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  • 21/03/14
  • By Andy Collin
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Wednesday 19th March 2014

NORTHERN DIVISION
The top 2 in the Division, Ashby Ivanhoe & Coalville Town, played each other and with 10 minutes to go Ashby were 2-0 up with Tom Nolan and James Fitzgerald on the score sheet, but then Coalville hit back and finished taking all the points in a 3-2 win. Sam Moore (2) and Ashley Hopewell for the Ravens. Holwell Sports travelled to face Barrow Town and returned home with the points in a 3-0 victory with Jonathan Uttley, Josh Gallagher and Jamie Heinzman all bagging. Aaron Halford was Anstey Nomads hero as he bagged the only goal of the game in a 1-0 away win at Gresley.
SOUTHERN DIVISION
Aylestone Park 94 and St Andrews, the top 2 in the Division, faced each other and it was St Andrews who came out on top in a 4-0 win. Shay Brennan and Sam Hollis both bagging braces. Aylestone Park Boys had a 4-1 victory over Blaby & Whetstone Athletic thanks to goals from Callum Armsden, Kieran Mackie, Jacob Gill and Gary Hurst. Blabys’ reply coming from Alex Rhoades. Birstall United had Kai Gee to thank as they ended their campaign on a high after defeating Lutterworth Athletic Academy 1-0. Earlier in the week, St Andrews defeated Blaby & Whetstone 5-0 thanks to Ben Stephens (2), Brady Hickey, Shay Brennan and Kieran Burgess. The Andrews now top the table on goal difference from Lutterworth Athletic and they also have 2 games in hand.

NOTES
The recently abandoned fixture between Barrow Town and Ashby Ivanhoe was adjudicated by the League Committee and the result of this is that the fixture will have to be replayed
The League Committee also sanctioned the running of the League Cup after a poll of the clubs was completed and a majority of the clubs wished the competition to go ahead.