Three-mendous result keeps Sporting at the top

TEAM VALLEY CARPETS NORTHERN ALLIANCE LEAGUE DIVISION TWO

WHITLEY Sporting remain leaders after their 3-0 home win over Wideopen.

Gregory notched a brace with another from Bodley.

Rothbury remain on Sporting’s coat-tails thanks to a comfortable 5-0 home victory over Gateshead Redheugh.

Brown netted twice alongside counters from Old, McPherson and McCann. The sides beneath the top two suffered, Cramlington United crashing out of the Northumberland Minor Cup 3-1 at New York while thirdplaced Whitburn edged past their hosts Willington Quay Saints 2-1.

Andy Smith and Alex Chapman struck the decisive goals in the final ten minutes after Joe Connor had opened the scoring from the spot for Saints.

Spittal crashed to a 5-2 reverse at Jesmond despite taking a two-goal lead through a Dmitris Paplavskis brace.

Liam Thompson notched twice to level before the break before strikes from Cameron Elliot, Joe Smith and Andrew Simpson in the second period gave the hosts the points.