Semi-finals beckon Abbotts Ann

10:09am Wednesday 5th March 2008

Sunday football.

Abbotts Ann 2 Chilbolton 1.

Junior Trophy quarter-final Abbotts Ann beat Division Two side Chilbolton with a Danny Hume goal in the 89th minute, thanks to an unfortunate mix up in the Chilbolton defence.

It looked as if the game was going into extra-time as each team failed to take what few chances fell to them. Abbotts Ann took the lead from a long throw in from Hume who found Craig Johnson who stabbed the ball home. From the restart Chilbolton soon equalised early in the second half. Gary Smith earned was player of the match, and they now look forward to the semi-final against Test Valley Lions.

CK Redbridge 0 Aldridge Vehicles 4.

Aldridge Vehicles gained another three valuable points with a fine performance against a good CK side.

It started well for Vehicles when Kris Hudson scored direct from a corner and Matt Styles doubled the lead when he headed home from close range. Kris Hudson then scored a good individual goal to give Vehicles a 3-0 half-time lead. In the second half their good football was rewarded when Terry Mthimkulu scored the fourth.

Tidworth RBL 0 Chestnut 3.

Chestnut dominated lage parts of this game but it could have been a diferent story when keeper Danny Harrison saved a penalty when his side was only 1-0 up.

Chris Berntsen had put the chestnut one up before the penalty save with a great lob from the edge of the area. James Elliott made it two midway through the second half. Steven Collyer finished Tidworth off when his cross went straight in.

Chestnut Reserves made it to the final of the Martin Turner Cup with a emphatic 8-2 victory over Globe Trotters. Leon Lemmon 2, Roy Ward, Eddie Froggett 2, Andy Hoare, Steven Lord and Kevin Bett were the scorers.

Barton Stacey 4 Railway Tavern 0.

Finely balanced for the first 30 minutes, Barton Stacey took control in the 33rd minute, Luke Tiller scoring from six yards.

Pete Beeching followed up with a second three minutes later but in the second half Railway posed a threat from set pieces. Barton Stacey created several chances, Dan de Heaume's tireless running was eventually rewarded with two well taken goals. GWA sponsored Barton Stacey took the points from one of their best performances of the season.

Soton Arms Res 2 Vernham Dean 2.

VERNHAM Dean had to show strong resolve to return from a two-goal deficit in the last 20 minutes of their second encounter with title-chasing Southampton Arms Reserves.

In a strong wind, Arms led by a goal at the break and doubled their lead shortly afterwards, but a good passing move by Vernham manager Gary Powley and Dave Davies led to Mark Gibbs scoring his second goal in as many games before Vernham keeper Gavin Davies drew the two sides level with a penalty.

Entertainer 5 Twinings/Foresters 2.

ENTERTAINER continued their unbeaten run after a hard-fought battle.

The first half was scrappy and it wasn't until five minutes into the second half that Rob Burroughs earned a penalty which was converted by Cookie Nixon. Twinings' hard work paid off and they equalised straight away but Chris Knight soon changed the game with two goals.

Nixon then completed his hat-trick, including another penalty to take his tally to 51 this season. Twinings pulled one back late on and in the dying seconds had a penalty saved by John Stebbings.

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