Falcons have their wings clipped by Wymeswold
Mar 12 2010 by Richard Rush, Loughborough Echo
THE leaders of the Charnwood Sunday League Automedia Printers Premier Division Loughborough Falcons had their title hopes hit after they were defeated by Wymeswold.
Rob Pitman scored two, Matt Boyles and Scott MacLennan one each while Gareth Mills netted for Falcons.
Whitwick Compass closed the gap on Falcons to one point with a 4-2 home win against Birstall Trees with goals from Martin Fox, Brett Hinckling, Ash Edkins and Ben Pollard while Luke Smith scored for Trees.
Birstall Stamford are still very much in contention and played a rare league game on Sunday, coming from 3-0 behind against Shelthorpe Lions to win 5-3 in a thriller. Austin Cainte, Ronnie White, Brett Marvin, Ian Whittle and James May secured the points.
Loughborough Saints went down 3-1 at Gaunt despite Joe Hettersley finding the back of the net.
Birstall Stamford Reserves dropped valuable points when they could only draw 1-1 in the Charnwood Security Division One with Hathern Three Crowns, while Groby Dynamo beat second placed Whitwick Village 4-2 on their own patch.
Burton FC have moved further away from the relegation zone with a 3-1 win at basement side Epinal Rovers courtesy of Pete Aldiss, Jon Coles and teenager Josh Waite with Danny Clement replying for Burton.
Loughborough Rovers made it eight wins from eight in the Trophy Parlour Division Two with a 7-1 hammering of Markfield Rangers through a hat-trick for Sam Craig and one each for Tom Wright, Joey Wright, Ben Green and Danny O’Connor.
Riverside kept their promotion hopes intact with a 4-1 home win against Cossington Royal Oak thanks to a brace from Tom Marriott and one each for Tom Jones and Ash Aldridge.
Ashby Rovers went nap without reply at Mountsorrel Imps, Alex Cast, Stuart Beasley, Michael Sleath, George Elsworth and an own goal making up the 5-0 win.
Loughborough Celtics beat bottom side Donisthorpe Engines in Division Three 7-0 with four goals from Dara McGrenagham, and one from Simon Slater, Gary Brewin and Deon Zolino.
Twelve beat Shelthorpe Lions Reserves 3-0 through a Gaz Wisher double and one from Lee Tebbutt and Loughborough Rovers Reserves won 2-1 at home to Loughborough Academicals with Luke Wooley and Ben Clarke netted for Rovers as did Neil Jacques for the Academicals.
Swannington have opened an eight point lead in the Colin Wards Butchers Division Four after they won 5-2 at home to Charnwood Foresters Reserves, Matt Robinson knocked in three, Alex Nicholls and Sam Bently one while Richard Roberts and Dave Issett scored for the Foresters’ second string.
Walsh UK also recorded a 5-2 home win against the Three Nuns Reserves, Stuart Gibson scoring three, Adey Lake one and James Dinnesmoore one with Ben Morris and John Waymont netting for the Nuns’ Reserves.
Loughborough Royal Oak also record five goals beating Cropston Rangers 5-1 with goals from Sean Beale (3), Jamie Sharman and Josh Smith.
Glen Marston was Cropston’s scorer as Ashby Railway won 8-0 at Unied Aces, Matt Dennis with three, James Winstanley and Chris Nettel two and Pete Bright one.
Peacock beat Birstall Trees Reserves 3-0 thanks to goals from Matt Griffin, Alex Cuthbert and Simeon Thomas.
Elsewhere The Three Nuns and Sileby Athletic moved into the semi-finals of the S and L Trophy after the latest batch of quarter finals.
The Nuns hammered Breedon 10-1 as Steve Shapcott hit three, Rich Barker and Andy Heffer bagged two each and there was one each for Luke Green, Ash Heffer and Daz Barrett while Simon Colver was Breedon’s lone scorer.
Sileby Athletic beat Barton FC 3-1 with goals from Rob Wills, Leo Cogan and Sam Rimington. BJ