Weather and Covid interrupt Sunday’s PDSL league and cup fixtures

League and Cup programmes resumed last weekend in the SSK Recruitment Peterlee and DistrictSundayLeague,following the festive break.

Several matches were postponed because of unfit pitches or Covid rules stopping some clubs fielding a side.

Two Second Division matches took place, with promotion-chasing Seaham Park FC enjoying an emphatic 8-0 win against Peterlee United.

MichaelKennedyscoredseven, with one by Adam Leslie.

AbracefromRickyRamsay, pluseffortsfromRobertLewis, PhilQuinnandLaytonRamsay, sawHaswellOddfellowsdefeat Houghton Comrades of Great War 5-2.

In the Premier Division, Dawdon Welfare Park scored a 6-1winoverShottonComrades. Therewasahat-trickfromRobbie Bird, a brace from Kyle Bell and an effort from Niall Crosby,

with Luke Pearn replying for Shotton.

Goals from Lewis Wilkinson,ThomasHudsonandDaniel Jorgenson enabled Seaham Marlborough to take all three points in a relegation battle with basement club Horden JD’s Bar, whom they beat 3-1.

Four Durham County second-roundtieswerescheduled butonlytwowentahead.Goals by Dylan Elliott and Liam Adamson helped Easington CollieryWelfareprogresstoround

three after a 2-0 home win against Sunderland Grangetown Florists.

Elsewhere,agoalfromDaniel Lumsden was not enough for Easington Welfare as they lost 3-1 to Newton Aycliffe Iron Horse.

Reaching the First Division League Cup semi-finals were Seaham Parkside who, thanks to a Jake Crowley hattrick, a brace from Sean Rollin andastrikefromDeanBulmer, had an aggregate quarter-final scoreof11-2–thisafterwinning 6-1 over Seaham Oddfellows Arms, for whom Jack Appleby was on target.

Also cruising into the last four were Eppleton, who won their second leg 10-0 against Sherburn United with a fourtimerfromMattyWray,abrace fromDarrenRichardsandfurther goals from Michael Brunning,JonWeirs,KieranBridon and Joe Mence.

In the Second Division League Cup, a hat-trick from Adam Wallace, with further goals from Michael Charlton and David Tasker, saw Seaham theKnackwin5-3againstPeterleeInclusion,whosegoalscame from Darren French, Jordan Ward and Martin Basley.

In the other tie, the Hearts reached the last four, winning a penalty shoot-out 7-6 against East Durham.