Holbrook Sports maintain their lead in the Camper UK Premier South

Three matches on Tuesday night, two involving the top pair in the Camper UK Premier North division plus the opening tie in this season’s Abacus Lighting Floodlit Cup.

It’s as you were for Harworth Colliery and Burngreave United who kept their playing records free from defeat and adding another three points to their growing totals. Harworth had little difficulty in sweeping aside Rossington Main 6-1. They couldn’t have made a better start, Billy Stafford netting in the first minute. Surprisingly there was no addition to the score until a minute after half time when Joe-Brooke Parkin put the visitors level.

That was the beginning of the end as Harworth were stung into action, Daniel Boulton restoring the lead with 57 minutes played, Stafford getting his second six minutes later. Not to be outdone, Boulton scored again with 67 played, Stafford completing his hat trick on 72 Kian Docherty bringing up the half dozen a minute into added time.

The most surprising aspect of Burngreave’s visit to Worksop Town Reserves was that the match only produced two goals from the numerous chances created The deadlock was finally broken after 62 minutes by Abdulrahman Asad, the same player adding a second seven minutes later to keep his team in second place in the table.

The Abacus Lighting Floodlit Cup got underway with Staveley Reserves travelling to Teversal and going a goal behind after 4 minutes to an Alfie Matthews goal. Alex Coates on 18 minutes and Sam Davies after half an hour gave them an interval lead. Rocco Hardy’s goal on the hour levelled up the scores again but Tevie couldn’t hold on, Davies getting his second after 67 minutes, Charlie Bingham making sure of round two five minutes later

On Saturday, Holbrook Sports maintained their lead in the Camper UK Premier South after a 4-3 win at Ripley Town. Nathan Bennett gave Holbrook a 22nd minute lead, Brad Daly with a second seven minutes late,.Joel Searcey with a third four minutes before the break, Russell Canes having scored one for Ripley. The home side had the better of the second half, Caines completing the day’s only hat trick, but Daly’s second on 52 minutes proved decisive. Wirksworth Ivanhoe are a point behind , having played one game more.

They opened a four point gap over Derby Singh Brothers, a single goal from Tom Mellor proving sufficient. Melbourne Dynamo’s remarkable recovery in recent weeks continued with a 4-0 defeat of Mickleover RBL, their seventh successive win in all competitions. On target for Melbourne were Danny Guild, Jorge Knowles, Tyler Withers and Regan Bickerton.

A four-goal win also for Holbrook St Michaels against FC Sunnyhill, whose winless run now extends to five. Scorers for St Michaels were Jack Tyson, Rich Hanslow, Steve Malinder and Anrie Burmeister. Yet another 4-0 scoreline was at Borrowash where the Vics got the better of Bakewell Town.

Two goals in each lhalf did the trick, Oscar Supple’s, 25th minute opening goal was followed up by Charlie Tovell eight minutes later. Tovell’s second came in the middle of the second half, Jacob Hawksworth’s strike on 73 minutes completing the scoring. Biggest score of the day came at Graham Street Prims where Gresley Rovers B hit the home side for six..

There were doubles for Stevie Savage and Ethan Watson, Riley Greaves and Sheene Gordon making up the half dozen. The bottom two both took welcome points from 1-1 draws. Cromford & Wirksworth Town left it late to pick up their point at Blidworth Welfare, Simon Scully’s equaliser coming just six minutes from time, Blidworth having led with Aidan Reader’s 52nd minute goal. Linby Colliery’s leveller was also delayed, George Scott’s 18th minute goal for Derby Gazers matched by Josh Wass with ten minutes to play.

With Harworth Colliery out of action, Burngreave United took full advantage to move to the top of the table with a 4-1 win at Glapwell. They went ahead after 21 minutes with a goal from Abdulrahman Asad.

Eight minutes later Umar Mohammed made it two. The feared rush of goals never materialised and it was the hosts who scored next after 32 minutes, Dylan Thornley blasting home from 25 yards. Asad’s second restoring the two goal gap.

Glapwell managed to limit their opponents to just one second half goal scored by Mohammed Tahir on 76 minutes. Staveley Reserves moved up to third after defeating Dinnington Town 2-1 on their own ground. The Trojans struck in the 15th minute, Leo Rimmer with the goal, Alex Coates’ second two minutes from the break leaving them in a more comfortable position. Staveley successfully got through the second half, Mitchell Carlton’s consolation too little too late.

Elite AFC have quietly moved up into fourth and still have their 100% record intact and three games in hand on all of their rivals. Their latest victims were Worksop Town Reserves, the score 3-1. The match was all but settled by half time with Travis Gordon’s fifth minute opener followed by Jacob Swales on 20 minutes and Robbie Wood two minutes later. In reply the Tigers were limited to a 52nd minute penalty from Will Hunter.

Teversal and Ollerton Town took a point each from a 3-3 draw. Ollerton had an early success, George Slack with the breakthrough after 5 minutes. The visitors held the lead until the first minute of the second half when Sam Jackson levelled the scores, Ty Macaskill putting Tevie in front just two minutes later. To give Ollerton credit they dug in and were rewarded with a quick double of their own, Slack bringing the scores level again on the hour and Joe Hewes putting their noses in front three minutes later. With time running out Teversal got some reward as Alfie Matthews levelled things yet again with two minutes remaining.

AFC Phoenix remain at the foot of the table following a 3-1 defeat at Rossington FC. Damian Wieczorek with two, Leo Graham also on the scoresheet for Rossington, Ishaq Bouheraoua replying for Phoenix. Down the road, Rossington Main beat RHP Sports with a single goal on 37 minutes credited to Oscar Jones who got in the way of a clearance which rebounded into the net.

Brodsworth Main were 3-0 winners at SJR Worksop, Callum Stockton’s 4th minute goal backed up by two from Callum Verhees on 37 and 65 minutes. Evo FC and AFC Bentley drew 1-1, Adam Winder’s 16th minute goal for Bentley matched three minutes into the second half by Evo’s Noah Kilcoyne.