Match Reports - Sat 15th Aug 2009

WEARSIDE LEAGUE
by MALCOLM PRATT
 
Ryhope  CW conceded a last-minute winner to newcomers Scarborough Town who  have won their first three games to open up a lead at the top of the table.
 
Nathan  Cook  converted a penalty on the stroke of half time but it was no  more than  the Wearsiders deserved when Richard Jordan fired home the equaliser  from just inside the penalty area.
 
With  time running out a draw looked the likely result but on 90 minutes  Cook's drive from outside the area took a deflection on its way into the net.
 
Easington  Colliery  were  the biggest scorers of the day as they  hit  Houghton Town for eight.
 
The  visitors,  without  five regulars, went in front on  five  minutes  through Mark Catchside but this was to be their only success.
 
Martin  Jones bagged a brace by the 15th minute and although Houghton  then held out until six minutes into the second period, they leaked a further six goals in little more than half an hour.
 
Neil  Errington,  Chris Wallace, Danny Flounders, Peter Crawford and Paul  Coxon all  beat  the  overworked  Kevin  McCluskey  and  just  before  the  end  Jones completed a superb hat-trick.
 
Coxhoe  Athletic  are  one of only two sides still pointless.  They  suffered  a third  consecutive  defeat  when  Jarrow, who had lost their  first  two  games, enjoyed a comfortable 4-1 victory.
 
Adam  McDonald  headed the South Durham side in front but a penalty  from  Peter Halliday  restored parity and before the interval Jarrow grabbed the  initiative through Peter Kane.
 
Coxhoe  goalkeeper  Tom  Orton made one outstanding save but  was  powerless  to prevent Andrew Brabbs and Richard Stubbs earning Jarrow their first points.
 
A  late  strike  from David Hopper proved pivotal for Boldon CA who  just  edged Kirkbymoorside.  Mark  Johnson  was  the home side's other  marksman  with  Paul Round temporarily raising the hopes of the visitors.
 
Shaun  Ross  (2), Stephen Chapman and Kevin Dixon led Hartlepool to  victory  at Guisborough  HC  for  whom David Campbell twice scored while an only  goal  from Glen Walker enabled Wolviston to record their first win, at Willington.
 
Dean  Lee  and  Aaron  Robertson  netted for  Annfield  Plain  with  New  Marske responding through Alex Anderson and Shaun Mackin.
 
Silksworth  were  saved a long travel into Cumbria when torrential  rain  caused the  postponement  of their fixture with Cleator Moor Celtic. The  game  between Windscale and Teesside Athletic also fell victim to the weather.
 

Match Reports - Wed 12th Aug 2009

WEARSIDE LEAGUE Wednesday august 12
by MALCOLM PRATT
 
Ryhope  CW  topped the scoring charts in last night's Wearside League  programme when they romped to a 5-1 victory over Windscale.
 
Man-of-the-match  was  Richard  Jordan who netted a superb hat-trick but  in  an excellent team performance, Martin Metcalfe and Glen Moan also found the net.
 
There  was only a minute remaining as Dean Rogers claimed a consolation for  the Cumbrians.
 
Following  their opening-day victory Houghton Town went down 3-0 to  Guisborough Town HC who also had a hat-trick hero in Jonathan Sharkey.
 
Ashbrooke  Belford  House  made  it two wins out of two when they  saw  off  the challenge from Jarrow at Perth Green.
 
Peter  Benson  fired the Wearsiders in front and Dave Scott added a second  goal but  when Keith Hallway reduced the deficit from the penalty spot, it was all to play for.
 
Boldon  CA lost a seven-goals thriller at New Marske who were reduced to 10  men on  65  minutes  when goalkeeper Justin Hutchinson handled outside  the  penalty area.
 
Dave  Brown,  Rob  Jones and Danny Wilkinson had the Seasiders  three  goals  up before Mark Johnson reduced the arrears.
 
Jones  then  made  it 4-1 but in a frenetic finale Chris Robinson  struck  twice for Boldon who were unfortunate not to claim a point.
 
Silksworth   played  their  first  game  and  edged  Coxhoe  Athletic  with  two excellent goals.
 
Cameron  Marshall placed his shot into the top corner of the net a minute before the  interval  and  midway through the second period Andrew  Place  chipped  the goalkeeper when one on one.
 
Easington  Colliery left  it  late  before gaining a share of  the  points  with Wolviston at Welfare Park.
 
Glen  Walker  scored  with  a direct free kick but  before  the  interval  Barry Turton produced a clinical finish for the Colliers' equaliser.
 
A  swerving  left-foot shot by Luke Bennington evaded Easington  goalkeeper  Joe Atherton  but  with just a minute remaining Martin Langley fired through a  ruck of players and Wolviston's debutant goalkeeper Adam Green was unsighted.
 
Two  goals from James Kesterton earned Teesside Athletic the points at  Annfield Plain whose only reply was credited to Roy Gordon.
 
Steve  Chapman  rounded goalkeeper Grant Carson but his effort was  insufficient to  save  Hartlepool  from  defeat at Cleator Moor Celtic  whose  marksmen  were Darren Johnson (2) and Lee Dunn.
 
Newcomers  Scarborough  Town  won  for the  second  successive  game,  defeating Kirkbymoorside  with  efforts  from Luke Jenkinson, Wayne  Brooksby  and  George Rose. Jonathan Brown responded.
 

Match Reports - Sat 8th Aug 2009

WEARSIDE LEAGUE by MALCOLM PRATT
 
THE  two  new  sides both won with Scarborough taking pride of  place  following their 6-1 victory over Jarrow at Perth Green.
 
It  was the home side who scored first though as Kris Goss struck but from  then on  it  was  all  down hill for the South Tynesiders, who enjoyed  a  very  good pre-season.
 
The  Seasiders  took  the  points and the honours as  Luke  Jenkinson  rifled  a hat-trick and Robbie Hawkins, Wayne Brooksby and Dean Craig also netted.
 
Houghton  Town opened with a less spectacular result but nonetheless  celebrated at the expense of Coxhoe Athletic.
 
Robbie  Elliott  fired Houghton in front midway through the first period and  in the second half Paul Maw made sure of the points.
 
New  Marske, runners-up last season, went down to Ashbrooke Belford House. Kenny Taylor  headed in a 15th-minute free kick and the Wearsiders added a second goal on the hour with a clinical 20-yard finish by Stuart Burton.
 
Willington  were  wooden  spoonists  and  they too  came  up  trumps,  defeating Windscale.  There  was  little between the teams until John Harrison  broke  the deadlock  on  70 minutes and just before the whistle, Henry Drummond  ended  the hopes of the Cumbrians.
 
Michael  Pattis's  early  goal for Ryhope CW was cancelled out as  Paul  Milward levelled  for  Guisborough  HC, following up when goalkeeper  Michael  Burlinson parried a Neil Campbell penalty.
 
A  good  run  by  David Newby opened up the opportunity for  Richard  Jordan  to restore  Ryhope's advantage and two minutes from time, Dickie Hall made sure  of the points.
 
David  Dougherty  gave  Easington  Colliery a first-half  injury-time  lead  but Hartlepool  took  the  points  with  goals in the last  two  minutes  from  Kyle McDermott and Shaun Ross.
 
James  Kesterton struck for Teesside Athletic but a minute from the end  Michael Meek, a regular scorer last season, equalised for Boldon CA.
 
Paul  Round  bagged a brace of goals for Kirkbymoorside and Annfield  Plain  hit back with a Paul Hodgson own goal and an equaliser by Aaron Robertson.
 
Adam   Preston   was  Wolviston's  only  scorer  at  Cleator  Moor  Celtic   who comfortably won courtesy of Glynn Edwards, Barry Irving and Lee Dunn.