Wicor’s quadruple dream ends with penalty shoot-out defeat
Wicor Mill’s quadruple dream ended on Thursday when they suffered penalty shoot-out agony in the final of the Portsmouth & District FA Victory Shield.
After a 2-2 draw against Crofton Saints at Fareham Town’s Cams Alders, Wicor were beaten 5-4 on penalties.
Top scorer Bailey Steele took his seasonal tally to 26 goals with both goals for Wicor, who twice led.
Wicor were looking dominant until right-back Charlie Steele was sent off for a second bookable offence.
Crofton, top of the Gosport, Fareham and Solent Sunday League top flight with a 100 per cent record, bagged a second equaliser in stoppage time to force penalties.
Wicor went into the final having already won the City of Portsmouth Sunday League top flight title and the Buster Gordon Cup at Westleigh Park last weekend.
After a goalless opening half, they came from behind against second tier AC Copnor to win 5-1. After Zak Goodyear put Copnor ahead, Wicor stormed back to win through a Lincoln Pepall hat-trick and goals from his younger brother Jake Pepall and Charlie Steele.
On May 7 Wicor take on Pelham Arms for a place in the Portsmouth Sunday League’s Challenge Cup final.
Saturn Royale won the
Portsmouth & District FA Plate Trophy with a 7-3 victory against Gosport side White Horse Reserves at Cams Alders. On target were George Cartmell (2), Allan Shaw (2), Karl Walsh, Louie Jeff and George Barber.
In Division 2, a double header ended with AFC Tamworth taking over top spot, a point in front of Bedhampton.
Tamworth were beaten 1-0 by Seagull in the first of two games at Sevenoaks Road, Dan Sibley scoring the only goal.
The second game was another tight affair with Tamworth edging it 2-1 thanks to a Dan Hargreaves double, with Fred Goldring replying.
With Cross Keys Athletic already crowned Division 4 champions, it was a bare minimum of players who took on AFC Bedhampton Village Reserves with player/manager
Stephen Mitchell donning the keeper's gloves.
Bedhampton raced into a 3-0 lead through Josh Green and Tom Jackson (2) before Dale Marsh replied before half-time.
March scored his second after the break before Jackson completed his treble from the penalty spot to restore Bedhampton’s two-goal lead.
Green made it 5-2 before Keys set up a nervous finale, netting twice - Marsh completing his hat-trick, making it 25 goals for the season, and Connor Marriott also scoring.
Fleur De Lys’ final game before disbanding ended in a 7-1 loss to Cowplain, who scored through Luke O'Hare (2), Cameron Tomkins (2), Louis White (2) and Jeff Rean. Jacob Oldfield had the honour of notching Fleur’s last goal.
Al's Bar ended their season on a high with a 4-2 win over
Emsworth Town Reserves. They led 4-0 through Harry Davies (2), David Newcombe and an own goal before the Oystermen struck twice.
AFC Farlington closed the gap on Division 5 leaders Pelham Arms to two points with a 6-1 win over AFC Eastney thanks to goals from Pete Smith (3), Jamie West, Clayton Saunders and Dan O'Donnell. Sam Rogers replied.