clarke (20'), Dongray (51'), E.Clarke (53'), Newdick (77').

Goals: Dove (71'); Warren (55'), Milliard (61'), Codrington (81').

St Ives Town v Needham Market 22.02.2022

A late equaliser from Academy scholar Taylor Clark earns Needham Market a point on the roat at St Ives. 

Kevin Horlock made two changes to Saturday's trip to Rushall Olympic, Dan Morphew (illness) and Callum Page (Ipswich Town U23s) were unavailable and were replaced by Hugh Cullum and Tom Fitzgerald. 

The Marketmen however were dominant in the first half and started the night on the front foot, having the first chance in just the sixth minute. Luke Ingram, out on the right wing, smashed a dangerous ball across the six yard box finding Ben Fowkes arriving at a tight angle who could only sweep it low into the side netting. 

Down the other end, Tyrone Baker weaved onto the edge of the box only to shoot just wide of the top far corner on 9 minutes. 

Harvey Sayer meanwhile went close for the visitors on 14 minutes, the winger drove forward well in possession onto the edge of the box, but could only curl his shot narrowly wide of the bottom far left-hand corner. 

Six minutes later, the Marketmen went close again, Keiran Morphew's dangerous flick on from Harvey Sayer's free-kick was partially cleared as far as Kyle Hammond, whose header back into the box released Ben Fowkes, who jinked past his man smartly before seeing his low shot blocked away by a defender. 

Luke Ingram then went agonisingly close to breaking the deadlock after 22 minutes, the forward was threaded through one on one, racing onto goal to chip the onrushing goalkeeper Edward Brearey, though his effort went just over the crossbar. 

Ingram then raced through again, four minutes later, this time beating a couple of defenders before unleashing a great powerful low strike on the edge of the box, only for Brearey to smother back to the striker, who's second attempt was blocked from close range by Milne. 

Just prior to the half-hour mark, Patrick Brothers was next to try his luck at goal, although the versatile defender's low shot was well saved by Brearey down to his left-hand side. The rebound again fell to Ingram, who cut inside dangerously down the byline and attempted to chip the goalkeeper again, only this time his dipping sumptuous effort was denied by the inside of the far left hand post. 

St Ives though almost struck on 32 minutes, as Dylan Williams smashed just wide of the bottom far corner from just outside the box. 

Ten minutes later the home side broke the deadlock, against the run of play. The ball fell dangerously to Edmund Hottor free from close range, who took a touch before smashing a great strike home off the underside of the crossbar, 1-0 St Ives. 

And it was the Ives who had the first opportunity of the second half, as Liam Cross' dangerous low cross in just evaded the man free at point blank range at the back post on 49 minutes. 

Luke Ingram meanwhile saw a good low shot deflected narrowly wide of the bottom corner, for a Needham corner on 53 minutes, whilst Dylan Williams fired just wide of the bottom far corner from just outside the box after 57 minutes. 

The Marketmen went close to restoring parity on 59 minutes, as Hugh Cullum exploited space to meet Harvey Sayer's dangerous floating corner into the six yard box, but the centre-back could only head it agonisingly over. 

Horlock then opted to make a double change, as Taylor Clark and Tom Maycock entered the frey, and reinvigorated the visitors.

Back from his trial at Aston Villa, Academy scholar Taylor Clark wasted little time in getting involved, threading Kyle Hammond through one on one with Brearey, but for the pass to just onto the onrushing goalkeeper on 71 minutes. 

The home side though arguably could've doubled their lead on 78 minutes, but after squaring it to a man in space from close range the shot was straight at the chest of Marcus Garnham. 

Back on the other end, Kyle Hammond was then fed through onto the edge of the box, but the midfielder could only shoot just over the crossbar on 82 minutes. 

The Marketmen though drew level deservedly five minutes later, Jake Dye teed up Taylor Clark to drive on into the area into space, who's shot took a deflection - looping over Brearey and into the net, for the youngster's maiden senior Needham goal, 1-1. 

After half chances came to nothing for Needham, it was St Ives who had the final chance 4 minutes into stoppage time, Tyrone Baker weaved through dangerously inside the box but could only curl his shot just wide of the top far corner. 

A point on the road for the Marketmen, who are back in home action twice in a row, first Stratford Town (3pm) visit on Saturday, then Walsham Le Willows (7:45pm) on Tuesday in the Suffolk Premier Cup. 

St Ives Town:-

1 Edward Brearey (GK)

12 Joshua Flanagan

5 Brett Solkhon (C)

4 Michael Richens

6 Callum Milne

11 Ben Toseland

7 Tyrone Baker

8 Edmund Hottor

9 Nabil Shariff (91' Davison-Gordon)

17 Liam Cross (79' Aiyelabola)

10 Dylan Williams

Subs:

15 Victor Aiyelabola

3 Kyle Davison-Gordon

13 James Goff (GK)

2 Elliot Kettle

16 Ethan Johnston

Needham Market:-

1 Marcus Garnham (GK)

2 Jake Dye

3 Patrick Brothers

14 Kyle Hammond

5 Keiran Morphew (C)

6 Hugh Cullum

7 Harvey Sayer

8 Noah Collard (64' Clark)

9 Luke Ingram

10 Thomas Fitzgerald (64' Maycock)

11 Ben Fowkes (75' Chambers)

Subs:

12 Thomas Maycock

15 Taylor Clark

16 Seth Chambers

Booked: Dye (5'), Hottor (19'), Flanagan (58'), Richens (89').

Goals: Hottor (42'); Clark (87').