Northern Alliance Round Up 27/10/12

Kicks Leisure George Dobbins League Cup Round Two

Carlisle City keeper Adam Bradley left Blyth Town’s battling players with their heads in their hands as he pulled off a string of saves in extra time – including two from the penalty spot.

Bradley was on the books at Carlisle United as a youth and was so pumped after pulling off his second spot-kick save to deny Craig Hopwood, he was booked for his celebrations.

The defeat was tough luck on Town, who were quick to close down the hosts and deny them the space to play in midfield, while posing a constant threat on the break themselves with the quick and skilful Kyle Devlin.

They were just sixty seconds from going into Round Three themselves when they had a player unluckily sent-off for kicking the ball away.

And they paid the price as Ian Cumersky’s delivery was headed back across goal by Sean Bannon and Dan Rayson blasted it into the corner from close range to take an absorbing tie into an extra half hour.

Blyth took just two minutes to take the lead as Danny beresford’s lob was pulled back by Chris Lisle and when a defender stumbled on it, Paul Joisce took advantage to poke into the net.

City levelled in the 23^rd minute when Brandon Longcakes corner was blocked but came back to him and he whipped in for Martin Shepherd to head powerfully into the roof of the net.

The Cumbrians started to enjoy more possession but were caught out four minutes before the break as Bradley was left red-faced when Lisle charged down his attempted clearance from a back pass and showed a cool head to square for the in-sliding Devlin to tuck in at the far post.

David Atkinson attempted to embarrass the stopper further from the restart after half time with an audacious shot direct from the kick-off that came back off the face of the bar.

And City levelled soon after as Longcakes began to torment Town down the right and Stuart Kilgour eventually headed in after a goalmouth scramble that saw Lisle head off the line.

City striker Bannon had been frustrated by his marker but then shook the attentions and unleashed a 40-yard thunderbolt that crashed into the roof of the net leaving Town keeper David Dent a virtual spectator.

Devlin hit the Cumbrians on the break and equalised after playing a neat one-two with Beresford before rounding Bradley and rolling in – and soon after Beresford’s curling near post ball was flicked into the top corner by Lisle to restore the visitor’s advantage.

City’s late leveller put the game into extra time, but Town still created the better chances with Bradley down well to deny Devlin and then saving from Atkinson’s penalty after a soft award for holding.

Bradley then saved to deny Beresford when he looked odds on to score, and when Devlin went past the number one but was tripped, Hopwood took responsibility and stood up to take the penalty, with diving Bradley again equal to a well-hit effort.

The bad luck continued as with seven minutes to go City sub Steven Rooke fired a deep cross into the box and Dent stretched to punch with the ball hitting the back of Dan Bulman and bouncing into the net.

With two minutes to go Bannon was tripped in the box and stepped up to fire the penalty into the top corner.

The rest of the Northern Alliance programme was wiped out by waterlogged pitches.

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Kicks Leisure George Dobbins League Cup Round Two

Liam Heenan was the toast of Hexham as he struck a late winner at Whitley Bay A.

There were just five minutes left when Stuart Brown fired a low shot that was flying wide until Heenan stuck out a leg and diverted it into the back of the net in true poacher’s style.

Brown had his sights in when he hammered a screamer into the roof of the net for the opener in the 16^th minute but Lewis Burns levelled for the Seahorses right on half time. Heenan’s late strike put the Tynedalers in wonderland – and into the third round draw.

Ponteland United also caused an upset as they sent Shankhouse crashing out.

Paul Ford gave the black and whites a 25^th minute lead that Jordan Walsh cancelled out in the 73^rd.

Just five minutes later Billy Holden put United back in front and Paul Jones put the result beyond doubt with a third in the 85^th minute.

Holders Seaton Delaval advanced with a hard-fought win over Northbank.

The diminutive Sam Robinson leapt highest at the back post to guide a header into the roof of the net in the 65^th minute and Luke Newton capitalised on a goalmouth scramble to make it two ten minutes later.

Northbank pulled one back within two minutes and kept battling away, their efforts almost being rewarded in the 88^th minute when they hit the crossbar.

Carlisle City eventually broke Seaton Burn’s resistance with a Brandon Longcakes header in the 31^st minute. Six minutes later he tucked away a second and David Heggie smashed in the third from distance just before half time.

Sean Bannon grabbed a late hat-trick with Simon Tucker and Ian Cumersky adding the others for the Sky Blues, who won the competition back in 2006/07.

Premier Division

Brian Allen punched the sky in delight as his late double lifted Hebburn Reyrolle off the bottom rung.

Basement rivals Rutherford were looking good after Shaun Todhunter’s early opener but Allen struck an equaliser with just seven minutes to go.

He was mobbed by his delighted team-mates as he netted the winner in the 88^th minute.

Jonathon Wright fired Heaton Stannington ahead at Walker Central in the 8^th minute and the game was in its dying seconds when subs Gary Yates and Kevin Carr added to the tally to take the black and whites three points clear at the top.

Connall Reed and Michael Bowman scored for Killingworth Sporting at Harraby before Mark Shiel pulled one back.

Andrew Edmundson curled a wonderful free kick over the wall and into the top corner to extend the Sporting advantage, with Shiel again on target for United in the 77^th minute.

David Atkinson netted a 10^th minute penalty for Blyth Town and added a second in the 25^th minute against Stocksfield.

The visitors hit back with a Chris Hall penalty five minutes after the break and levelled in the 70^th as Phillip Murray was on target.

Town were stunned in the 80^th minute as Hall was again spot on with another penalty to complete a remarkable turnaround, but hit back and levelled through Kyle Devlin two minutes later, preserving their unbeaten record.

Division One

Robbie Sweet’s first half double put Newcastle Uni in charge at Cramlington Town.

Although Ryan Hutchinson pulled one back for the promotion chasers, Tom Stapleton soon regained the two goal advantage.

Kevin Long pulled another back for Town but they couldn’t force the issue and the Students held out for a good win.

Mick Reay, Dan Sherliker and Jay Llomano scored for Forest Hall as they just edged Morpeth Town A, whose scorers were Darren Percy and Adam Green while Heddon’s top form continued as goals from Matthew Tingate and Perry Veitch gave the the points at Gateshead Redheugh, whose targetman was Kev Hay.

Kane Chirnside crashed in two for Willington Quay Saints at Newcastle Chemfica and he was joined on the scoresheet by Stuart Duffield with Steve McLaughlin notching the consolation.

Division Two

Wooler retained top spot as Rob Shepherd hit the only goal at Blyth Isabella.

Wallsend Boys Club’s Michael Starkie netted a hat-trick against New Fordley and still wasn’t a winner in a ten-goal thriller.

Steve McCabe and a Ben Robson 35-yard special made up the tally with Lee Waugh (2), Craig Dunn, Steve Ardley and Dean Lees replying while in contrast defences were very much on top at High Howdon who drew a blank with Longbenton.

Matty Donkin hit two in North Shields Athletic’s six goal blitz over Newcastle Benfield Reserves with Craig Boyle, Johnny Wyres, Carl Morrison and Scott Jasper grabbing the others.

Swalwell’s Andrew Wright and Lewis Ellis fired in at Cramlington United and Ross Dickinson’s early opener for Wideopen at Birtley St Josephs was cancelled out by James Bowman and Dan Irving strikes. Kevin Ord made it all square before the interval and Grainger Park climbed away from the foot of the table with goals from Chrissy Robinson, Karl Graham, Shaun Sager and a Tony Leach penalty against bottom side Alston, who netted through Dan Parker and Gregg Irwin.

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Kicks Leisure George Dobbins League Cup Round Two

Forest Hall and Heddon celebrated pulling off giant killing acts – and Birtley Saint Josephs gave Hebburn Reyrolle a mighty scare.

Gateshead Rutherford went ahead against First Division Forest Hall through Peter Williams but Andrew Mitchell equalised.

The visitors went on to net five more time after the break as the Swifts fell apart. Daniel McDonald (2), Michael Reay, Lieu Lomano and a Mark McMeekin own goal – claimed by keeper Tom Faid after his long clearance bounced in – piled on the misery. Sixteen year old Drew Pick grabbed the other for Ruthrford while Dale Robson’s header gave Heddon a win over Stocksfield.

Brian Allan gave Reyrolle a lead that lasted just two minutes over Birtley, who levelled through James Bowman.

The promotion-chasing Second Division side went ahead with a Anthony Smith penalty and there were just two minutes left on the clock when Simon Moslemi levelled. Reyrolle still had a chance to win it, but rattled the crossbar from close range before keeper Michael Hughes pulled off a couple of great stops in the penalty shoot-out to take the Premier Division strugglers through.

Killingworth midfielder Liam Cairns was rushed to hospital with a broken leg early on in Sporting’s excellent 3-2 win over Amble United and the League wishes him a speedy recovery.

His team-mates Connal Reed, Steven Robinson and Liam Callaghan netted as Killingworth dumped United out of a Cup for the third successive time. Ross Gair scored twice for the Seasiders, who were reduced to ten men late on.

Heaton Stannington went ahead after just two minutes when Joe Fulcher tucked away, but visitors Newcastle Chemfica Independent didn’t buckle and levelled through Lenny Lansbury.

In the second half the black and whites added three more with Gary Yates, Jonathon Wright and a Gary Dixon penalty taking them through.

Blyth Town raced into a four-goal lead against Percy Main in the all-Premier Division affair, with Jason Richie, Patrick Allan (2), and David Atkinson doing the damage. Although Ray Oshin pulled one back, Kyle Devlin completed the scoring after the break.

Neighbours Blyth Isabella will join them in the hat after Kris Allington’s double helped them to a comprehensive victory over High Howdon.

Dan Hislop and Matt Lavender got the other with Craig Black netting the consolation while Josh Gillespie was Wallington’s two goal hero at Cullercoats. Chris Moffat got the other as they advanced, with Ian Lee and Steven Hart scoring against last season’s semi-finalists.

Wooler gave First Division Willington Quay Saints a real game that wasn’t settled until extra time. Tristan Jeffries, Craig Henderson and Luke Strangeways fired in for the Second Division leaders, but goals from Mark Henderson (2), Colin Bell and a John Foggett extra time winner took Saints into round three.

Martin Soulsby (2), Liam Thomas and Paul Newton-Eddy drilled home for Red House Farm as they disposed of North Shields Athletic, who gave them a real game with Karl Morrison bagging a brace.

Division One

Cramlington Town’s Dean Muckle grabbed a late leveller as they fought back from two down to claim a point off Ponteland United in a thrilling match.

Paul Ford’s two minute first half double put United in charge, but Town fought back with James Armstrong and Muckle hitting the net.

Stephen Spoors, Craig Williams and Graeme King were on target for Gateshead Redheugh as they took three points at the Uni, with Henry Scutt and Adam Ball replying while Bedlington Terriers Reserves struck three times against Morpeth Town A to go back to the top of the table. Chris Neale, Scott Westaway and Callum Donahue were the hot-shots.

Division Two

Nicky Hara scored one of the quickest goals of the season – taking just eight seconds to net for Seaton Burn against Newcastle Benfield Reserves.

It just got better for the hosts as Jack Greenwell, Craig Jackson and Andrew Bennett added further goals before the break.

Chris Thompson pulled one back late on for Benfield.

New Fordley’s Scott Bamborough and Louis Boddy scored in a narrow derby win over Cramlington United and it fished all-square at Alston as a Greg Irwin goal was cancelled out by Longbenton’s David Short.

Stuart Rook fired in for Swalwell against Grainger Park, who scored through Tony Leach, and a David Gabbittus double helped Wideopen to success against Alnwick Town Reserves. Andrew Shaw hit the opener and Jordan Trotter claimed a late consolation.

Northumberland FA Senior Benevolent Bowl/Cumberland Senior Cup

Wallsend Town’s Paul Harding and James Garwood were their marksmen as the advanced in the Senior benevolent Bowl at the expense of Shankhouse.

Carlisle City are the Alliance’s only representatives left in the Cumberland Senior Cup as Harraby United and Northbank crashed out.

City’s Martin Shepherd crashed in a hat-trick in a 9-1 success over Frizington White Star and he was joined on the scoresheet by Sean Bannon (2), Tom Lucock (2) and Brandon Longcakes (2).

Aaron Roberts netted a spectacular 35-yard lob for Harraby at Silloth, but they went down 3-1 and Keswick won 1-0 at Northbank.

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Premier Division

Harraby United’s Aaron Roberts was spot on as the Cumbrians beat Rutherford.

Roberts stepped up to tuck in the opener from the penalty spot mid-way through the second half and added the second eight minutes later as he played a neat one-two with Andy Douglas that sent him clear to round keeper Keiran MacMillan and roll into the net.

Division One

Bedlington Terriers Reserves slipped up and Red House Farm took full advantage to claim pole position.

A Steven Maughan strike gave Forest Hall the win at Terriers while Shane Brooks struck twice for Red House at the Uni. Zack Brogden got the other with Tom Stapleton scoring for the Students.

Hexham’s Liam Heenan hit two as Cramlington Town went down to only their second defeat. An own goal made it 3-0 at the break and although Mark McIntyre pulled one back, the Tynedalers sealed it when Connor Buchanan came off the bench and marked his debut with a goal.

Gateshead Redheugh romped to a 5-1 win over Willington Quay Saints and Ryan Latimer’s brace was the pick of the bunch. Kevin Hay, John Dewhurst and Graeme King got the others with Kane Chirnside netting for Saints.

Chris Homans (2) and Lenny Lansbury celebrated for Newcastle Chemfica in a good win at Bohemians, who had Dan Child on target.

Daniel Sneap struck twice in the Cullercoats victory over Morpeth Town A.

Division Two

Wooler striker James Scott is on fire and his double at Wallsend Boys Club rocketed the Glendale side to the top of the table.

Nicky Whitelaw netted for the home side, but couldn’t prevent Barry Guthrie’s team from moving two points clear.

Blyth Isabella went goal crazy at Seaton Burn as they crashed in ELEVEN times. Curtis Miller led the way with a hat-trick and Kris Allington and Daniel Hislop both crashed in two. Matthew Lavender, Michael Meins, Andrew Haigh and Che Aisbett got the others, while Andrew Bennett claimed the consolation.

Alnwick Town reserves found their shooting boots as well as they romped to a 9-0 success. Stephen Hutchins is another striker who just can’t stop hitting the net at the moment and he grabbed four.

Alan Wallace notched a couple and the rout was completed by Chris kidd, Mickey Hall and Peter Murray.

Newcastle Benfield Reserves had Steven Gray and Chris Musgrave (2) on target at High Howdon, who replied through Scott Dodds and Craig Black and Rob Woods bagged a brace for Longbenton against New Fordley.

David Kane and Peter Webster added the others and Louis Boddy and Lee Waugh got on the scoresheet for the visitors.

Northumberland FA Senior Benevolent Bowl

Whitley Bay A’s Ryan Keltie hit the only goal of the game as they sent Amble United crashing out.

Anthony Burns gave holders Killingworth a lead at Heaton Stannington that they held onto until just after the break when Gary Yates equalised.

A hotly disputed penalty led to the visitors being reduced to ten men and falling behind as Gary Dixon crashed home from the spot before further goals from Yates and Kevin Carr capped things off.

Division One’s Ponteland United were giantkillers as they sent Walker Central crashing out.

Alex Patterson, Craig Cook, Paul Ford, Jack Bell and Billy Holden made sure it was a miserable afternoon for the visitors while Percy Main’s James Legget headed the only goal against Heddon and Stocksfield’s Chris Hall grabbed a double, including one from the penalty spot, at Wallington. Richard Lally was also on the scoresheet.

Seaton Delaval raced into a 3-0 half time lead as they sent Prudhoe Town out.

Jorge Bollado and Luke Newton (2) fired Seaton Delaval raced into a 3-0 half time lead – and sent Wearside League Prudhoe Town spinning out.

Although Jonnie Hewitson pulled one back and grabbed another from the penalty spot in the 88^th minute, Delaval held firm for the win.

Blyth Town just edged out Ashington Colliers with late goals from John Iveson and Joe Race.