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NCEL Match Review 2024/25 #60

13th March, 2025

A first half hat-trick from Luka Suluburic helped Beverley Town progress to the last four of this season's JCP Construction NCEL League Cup in memory of James Hitchcock in one of two Quarter-Finals played in midweek.

His triple salvo gave his side a 3-0 half-time lead that was added to by Jacob Hill before visitors Rossington Main pulled one back through Dylan Mantle.

Alexander Knaggs struck a fifth for the hosts with Mantle's second and a Brandon Murillo injury time strike producing a mini-revival for Rossington as Beverley went through with a 5-3 victory.

Premier Division leaders Silsden AFC keep their challenge for the double alive as they won 3-0 at promotion challengers Golcar United in Tuesday's other Quarter-Final tie.

Thomas Greaves broke the deadlock early on but the Cobbydalers had to wait until the 76th minute to stretch their advantage, Robbie Fox finding the net before Greaves' second put the encounter beyond doubt.

Beverley and Silsden join Knaresborough Town and Penistone Church who booked their places in the Semi-Finals last week.

In the Premier Division, second placed Hallam were held to a 2-2 draw by visitors Campion to close the gap on Silsden to four points.

They thought they had taken the victory after Rio Allan and Alfie Smith struck to turn a deficit into a 2-1 advantage but Jack Mason pounced in stoppage time to add to Michael O'Brien's opener for the away side as the spoils are shared.

And, it was also honours even in the other game in the division as the bottom two met at the Victoria Pleasure Ground.

Hosts Goole AFC, needing a win to keep themselves mathematically in with a vague chance of finishing outside the drop zone, took the lead through James Eyles.

But, Winterton Rangers, who were already condemned to a relegation spot, made sure the same fate awaits the Vikings as Harry Griffin's equaliser made it a 1-1 draw that leaves Goole eleven points adrift of safety with only three games remaining.

Wombwell Town were 1-0 winners at Club Thorne Colliery as they tighten their grip on third place in Division One, closing the gap to leaders Horbury Town to eight points.

Oliver Fearon grabbed the only goal of the game in the 40th minute to give them a ten point cushion in the play-off zone.

Fifth placed Worsbrough Bridge Athletic dropped points as they went down 1-0 at home to Harrogate Railway Athletic, Lucas Robinson scoring for the Rail midway through the first period.

That means Dearne & District have closed the gap to Worsbrough to just one point in the chase for the play-offs after their 2-0 home win over Athersley Recreation lifted them into sixth spot, Justin Circuit and Jamie Austin with their goals.

Basement side Yorkshire Amateur are almost mathematically certain to finish in a relegation spot as they were beaten 3-0 by visitors Selby Town to leave them fourteen points away from survival with five matches left to play.

James Danby, Matthew Dawes and Samuel Calvert were the scorers for the Robins who have kept themselves in with a possibility of a late surge to the play-offs in eighth spot.

Next-to-bottom Appleby Frodingham still have a chance of staying up after Nathan Jarman's goal gave them a 1-0 win at Glasshoughton Welfare.

They close the gap to Nostell Miners Welfare, the side just above the trapdoor, to four points as Nostell were beaten 3-1 at home by South Leeds.

Gracjan Klimczak's late penalty gave them a consolation but Joshua Phillips and Kane Withington had already struck for the visitors with Luca Grant making sure of the away side's victory with their third in injury time.

Photo: James Eyles lobs the keeper to score for Goole AFC in a 1-1 draw at home to Winterton Rangers, a result that confirms a bottom two finish in the NCEL Premier Division for the Vikings alongside their opponents. (Picture: Thomas Crabb)







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