NCEL Match Review #14
25th September, 2008
A brace from Danny Naylor made Rainworth Miners Welfare the sixteenth KoolSport NCEL side to be playing in the First Round of the FA Vase.
His goals, in the 20th and 70th minute, claimed a 2-0 win at home to Walsall Wood on Tuesday night in the Second Round of Qualifying.
Parkgate, meanwhile, are the first team to book their place in the Quarter-Finals of the Presidents Cup.
They beat visitors Leeds Carnegie 4-1 with a hat-trick from Mark Caine, taking his tally in all competitions to ten goals.
He struck twice to give them a comfortable lead by half-time before Glyn Cotton added a third on 57 minutes.
Simon Collins gave Carnegie some hope as he found the net nine minutes later but Caine made utterly sure of the win with three minutes remaining.
Arnold Town climb up to second in the Premier Division after beating the side who held that position, Mickleover Sports, 4-0.
With Arnold's Eagle Valley Stadium yet to be completed, the match was played at Gedling Town and the Eagles will want to play their in the future after this result.
Tian Walton had them two-up by 23 minutes before a Jack Coulson own goal extended their lead just prior to the break.
Chris Hudson's 65th-minute strike completed the convincing victory.
Arnold are looking on fire up front as they have now scored sixteen goals in their last three matches.
Hemsworth Miners Welfare are the new leaders of Division One after their 2-0 victory at Staveley Miners Welfare.
Damion Liddle's double midway through the second half gave them the win.
Staveley, who have lost six of their last seven games and are now fifteenth in the table, parted company with their management duo, Steve Ludlam and Shaun Hird, after this defeat.
A 3-1 win for Pontefract Collieries at home to Grimsby Borough sees them climb to third in the table.
Ben Gilbert struck twice whilst Tom Heaton found his own net for Ponte's third, Tom Hardy got an injury-time consolation for the visitors.
Worsbrough Bridge Athletic are now seventh after a 2-1 win at bottom side, Glasshoughton Welfare.
Lee Garside put Athletic ahead early in the second period and he doubled their lead on 72 minutes before a Paul Arkle penalty two minutes from time gave Welfare a little hope, but they couldn't make a full comeback.
Appleby Frodingham's first home game of the season saw them 4-0 winners against Tadcaster Albion and moved them to fourteenth in the table.
Two each for Callum Dransfield and Ryan Hibbard made sure of the victory.