Tuesday 15th March 2022
UHLSPORT UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUE-PREMIER DIVISION SOUTH
DESBOROUGH TOWN 0-3 COVENTRY SPHINX
Sphinx just can’t stop scoring at the moment and they ran in three more without reply at Desborough. Matt Shipman gave them the lead after 38 minutes and a Luke Downes double on 55 and 62 gave the visitors a comfortable win in Northamptonshire.
EYNESBURY ROVERS 1-1 GODMANCHESTER ROVERS
It was honours even in the local derby at Hall Road as the visitor’s early lead courtesy of CJ Lewis’ composed finish was cancelled out by a 34th minute effort by Kwando Bugyei-Kyei.
G.N.G OADBY TOWN 0-2 HARBOROUGH TOWN
The Bees buzzed five points clear at the top with 2-0 success in Oadby. Joel Carta opened the scoring from Dozi Agbenu’s pull back on 12 minutes and a James Ireland bullet header from a Rhys Hoenes cross made sure of the points on 70. At the other end this clean sheet was their twentieth of the season as the defence once again more than played their part in the win.
NEWPORT PAGNELL TOWN 1-2 RUGBY TOWN
It was third v fourth at kick-off, but that was reversed as Rugby took the points against the F.A Vase heroes on their own patch. David Kolodynski’s glancing header had given the Valley the half-time lead, but Swans skipper Jordan Wright volleyed his side level four minutes past the hour. With the game evenly balanced again, it was the visitors who got the vital third and decisive goal when Madundo Semahimbo fired home at the near post with a low strike from Caine Elliott’s cross with 73 minutes played.
BEDFORDSHIRE F.A SENIOR CUP – SEMI FINAL
BIGGLESWADE UNITED 1-5 BEDFORD TOWN
Having let in eight at the weekend, a game against a team top of the division above was probably not what Biggleswade needed this week, but they gave good account of themselves despite the 1-5 scoreline. The UCL boys took the lead on 11 minutes when Markel Cousins took advantage of mistake at the back, but dreams of a giant-killing were put back on the shelf sixty seconds later when Connor Tomlinson turned on the edge of the box before firing home the equaliser. Olly Swain put the Eagles in front on 40 minutes following a corner and that is how it stood at the break. A scorcher from Charley Sanders three minutes into the second half opened up a two-goal cushion for the Southern League Division One Midlands leaders, then on 61 Sanders got his second with a cool finish after finding himself one-on-one with the keeper. Sanders turned provider for the fifth and final goal after 76 minutes when his cross picked out Danny Setchell in the middle and he took a touch before drilling the ball into the bottom left corner to end Biggleswade’s cup run for another year.
Friday 18TH March 2022
UHLSPORT UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUE-PREMIER DIVISION SOUTH
COGENHOE UNITED 2-3 WELLINGBOROUGH TOWN
The visitors took the honours in the Friday night local derby. A wonder-strike from outside the box by Carter Price put the Doughboys in front on 20 minutes, but Tom Wakley levelled things up when he scrambled the ball over the line nine minutes later after Will Bates had met Archie Culley’s free-kick with an acrobatic volley. Wellingborough took the lead again after 51 minutes when former Cook Tom Iaciofano skipped through a couple of challenges before placing his shot into the far corner and then he struck again with a well-taken penalty after 74 minutes after Rico Alexander had brought down Matt Long inside the box. Tom Wakley reduced the arrears from the penalty spot on 81 minutes after Lewi Patching had tripped him, but the Cooks leading scorers 16th goal of the season wasn’t enough to rescue a point as the Doughboys took the points.
Saturday 19TH March 2022
UHLSPORT UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUE-PREMIER DIVISION SOUTH
BIGGLESWADE UNITED 2-2 DESBOROUGH TOWN
Biggleswade fought back from two-nil down at home to Desborough to earn a vital point in their bid to stay up. Jake Bettles had given the visitors the lead on 40 minutes and when Shaun Archer added a second eight minutes into the second half it didn’t look good for the home side, but a goal from Joe Gauge on 77 minutes restored some belief and Charlie Black struck the all-important equaliser five minutes later.
COVENTRY SPHINX 2-1 NEWPORT PAGNELL TOWN
Sphinx leapt above Newport into fourth place as they won for the fifth game running, but its back-to-back defeats for the Swans since qualifying for the semi-finals of the F.A Vase. Callum Stewart took his tally to 32 when he opened the scoring on 29 minutes, but Jake Watkinson restored parity 10 minutes into the second half. Jamie Draper headed the winner for the home side eleven minutes from time as Sphinx continued their climb up the table.
LONG BUCKBY 0-0 HARBOROUGH TOWN
Harborough were held to a draw for the second time this season by Long Buckby, although this point moves them six points clear of LRFC with a vastly superior goal difference that counter-balances the two games that their championship rivals have on them.
O.N CHENECKS 3-1 HINCKLEY LRFC
The shock result of the season came at Billing Road where bottom club Chenecks beat Hinckley LRFC 3-1, a result that does Harborough a massive favour at the top of the table. When Liam Read gave the visitors the lead on 5 minutes all appeared to be as normal in this game, but Emmanuel Odiadi netted an equaliser on 38 and Gokhan Ulker put the strugglers in front two minutes before the break. The Hinckley side had the wind to their advantage in the second half, but it was the home side who extended their lead on 73 minutes when Ulker grabbed his second and that was too much for the visitors to recover from. The title race swings back in favour of Harborough due to this result, but Chenecks are now just three points from safety at the bottom with both Biggleswade and themselves having six games left to play.
POTTON UNITED 0-2 LUTTERWORTH TOWN
Two late goals sealed the points for the Swifts at the Hutchinson Hollow. Marshall Keenan netted the opener from the penalty spot on 79 minutes and a great finish by Abdul Rahman Sunmonu sealed the points for Lutterworth five minutes later.
ROTHWELL CORINTHIANS 0-1 G.N.G OADBY TOWN
G.N.G Oadby Town brought their four match losing streak to an end with a 1-0 win in Rothwell. Andre Williams scored the decisive goal on 54 minutes leaving Corinthians looking over their shoulders after the bottom two both picked up vital points.
RUGBY TOWN 3-0 GODMANCHESTER ROVERS
Third placed Rugby Town were comfortable winners at home to Godmanchester on Saturday afternoon. David Kolodynski fired the valley in front from an angle on 9 minutes and Edwin Ahenkorah added a second on 43 when he poked home from close range after Madundo Semahimbo had touched on Luke English’s long throw. Rugby didn’t have it all their own way despite their two nil half-time lead as Rovers had hit the bar and forced Ash Bodycote to earn his crust in the home team’s goal. Goddy couldn’t find the breakthrough they so needed after the break and Rugby made sure on 83 minutes when sub Alex Lock curled home a shot from a couple of yards outside the box from an Ahenkorah lay off.
