NUNEATON & DISTRICT SUNDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE MATCH DAY 30 (MARCH 24th 2024) REPORT.

NUNEATON & DISTRICT SUNDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE
MATCH DAY 30 (MARCH 24th 2024) REPORT.

Compiled by Niall Simmons.

Collycroft and Witherley secure PREMIER LEAGUE Challenge Trophy Final place.

Collycroft Royal Oak secured a place in the PREMIER LEAGUE Challenge Trophy Final with a comfortable 5-1 victory over Frank Parker. Daniel Monger hit 2 with the others coming from Jack Burchell, Rhys Hilton and a 40 yard screamer from Ryan Watts. Josh Thompson hit the Frank Parker reply.

Witherley United needed a penalty shootout win to book their place in the final. The match over Ridge Lane ended 2-2 after the 90 with Witherley goals coming from Owen Evans and Alex Taylorson. Jack Edwards and Toby Bartram scored the Ridge Lane goals. The penalty shootout ended 5-4 in favour of Witherley with Shaun Clarke netting the decisive penalty.

Drayton leapfrog opponents Wykin Social to the top of the NDSFL Premier League as a Lewis Commins hat trick and Jack Bonnel strike earnt them a 4-2 win. Archie Gallagher and Gabe Webster scored the Wykin goals.

Griff and Coton Manor had 7 different goal scorers in their 7-1 win over Ambleside. Nathan O’Malley, Ryan Bell, Ben Covill, Oliver Covill, Ryan Skidmore, Josh Jarman and Perry Tonks all getting on the scoresheet for Griff. Dave Ison scored Ambleside’s consolation.

Haunchwood Sports responded well to a minor setback with a 4-0 win over Bedworth Liberal in NDSFL LEAGUE ONE. Simeon Townsend hit 2 with the others coming from Marcus Southwell and Callum Fawcett.

Coniston Tavern are now 4 points clear in 2nd place after a 7-2 win over Barwell Cricketers. Danny Edmond hit 4 and Ashley Clark, Antonio Williams and Kieron Brehon all adding singles to take the points for Tavern. Matt Pratt and an own goal replying for Cricketers.

Another player to hit 4 was Noel Gilbert as he set the pace for Desford-Caterpillar who made it back to back wins with a 7-2 win over Chetwynd Phoenix. Callum Briars, Luke Norton and Chris Neal added the others. Daniel Law and Sam Jones scored the Chetwynd goals.

Athletico Duke are now the only side in the NDSFL who remain unbeaten in league competition this season and Braydon York’s hat trick made sure that continued on Sunday as they ran out 5-1 winners over Travs in MARK BLAIR FINANCE LEAGUE TWO. Will Groocock and Jack Joyce scored the other goals. Lee Wallace scored for Travs.

Bedworth Ex-Servicemen remain 2nd after they claimed a 3-0 win over Sunnyside. Kielan Thackeray, Harvey Westwood and Kyle Aubrey scoring the goals to get the job done.
Swan Dive made it back to back wins and occupy the other promotion spot after a close encounter with Ashby Road Sports ended 3-2 in their favour. Declan Macaulay hit 2 and Nathan Mcinnes the other for Swan Dive. Lewis Dunkley and Connor O’Grady scored the Ashby Road goals.

Bermuda Park were another side pushed to the wire but they managed to secure a 3-2 win of their own over Crows Nest Sports. Lewis Davis, Badru Abubaker and d Sulav Khadka with the Bermuda goals. Steve Hall and Jack Riggs replied for Crow's Nest.

Ricky Luke’s hat trick helped Witherley United Reserves to a 5-0 win over Phoenix United. Nathan Billington and an own goal completed the scoring.

Grendon are another side picking up momentum for the run in and they made their intentions clear with a 6-2 win over Saunders Hall. A hat trick from Steven Jakovkevs and strikes from David Tonks, Jack Burrows and Luke Dunn with the goals. Liam Dean hit both Saunders replies.

Conny United are now 6 games unbeaten as they continued their free flow goal scoring form. Dan Hendrie scored a hat trick and Zion Bray a brace as they breezed past Acorn 7-1. Connor Wainwright and Alfie Parry scored the other Conny goals. Dan Thomson scored the Acorn Consolation.

Top of the table Rumour Mill (Barwell) were made to strike late to rescue a 2-2 draw over fellow promotion chasing Hinckley Wanderers in NUNEATON TROPHIES LEAGUE THREE. Danny Winterbotham scored both Rumour Mill goals. Ollie Smith and Mitch Elson scored for Hinckley.

Newdigate United sit 3 points behind the leaders in 2nd as Cole Burchell scored the only goal of the game as they ran out 1-0 winners over Earl Shilton Town.

SS Bulls Head bounced back from last weeks defeat with an emphatic 11-0 win over Griff and Coton Manor Reserves. Jarrod Stone hit 4 with braces for Josh Atkinson and Ryan Brightwell. Frank Goodyear, Jacob Read and Zack Taylor completed the rout for the Sapcote side
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Bedworth Bank ran out 6-2 winners over Lamb and Flag. 2 from Elliott Harris and singles for Zak Bhara, Jordan Baker, Prince Banda and Bradley Constable with the goals for Bank. Jude Barnett and George Simmons were on target for Lamb and Flag.

Matthew French and Benjamin Hastie scored the goals to earn Attleborough Sports a 2-0 win over Hearty Goodfellow Reserves.

Swan Dive FC v Bermuda Park FC (17-3-2024)
Pictures Courtesy of Dean Wainwright - Photography.