Suburban Abbotonians eye more cup glory after victory against Heath
HANHAM Abbotonians Reserves, last season’s Len Bartlett Cup winners, reached the semi-final of the Norman Goulding Cup with a 5-3 win at Bromley Heath United Reserves from Division One. They will play either Cadbury Heath Reserves or Broad Plain Reserves.
FC Union also beat a team from the division above when they travelled to Somerdale and beat Redbridge Reserves 4-2, thanks to strikes from Harry Chappell (2), Daryl Cox and Nick Potter. They will play Avonmouth Reserves in the semi-finals.
In the Premier Division, the top three teams all gained victories. Leaders Filton Athletic won 3-0 at Coombe Dingle against Old Cothamians. Trey Merritt scored twice and there was also an own goal.
Second-placed Wessex Wanderers won 9-1 at Lawrence Weston Athletic. Zac Sow led the scoring with a hat-trick, Tom Trimble and Josh Cotterton completed braces and goals from Sam Glasson and Ollie Attwood completed the scoring.
Kyran Hunt, Kian Williams and Kieran Cox were the Bristol Spartak goalscorers in a 3-2 home victory over Redbridge. Ed Searle and Enes Ozturk scored for Redbridge
Jordan Dent scored twice for Rockleaze Rangers Reserves but his goals were in vain as fifthplaced Stoke Gifford United Reserves won 4-2.
Louie Davis scored for St Aldhelms in a 3-1 defeat against Southmead CS Athletic at Headley Park.
In the Senior Division, secondplaced Jamaica Bell took their unbeaten run to eight games, including seven victories, after goals from Charlie Carline, Will Stevens, Kev de Cristofaro, Ben Kwapong and George Holgate gave them a 5-0 home win over Easton Cowboys Reserves.
Leaders St Vallier had goals from Josh Butt, Jordan Evans, Jaiden Holver, Rob Sivers and Callum Cannings in a 5-3 win against Mendip Broadwalk Reserves at Lockleaze Sports Centre.
Filton Athletic Reserves, the GFA Junior Cup finalists, won 3-2 at Stockwood Wanderers Reserves to stay in fifth place, thanks to goals from Said Hassan, Youseff Malik and Billy Bennett.
In a basement battle at Ashton Vale, visitors Hartcliffe FC beat Parson Street OB 4-1.
At Badminton Road, a single goal earned all three points for Almondsbury Reserves against Fishponds OB.
Division One leaders Rockleaze Rangers A had a 2-1 victory at Little Stoke Reserves and opened a six-point lead over second-placed Avonmouth Reserves who lost 2 0 against Cosmos in a game played at Avonmouth because of Cosmos’ pitch being unfit. Andrew Davies and Ionel Popescu were the Cosmos marksmen.
Simon Boss-Johnson completed a hat-trick for AFC Bohemia in a 5-1 win against Bristol Phoenix, taking their goal tally to 13 in the last two games. Ali Lockyear and Ivan Woodhouse completed their scoring, while Dan Bishop scored for Phoenix.