Macclesfield and District FA
Round up of First Rd matches in the Macc & District FA Saturday Cup sponsored by Safety Screens
By Matt Eagles
Oct 12, 2008, 22:25

Macclesfield & District F.A. Saturday Cup

Sponsored by Safety Screens Ltd

First  Round- Sunday 11th October

Club AZ   (ECL )     6           Poynton (ECL )    0

Craig Sharples  2

Rick Heapy

Neil Benney

Danny Vaughan

Chris Dicks

Congleton Athletic   1     Congleton Vale   2

Dave Massey (pen)                                  Craig Caddy

                                                                     Keele Mawby

Old Alts Vets        3          Wilmslow Albion    2

Niall Griffin  2                                     Josh Baron  2

Henry Finn

Old Alts Youth      1        Poynton  (CH)     2

James Pickering                               Paul  McNeil

                                                                   Andy Oaks                                   

After  smashing ten past their visitors  earlier in the season Club AZ certainly wouldn’t have lost any sleep when the draw was made  and they found themselves  facing Poynton once again. Poynton , on the other hand could have wished the draw had been kinder as they were comprehensively beaten  by a well drilled AZ team who just cannot stop scoring . With Club AZ’s senior team  the Cup holders ,also in the competition  a clash between the two sides in a later round  is certainly a mouth watering prospect.

Scorers for AZ – Craig Sharples 2, Rick Heapy, Neil Benny, Danny Vaughan and Chris Hicks .

In the Congleton derby it was Vale who came out victorious  with a comfortable  victory against their close neighbours and  rivals from the Staffordshire league, Congleton Athletic. Vale raced into a two goals lead thanks to goals from Craig Caddy and Keele Mawby  and always looked in control despite conceding  a late penalty- confidently despatched  by Dave Massey.

In Sale , Old Alts Vets  turned the form book upside down by knocking out Wilmslow Albion at Crossford Bridge. Lanquishing at the foot of the East Cheshire League without a victory  the Vets  showed tremendous character  to come from 2-1 down to snatch victory. Niall Griffin had surprised the visitors  putting the Vets into the lead after only two minutes  but two John Baron strikes, one from the penalty spot, had given the Albion a slender one goal advantage by  half time. The Vets rallied in the second half  and equalised with Griffin’s second goal of the game before Henry Finn  wrapped up the tie with  a low diving header from Ian Hunt’s inviting cross.

Playing on an adjacent pitch,  Old Alts  Youth put in a creditable display  and were unlucky  against Cheshire league outfit Poynton who crept into the second round thanks to goals from Paul McNeil and Andy Oaks. On this display they will have to improve dramatically in the next round if they are to progress any further. Old Olds however, can hold their  heads up high.