Festival League - Top two in Senior Cup clash
THE top two sides from last season’s Festival League clashed in the Senior Cup this week.
Bartley Green Sunday came out on top after extra time when they beat reigning champions Grosvenor 3-2.
Lewis put the Green ahead after half-time but Fearn netted the equaliser to take the tie into extra time.
Lewis then doubled his tally from the penalty spot before Shenton made it 3-1, Ryan replying for the champions.
Senior Cup holders Regents Bush bowed out at the first hurdle with a 6 – defeat by Erdington Cosmos Keys.
Extra time was also required before Coates clinched victory for Keys with four goals, Davies and Bradley bagging the others.
Spinney’s game against Hamstead YFC also went to extra-time before Spinney squeezed home 4-3, Benjamin bagging the winning goal on his way to a hat-trick.
Kingshurst also qualified for the next stage thanks to a 5-2 triumph over Northfield Town-based Travellers – with this tie too being settled in extra-time.
And extra-time was also a feature of the Ernie Baxter Memorial Cup.
Halfway and Small Heath Alliance were involved in a goal feast which finally finished up 9-6 in favour of Halfway.
At the end of 90 minutes, the match was locked at 5-5.
Lewis hit a hat-trick for Halfway while Davarzadeh netted two more.
Aston Social have made an amazing start to their Premier Division campaign after winning all three games. Their latest scalp was Audley Rangers after Blair banged home a hat-trick.
Stockland Star stay second thanks to a 3-1 triumph over Trooper.
Cosmo United claimed their first Festival League success with an emphatic 6-3 victory against Holdens.
Heath and Carpenter led the way for Cosmo, both netting twice, while Clifton and Harris also hit home.
