Match Reports - Wed 19th Aug 2009

WEARSIDE LEAGUE 
by MALCOLM PRATT
 
Ryhope  CW  bounced back to form and made it three wins in four games  defeating Annfield Plain last night.
 
The Wearsiders took the game to their opponents from the start and their efforts were  rewarded  after 25 minutes. Richard Jordan was fouled and Callum  Charlton converted the penalty.
 
Ten  minutes  later,  Jordan rounded goalkeeper Stephen Kennedy  to  double  his team's  lead  and  just before the interval a good run and shot by  David  Newby was  parried  into  the path of Martin Metcalfe who fired the rebound  into  the net.
 
Annfield  Plain  improved  their game in the second period when  there  were  no further  goals  but the visitors still suffered a blow with the sending  off  of Mark Gaffney.
 
Ashbrooke  Belford  House  have  won  their  first  three  matches  with  Coxhoe Athletic their latest victims.
 
Chris  Charlton fired them in front in the first period but Coxhoe hit back  and restored parity with a Chris Garbutt penalty.
 
Belford  House  though finished strongly and in the last 10 minutes claimed  all three points with strikes from substitute David Baxter and Peter Benson.
 
Silksworth were involved in a five-goals thriller which Boldon CA won 3-2.
 
Andrew  Place  fastened onto a poor back pass and beat Boldon goalkeeper  Andrew Hunter  in the 14th minute but three minutes later a good throw by Hunter  found Michael  Meek.  He  quickly  released the ball to Mark Johnson  who  produced  a thunderous 25-yard volley.
 
The  pair  combined  again  with  Johnson giving his side  the  edge  and  Chris Robinson converted a penalty awarded for a handling offence.
 
Silksworth  were  not  finished, however, and when Shaun Smith fired  home  with eight  minutes  remaining  they were in with a chance but Boldon just  held  on.
  Easington  Colliery  also  won by a 3-2 margin at home to Cleator  Moor  Celtic. Martin  Jones  fired  home in the 18th minute and a good left-foot  volley  from Chris Tarn sent the Colliers in at the break two goals ahead.
 
Barry  Irvine  had  a free header for the Cumbrians but Robert  Huntley  quickly restored  Easington's  two-goals  cushion only for Chris Thornton to  throw  the visiitors a lifeline with 13 minutes left.
 
Newcomers  Scarborough  Town have taken the league by storm and lead  the  table after  hitting  Willington  for seven. Five of their goals were  scored  in  the second period.
 
Neil  Thomas  with  a hat-trick, Nathan Cook (2), Wayne Brooksby and  Joe  Danby netted with Martin Scott claiming a consolation for the home side.
 
Amazingly,  James  Kesterton  has scored all Teesside Athletic's  six  goals  in their  three  matches and a hat-trick swept his team to victory over  Hartlepool who had Brian Ross sent off for a handling offence in the 43rd minute.
 
Jarrow  made  the  long  journey to Windscale worthwhile  when  they  enjoyed  a five-goals  romp. Chris Lunn scored the first three with Stephen Handy and Peter Kane adding their names to the score sheet.
 
Paul  Round  scored twice and debutant Ben David also struck for  Kirkbymoorside with Alex Anderson, Philip Peggs and Shaun Mackin earning New Marske a point.
 
Russell  Spence  and David John were Guisborough HC's scorers against  Wolviston who responded through Danny Rowbotham and Michael Murphy.