A review of this weekend’s action in the Trade Mark Collections East Cheshire League.
Club AZ 9 Old Alts Youth 1
Chris Dicks 2 Andy Massey
Paul Bethal 3
Omar Lampety 2
Neil Benney
Rick Mottershead
Mary Dendy 5 Poynton 6
Simon Gibbons 3 John Cairns 3
Matt Morris (pen) Leo Faulkner 2
Will Tolley Adam Wild
Old Alts 0 Boarhound 9
Andy Foote 4
Sean Gill 2
Ian Potts
Jamie Collins
Dan Frost
Poynton Kingfisher 0 Juno United 0
Poynton Nomads v Old Alts Vets (postponed)
Wilmslow Sports 5 High Lane 0
Trevor Wakeling 3
David Kendrick
Nick Russell
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
Pts |
| CLUB AZ |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
6 |
| WILMSLOW SPORTS |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
| BOARHOUND FC |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
| MARY DENDY |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
| POYNTON NOMADS |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| POYNTON FC |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-8 |
3 |
| JUNO UNITED |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| POYNTON KINGFISHER |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| OLD ALTS VETS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| HIGH LANE |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-5 |
0 |
| OLD ALTS YOUTH |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-9 |
0 |
| OLD ALTS |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-17 |
0 |
Table toppers Club AZ carried on where they left off last weekend with another goal fest this time at home to Old Alts Youth. Their senior team’s merger with Broadheath Central from the Cheshire league has certainly released some talented players to ply their trade in the East Cheshire league and they are determined to take full advantage of their experience at this level. Old Alts Youth were certainly no match for them as the game was all but over by half time at 4-1 with Andy Masey scoring a consolation for the visitors.
Paul Bethal led the scoring for AZ with a hat-trick, Omar Lampety and Chris Dicks hit two each with Neil Benny and substitute Rick Mottershead completing the rout.
Joining AZ at the top of the table are Wilmslow Sports who made it two wins out of two with a comfortable win at home to new boys High Lane. Surprisingly there was no score at half time but the introduction of right wing David Kendrick in the second half completely turned the game around . He tormented the visitors defence scoring one himself and allowing Trevor Wakeling to grab a hat-trick and Nick Russell to add number five to take Wilmslow up to second.
Its going to be a long , long season for Old Alts as they were hit for nine for the second weekend in a row , this time at home by a dominant Boarhound side. They simply couldn’t cope with the visitors as they stormed into a five goal advantage by half time adding four more in a one sided match at Crossford Bridge. Andy Foote scored four, Sean Gill two, with Jamie Collins, Ian Potts and Dan Frost all on target.
While Poynton Kingfisher and Juno United cancelled each other out in a tight game at Woodford Recreation Ground quite the opposite was happening in Great Warford as Mary Dendy entertained Poynton in a quite extraordinary encounter over seen by referee Gary Smith.
Underestimate a team with wounded pride at your peril. Mary Dendy did as they inexplicably let a 5-2 lead slip to lose 6-5 in the final twenty minutes . Dendy manager Tony White commented “ We began the game thinking this would be a stroll in the park after our form last week and Poynton’s dismal display against AZ, we were wrong , we underestimated Poynton. They were compact and competitive but we really should have closed the game out at 5-2. We got complacent , made mistakes and they took advantage- my players have learnt a harsh lesson today”
Simon Gibbons hit a first half hat-trick for Dendy, with Matt Morris tucking home a penalty as the home side led 4-2 at half time but as Dendy hit self destruct in the second half Poynton took full advantage . Leo Faulkner hit two , John Cairns grabbed a hat-trick making it four for the season and Adam Wild broke Dendy’s hearts with the winner.
Top Goal Scorers
| SIMON GIBBONS |
MARY DENDY |
8 |
| PAUL BETHAL |
CLUB AZ |
5 |
| ANDY FOOTE |
BOARHOUND |
4 |
| JOHN CAIRNS |
POYNTON |
4 |
| NICK RUSSELL |
WILMSLOW SPORTS |
4 |
| NEIL BENNY |
CLUB AZ |
3 |
| LEE MANION |
CLUB AZ |
3 |
| CHRIS DICKS |
CLUB AZ |
3 |
| TREVOR WAKELING |
WILMSLOW SPORTS |
3 |
