Celtic forced to settle for just a point

TWR WEARSIDE LEAGUE

WOLVISTON held league leaders Cleator Moor Celtic to a 1-1 draw.

Tom Mahrone’s opener for Celtic lasted less than a minute as Mark Lilley set up Phil Otele for an instant reply.

Sunderland West End and Redcar Athletic shared the spoils in a six-goal meeting.

Mark Robinson struck a dramatic last-minute leveller for West End to move them up to fourth in the table.

Gateshead Leam Rangers won 2-1 to pile more misery on thirdbottom Stokesley SC.

Neither mid-table Harton and Westoe and Silksworth CW could propel themselves up the table as the two teams played out a 1-1 draw.

Second-bottom Windscale earned a credible point in a 0-0 draw against Darlington Reserves.

In the Total Sport Alan Hood Charity Cup, Hartlepool and Hebburn Town Reserves will face each other in the final.

Hartlepool hosted Boldon CA and it was the visitors who went ahead.

Mike Snowdon replied before the break for the home side – meeting Luke Naylor’s cross to score.

Andrew Blackburn and Jamie Tumilty then scored to put the Cleveland side into their first Charity Cup final.

Richmond Town kept out Hebburn Town Reserves up until the 75th minute before the league’s second-placed side took control.

Defenders Daley Clarke and Dylan Nesbitt grabbed the goals as Kevin Bolam’s team made it through to the decider.