Trade Mark Collections
EAST CHESHIRE FOOTBALL LEAGUE
League Table
Boarhound 4 Poynton Kings 2
Boarhound started the season as they finished off last with a victory but despite taking all three points manager Maurice Sutton admitted his team’s performance had been ‘rusty’. Dave Barratt gave the champions a first half lead but Andy Wright brought the visitors right back in the game as he levelled the scores at 1-1 . An unfortunate own goal gave Boarhound a slender first half advantage before Jack Butterworth again ensured parity early into the second period. Dec Fletcher, a young striker with a big reputation made it 3-2 before substitute Simon Gibbons came onto to secure the points with a fourth.
Juno United 4 Old Alts 1
A change of venue seems to have done Juno absolutely no harm at all as they comfortably disposed of Old Alts at William Scholes Fields. Following a pedestrian first fifteen minutes the game sprung to life when debutant Greg Hayward let fly from 25 yards to record his first goal in the ECL. As Juno pressed forward another debutant , Sam Dewil doubled their lead before half time. Alts best chance came on thirty five minutes when a smart set piece was brilliantly saved by seventeen year old keeper Jake Lenahan.
Juno wrapped up the game with twenty minutes remaining with an outstanding finish from fully thirty yards, skipping past two players then unleashing an unstoppable shot that flew into the top corner. Sam Dewil grabbed his second to make it 4-0 before Tony Dawson grabbed a consolation for the visitors with two minutes remaining.
Mary Dendy 5 Club AZ 1
Paul Cronshaw’s Dendy side left Club AZ shell shocked as they demolished their visitors 5-1 despite going 1-0 down to a Chris Connors strike on fifteen minutes. The omens didn’t look good for the home side as full back James Curbishley laid prostrate on the ground after a sickening collision with his own goalkeeper on the edge of the penalty leaving Connors with the simple task of rolling the ball into an empty net but Dendy , who’d had the better opportunities until that point , came back strongly and Chris Hadfield equalised midway through the half after great work from Mark Parker down the left wing.
 |
| Dendy's Mark Parker takes on Ryan Hayes |
A minute before half time a long punt up field by Jamie Gibson found Matty Morris on the edge of the eighteen yard box he outmuscled his marker, turned and shot powerfully low past Gareth Hughes to give Dendy the lead.
AZ were still very much in the game but with several new faces in the side lacked confidence and barely twenty seconds into the second half were caught out again as full back Matt Martin battled his way forward down the right wing to send a delightful cross over for Neil Hodkinson to nod home at the far post to make it 3-1. Man of the match Jamie Gibson kept Dendy in the game with three outstanding saves and goals from Mark Parker and a delightful second from Chris Hadfield ensured the victory and and an unlikely early berth at the top of the ECL table.
 |
| Neil Hodkinson (4) and Club AZ's Matt Finnerty |
Poynton 2 High Lane 2
High Lane’s unbeaten start to the season continues as they got a well deserved point at Deva Close . Forced to play all their games away from due a circumstances beyond their control they held a 1-0 lead going into the second half before Mike Pearson , a graduate from Poynton’s U17 academy team making his senior debut popped up to grab a deserved equaliser. With both teams keepers, Steve Hardicre and Nick Winstanley getting plenty of practice it came as no surprise there were further goals. High Lane took the lead direct from a set piece before a Kieran Foulkes header tied the game at 2-2. On the score sheet for the visitors were Dave Wild and George Mitchell.
