Bedfordshire County Football League

Sunday 04th October 2020

AFC Oakley the early season pace setters.

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The early pace settings at the head of the Premier Division supported by Sportsform league table are AFC Oakley who made it two wins from two outings with a 8-1 away victory at Wilstead. Chisom Amadi and Joe McDonagh both netting hat-ticks to go alongside the braces of goals from Kyle Hawthorne. The lone home reply coming via Brandon Care. Just goal difference behind them are both Queens Park Crescents and Elstow Abbey. The Crescents running out 3-1 home winners over Caldecote thanks to a brace of goals from Mohammed Raheem Jabber and a single strike from Andre Brown against a lone reply from Jordan Gurney. Whilst the Abbey were 3-0 away winners at Riseley Sports with goals from Steve Gentle, Wesley Lewis and Scott Joseph.

In fourth spot are Biggleswade FC Reserves who were held to a 1-1 draw at Crawley Green Reserves. Adam Drakuric on their scoresheet and Terry Billy netting for the Green who now sit sixth in the league standings. Sitting between these two sides in fifth spot are Flitwick Town who ran out 4-1 home winners over Biggleswade United U23. Phil Matthews and Ritchie Bevan both netting braces whilst the United reply came via an own goal.

For Cranfield United it was a 4-3 home victory over Marston Shelton Rovers. Drew Mitten and Courtney Boughton both netting twice against Rovers replies via Nick Skolsky, Matthew Eddy and Joe Mead. Whilst Bedford Albion were 3-2 winners at AFC Kempston Town & Bedford College. Kurtis Alleyne with a brace plus a single goal from Lamarr Smithson outweighing home replies via Anas Bechkoum and Daniel Church.

The Shefford Town & Campton Reserves v Stevington encounter being waterlogged off.

Division One A

The biggest win of the day belonged to St Joseph ( Saturday) who ran out 6-1 home winners over Lea Sports PSG. Wayne Mills leading the way with a hat-rick and joined on their scoresheet by single goals from Simon Richards, Kenan Dogruer and Joe Marks against a lone PSG reply via Milton Tomlinson Dennis. Whilst just a goal behind them were Stotfold Development who went nap with a 5-1 home win over AFC Kempston Town & Bedford College Reserves. Kade Bagge, Ben Southby, Sam Heron, Brandon Dobson and Nico Coleman all finding the bag of the net against a Town reply from Alex Farley.

For Langford Reseves with goals from Dean Laing, Ijaz Rahman and Hayden Kilcullen it was a 3-0 win at Eaton Park Rangers. Whilst winning by the same scoreline at Houghton Athletic were Totternoe Reserves thanks to two goals from Ellis Capp and a single strike from Ryan Quinn.

The games Ickwell & Old Warden v Wilstead Reserves and Kempston Athletic v Arlesey Town U23 failing to beat the rain.

Division One B

With the games AFC Oakley Reserves v Pines (Luton) Bedford SA v Ampthill Town Development and The 61 FC Luton Reserves v Pitstone & Ivinghoe United Reserves failing to beat the weather. The season was to kick off with just a programme of three games, all of which went to the home sides. Henlow with two goals from Piers Le Grand and a strike from Luke Hills the 3-2 victors over Cranfield United Reserves whose goals came via an own goal and Martin Holland.

Whilst Sporting Lewsey Park with strikes from Kyle Lincoln and Liam Jarvis were the 2-0 winners over Stopsley United and Sharnbrook required just a goal from Owen Franklin to beat Flitwick Town Reserves 1-0

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The biggest win of the day went to Harlington Juniors the 7-2 home winners over Renhold. Jamie Small leading the way with a hat-trick, Tyler Ingham netting twice alongside single goals for Alex Frantellizzi and Luke Jeffery against Renhold replies via Aran Hazelwood and Ben Brown. Whilst Bedford Albion Reserves were the 5-3 home winners over CS Rovers. Josh Emmerton with a brace plus strikes from Matt Phelan, Gavin Cheema and Stefan Bucur bring up the nap hand against Rovers replies via Seam Morrison twice and Joe Campion once.

For Sundon Park Rangers it was a 3-0 away win at Lancot Park where Yveslin Eugune netted twice and Ben Pincher once. Whilst Marston Shelton Rovers Reserves and Caldecote Reserves shared the spoils in a 3-3 draw. It was the Rovers via Alex Burrows who took the lead in the 25th minute, a lead that was to last just three minutes before Jack Miller levelled matters for the visitors who were to go 2-1 in front from the penalty spot via Guissepi Follano five minutes from the break which saw the Rovers Ross Milton red carded. But on 79 minutes Perry Connelly levelled matters for the Rovers and all three points looked their's when Burrows netted his second of the afternoon four minutes from time until deep into time added on Follano with a sweet free kick from 25 yards made it 3-3 and a share of the spoils.

The games Clifton v Athletico Europa and Real Haynes v Crawley Green U23 waterlogged off.

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Flitwick Town A went nap with a 5-1 victory at Luton Allstars. Jamie Warne with a brace plus an own goal and strikes from Alan Henman and Mark Bartlett only being replied to once by Derek Maruma. Whilst Brickhill Wanderers were the 4-0 home winners over Lea Sports PSG Reserves with goals from Ashley Coleman, Dominic Eaton, Simeon Horne and Mutsa Hutchins.

All the other four games going the way of the visitors. AFC Bedford United top scoring 5-2 at Real Haynes Reserves with a brace of goals from Jesse Van Agel alongside single strikes from Tayvon Charles, Craig Field and Bartosz Kiebowicz against home replies from Jack Konopka and Sean Duignan. Whilst FC Polonia (Luton) won 4-3 at St John's FC whose goals came via Mohamed Elbayan, Pearce Tracey and Reginard Mongoti.

Also enjoying life on the road were Square FC the 3-0 winners at Sundon Park Rangers Development thanks to a hat-trick from Jordan Knight and Sandy who won 3-1 at Luton Leagrave AFC where Jack fox netted twice and Tony Norman once against a lone home reply via James Douglas.

Division Four

The top scorers of the day were Bedford Santos who won 5-2 at Sandy Reserves. Arkadusz Szczepanski with a brace joined on their scoresheet by single goals from Bogdan Zanfir, Adam Chmiel and Jse Bankole against home replies from Stewart Robinson and Michael Freeman . Whilst the comeback of the day belonged to Sporting Carpathians who trailed 2-0 at the break at M&DH Clapham Saturday via goals from Owen Tuffin and Luke Hale before hitting back to win 3-2 with a brace of goals from Cosmin Miron and a strike from Codrea Petru-Stefan.

The lone home win of the day went to Shefford Town & Campton B who beat Elstow Abbey Reserves 4-3. Charlie Robinson netting twice alongside single strikes from Andrew Hayday and Lee Brittan. Whilst Blunham with goals from Matthew McCartney, Alfie Warwick and Robbie Richmond were 3-1 winnners at Kempston Rovers for whom Rob Goodman netted.

Also enjoying life on the road were Catsbrook Wanderers the 2-0 victors at Revivalists thanks to goals from Alec McQuarrie and Connor McKeown . Whilst the Bedford Albion A v Sharnbrook Reserves game was waterlooged off.

04/10/2020