Munro hits four as Dawdon Welfare Park battle back in semi success
A Nathan Graham treble wasn’t enough for Easington Colliery Club Mechanics to make the Premier Division League Cup semis as Dawdon Welfare Park battled back to win 6-3 with Callum Munro smashing four and Robbie Bird two.
ShottonComradesdrew1-1 with Murton Colliery but marchedintothelastfour,winning on aggregate. Liam Cockerill was their scorer.
A treble from Graham Hill plus two from Liam Houghton helped South Hetton Cricket Club beat Easington Southside 5-2 for them to reach the semis, while Michael Lee replied twice for Southside.
The fourth club reaching thelastfourwasPeterleeCatholic Club who came out on top 3-2 against Easington Lane WMC with their goals coming from Josh Broome, Shane O’BrienandRobRenwick,with
Luke Wardle and Kyle Scott on target for Lane WMC.
The semis take place this Sunday and sees Dawdon WelfareParkplayPeterleeCatholic ClubandSouthHettonCricket Club host Shotton Comrades.
EasingtonVictorylost11-10 overtwolegsintheGeorgeIvey MemorialCuptoHettonLyons.
The Lyons FC won the first leg 4-3 and the second leg was asclosewhenthematchended last week in a 7-7.
A Matty Wray hat-trick and abracefromMichaelBrunning andJonathanGlenwrightwere the Lyons marksmen while a double from Stephen Fletcher along with efforts from James Pittam, Brian Smith, Steven Brown, Tom Bell and Ian Rickaby was the Victory reply.
Hord JD’s Bar made the finaloftheFirstDivisionLeague Cup after an aggregate 5-4 win over Seaham the Knack.
Goals from Dan Sennett,
Reece Brymer and Michael Ridley helped JD’s Bar win the second leg 3-1 and book their spot in the final.
Three league games went ahead at the weekend and in the only First Division match played, Peterlee Helford United beat Peterlee Hearts 7-0 to extend their lead at the top of the table with two goals from Cory Fenwick and Rhys Turnbull and further goals from Aaron Coulson, Kieran Purvis and Matthew Smith.
In the Second Division a brace from Stuart Gordon and goals from Alan Smith and Michael Reay saw Peterlee Acre Rigg Social Club beat Easington Welfare 4-1 while Horden Legion beat rivals Horden Labour Club 4-1 with two from Philip Robinson along with effortsfromConnorStephenson and Daniel Nichol with BrandonGilliesreplyingforLabour Club.