Junior Football

WITH more enforced changes, Crowle lined up with a makeshift back four comprising Wood, Coleman, Morris and Goode with Mitchell playing as a lone striker.

Crowle made a promising start with a couple of early attacks but Alveston had the best chance on eight minutes with Cline sweeping the follow-up shot away with his leg.

Parkinson-Allsopp made way for Copeland on 23 minutes as Crowle tried to get their passing game going.

Copeland was introduced only to take a knock to his nose and come off.

Cline tipped another effort over the bar then Crowle had their best move on the stroke of half-time, a throw out to Parsons who pushed down the left, threaded the ball to Mitchell but shot wide.

Alveston had a dream start to the second-half when Simmonds found space on the edge of the box and rifled his shot home to take a 1-0 lead.

More saves by Clines and more changes saw Chris Wood introduced but Crowle always seemed under pressure.

On 50 minutes, a rare attack down the left saw the Alveston keeper dive to cut out a Parkinson–Allsopp cross.

Coleman won a free-kick on the half-way line which Mitchell managed to get on the end of, but shot wide.

Then on 61 minutes, Hines made break down the right and his ball to the far post was gathered by the keeper to frustrate Mitchell.

In the dying moments, Kenwright saw his good effort blocked by the keeper and Hines found the side-netting.

Evesham United u9s 2, Pershore Town u9s 0.

EVESHAM United continued their good start to the season with a win over Pershore.

The visitors made it hard with some really good defending and Evesham could not find a way through in the first-half.

On the occasions Pershore attacked, some good defending from Harry Lewis, Sam Backx and Jordan Blundell kept them out.

Evesham attacked from the first whistle in the second-half and finally got their passing game together.

They also got the breakthrough when ,some good following up, saw Max Danby bundle the ball over the line. Pershore continued to make a fight of it with Evesham missing numerous chances to extend their lead, until Danby stepped up to fire a free-kick into the top corner to get his and Evesham’s second.

Evesham United Robins u12s 8, Gotherington u12s 1.

EVESHAM United dominated this cup game from the start with Bradley Izod scoring two quick goals, the first from a William Warren through-ball, and the second from good play from James Noble.

Izod completed his hat-trick, just nicking the ball past the keeper.

Gotherington grabbed a goal back to make it 3-1 after Evesham failed to clear.

Thomas Backx then slotted home from a Ryan Reeves through-ball before he scored a second, spotting the keeper away from the posts to make it 5-1 at half-time.

After the break, Evesham were slow to start with keeper Josh Rogers, called upon to make a couple of saves.

Evesham upped the pace with Jake Humphries and Jack Rogers combining well with Dominic Taylor placing the ball over the keeper.

Then, Taylor ran clear and side-footed in to make it 7-1.

Johnathon Robinson played Backx in to complete his hat-trick.

n Evesham United Panthers u12s recorded a 6-1 win against Droitwich Spa Rhinos, despite going 1-0 down.

Littleton Juniors u12s 3, Evesham Juniors u12s 5.

EVESHAM started this game a little slow and it was no surprise when Littleton took the lead.

The goal seemed to galvanise Evesham and after good work on the left by Harry Taylor and Adam Ayres equalised.

Evesham were now on top and Harry Taylor hit the bar from distance. Then, 18 minutes in, Evesham took the lead again a fantastic long-range effort from Taylor.

It became 3-1 when Josh McLenan finished from close-range after Tom Dee had struck the crossbar. Adam Ayres made it 4-1 after being slipped in by James Noble. Littleton gave themselves hope with 20 minutes left, then scored again five minutes from time to make it 4-3. Ayres then scored his hat-trick goal after being fed by Will Price.

Sheppey Swifts u13s 2, Badsey Rangers u13s 1.

SHEPPEY Swifts inflicted the first defeat of the season on Evesham Ambassador League leaders Badsey.

Within minutes a Cavan Ryan effort was blocked on the Badsey line before Sheppey went ahead when striker Ollie Brothwood latched onto a through-ball from Dan Evans, to shoot past keeper Josh Mann.

Brothwood then teed up Charlie Emerson, whose long-range shot was well saved at the foot of the near post.

Badsey’s Jordan Naylor went close with a lob from 25 yards but Sheppey keeper Josh Rogers and centre-half Max Lowe combined to keep it out.

The second-half was only four minutes old when Ryan’s deflected shot cannoned off the post for a corner. From the resulting kick, Sheppey went 2-0 up. Evans’ low cross was met first time by Ryan, who volleyed through a wall of players into the net.

Badsey pulled a goal back 10 minutes later when Rogers was undone by a cross that bounced awkwardly and Tom Benfield slotted the ball home.

The visitors sensed a comeback but with Lowe and Harry Bermingham superb at the heart of the Sheppey defence, the closest Badsey came to an equaliser was a header from Benfield, scrambled off the line by Emerson.

In the dying minutes, Brothwood was twice put through on goal but was denied by brave defending from Nathan Bolland and Mann.

n Sheppey Swifts u13s lost 3-2 to Gotherington in the Cheltenham Youth League.

Southside u16s 1, Badsey Rangers u16s 6.

BADSEY comfortably defeated newly-promoted Southside in this Cheltenham and Gloucester League Division One.

Louis Sutton, Drew Clark, Alex Trotman made it 3-0 at the break.

In the second-half, Sutton fired a brace to complete his hat-trick and Nick Remfry also scored.