Falcons face former Junior Cup winners
STOWUPLAND Falcons will travel to AFC Kesgrave in the third round of this season’s Total Football Suffolk Junior Cup.
They won 2-1 away to Ufford Sports in Saturday’s delayed second-round tie to earn a last-16 meeting away to the 2017-18 winners of this competition. Due to the tight schedule caused by the coronavirus pandemic, with the next round in some competitions taking place this coming weekend, the draws were carried out on Sunday evening.
Brandon Town edged past Elmswell, last season’s McDonald’s Suffolk Primary Cup runners-up, by the odd goal in three. They will now host Stanton.
Bacton United 89 netted five times on the road at AFC YourShirts to set up a home tie versus Carlton Colville Town.
The two ties in the McDonald’s Suffolk Primary Cup on Saturday saw wins for Clare Town Reserves and Kesgrave Kestrels, who booked their places in the third round courtesy of wins against Great Blakenham Chequers and Somersham Reserves respectively.
Waveney will entertain Needham Market in the quarter-finals of this season’s HomeStore Self Storage Suffolk Women’s Cup following their 7-0 success at Halesworth in Sunday’s second round.
Needham Market required a penalty shoot-out to progress 4-3 on spot kicks following a 1-1 draw with AFC Sudbury.
There were big away wins for holders Ipswich Town, who will be away to East Bergholt United, who themselves scoring seven times, and Haverhill Rovers, who will face Needham Market Reserves in the last eight.
Brett Vale, last season’s losing finalists, went out 5-4 on penalties at Bury Town, who will welcome Bungay Town, 4-2 winners against Woodbridge Town.
Beccles' Caxton's Bobby O'Donnell and goalkeeper Robson O'Donnell get in each others way allowing Jack Maidment (partially hidden) to open the scoring for Kirton Athletic in their Total Football Suffolk Junior Cup Second Round tie on Saturday. Main photograph: Robson O'Donnell dives to claim a loose ball. Photographs: Paul Voller.
Veo Suffolk Sunday Shield holders Haverhill & Hove Albion were beaten 5-1 at home in Sunday’s third round by Baltic United, whose reward is a quarter-final home tie versus Hardy, last season’s Suffolk Sunday Trophy winners.
Gainsborough United defeated Playford United 4-1 to set up a last-eight tie at home to Occold, 5-2 winners at Taverners.
Lakenheath beat Boleyn 4-3 and will have home advantage in their quarter-final tie against Eastbury Eagles, who won 3-2 on penalties at Bury Bowl after a 2-2 draw.
Westbourne Warriors also progressed 4-2 following a penalty shoot-out after their home match against The Feathers ended goalless. They have been drawn away to Barrow, 6-3 winners at The Racing Centre.
Bury United and Ipswich Pythons both reached the last eight of the Bluefin Sports Suffolk Sunday Trophy thanks to winning penalty shoot-outs.
Rushmere & Diamonds Reserves, 3-1 winners against Crafted Athletic, will host Bury United and Ipswich Pythons will welcome Wamil Wasps, who won 2-1 against West Suffolk Wolves.
Chantry Phoenix saw off Bacton United 3-2 to earn a home tie versus Wickham Wanderers, 2-1 winners against Brickmakers Arms, while Cockfield United’s 4-3 success versus Eye Saints has resulted in a home meeting with Stoke By Clare, who defeated Tollgate 2-0.
Adam Goodswen (green & white striped shirt) fires home the equaliser for Beccles Caxton against Kirton Athletic in their Total Football Suffolk Junior Cup Second Round tie on Saturday. Photograph: Paul Voller
After beating BOCA Norman Warriors Reserves 5-1 on Sunday, Waveney will now go head-to-head with Barham Athletic in the third round of the Best Badges Suffolk Veterans’ Cup.
Westbourne Warriors, 6-3 victors over Bramford Road Old Boys, will be away to Henley Athletic, who enjoyed a 3-0 success at Kedington in Sunday’s second-round meeting.
Holders Whitton United will host Hadleigh United, while after beating Black Boy 9-0, Bury Town go through to the quarter-finals unopposed as Felixstowe Falcons have already withdrawn from the competition.
County Cup action continues this week with three of the delayed ties in the second round of the Blue Square Solutions Suffolk Boys’ Under-18 Midweek Cup.
Weekend Results & Draws
Saturday
Total Football Suffolk Junior Cup Second Round: AFC Kesgrave v Mendlesham – Home Walkover Win, AFC YourShirts 1 Bacton Utd 5, Bungay Town A 1 Thurston 2, Carlton & Colville Town v Kirkley & Pakefield Under-23s – Home Walkover Win, Coddenham Athletic v Saxmundham Sports – postponed, Elmswell 1 Brandon Town 2, Kirton Athletic 2 Beccles Caxton 1, Needham Market A v Waveney A – Home Walkover Win, Puddlebrook 68 5 Haverhill Town Youth 4, Spexhall Huntsman & Hounds 1 Redgrave Rangers 1 – Spexhall Huntsman & Hounds won 3-1 on pens, Sporting 87 v Tattingstone Utd – postponed, Stanton v Exning Utd – Home walkover Win, Stonham Aspal v Lakenheath Casuals – Away Walkover Win, Ufford Sports 1 Stowupland Falcons 2, Wenhaston Utd v Bramford Road Old Boys – Away Walkover Win, Wickham Market 1 Mutford & Wrentham 1 – Mutford & Wrentham won 6-5 on pens.
Total Football Suffolk Junior Cup Third Round Draw: Brandon Town v Stanton, Coddenham Athletic or Saxmundham Sports v Needham Market A, Mutford & Wrentham v Thurston Lakenheath Casuals v Sporting 87 or Tattingstone, AFC Kesgrave v Stowupland Falcons, Spexhall Huntsman & Hounds v Kirton Athletic, Puddlebrook v Bramford Road Old Boys – Home Walkover Win, Bacton Utd 89 v Carlton Colville Town.
Ties to be played on Saturday, May 1st, kick-offs 2.30pm.
McDonald’s Suffolk Primary Cup Second Round: Clare Town Res 2 Great Blakenham Chequers 1, East Bergholt Utd A v Barton Mills – Away Walkover Win, Hundon Res v Elmswell Res – Away Walkover Win, Ipswich Exiles v Wenhaston Utd Res – Home Walkover Win, Somersham Res 0 Kesgrave Kestrels 3.
Players from Kirton Athletic and Beccles Caxton observe a minute's silence before their Total Football Suffolk Junior Cup Second Round tie in honour of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, whose funeral took place on Saturday afternoon. Photograph: Paul Voller
Sunday
Veo Suffolk Sunday Shield Third Round: Breda 1 Hardy 4, Bury Bowl 2 Eastbury Eagles 2 – Eastbury Eagles won 3-2 on pens, Gainsborough Utd 4 Playford 1, Haverhill & Hove Albion 1 Baltic Utd 5, Lakenheath 4 Boleyn 3, Taverners 2 Occold 5, The Racing Centre 3 Barrow 6, Westbourne Warriors 0 The Feathers 0 – Westbourne Warriors won 4-2 on pens.
Veo Suffolk Sunday Shield Quarter-Final Draw: Lakenheath v Eastbury Eagles, Barrow v Westbourne Warriors, Baltic Utd v Hardy, Gainsborough Utd v Occold.
Ties to be played on Sunday, April 25, kick-offs 10.30am.
Bluefin Sports Suffolk Sunday Trophy Third Round: Chantry Phoenix 3 Bacton Utd 2, Cockfield Utd 4 Eye Saints 3, Ipswich Pythons 2 Elmswell Athletic 2 – Ipswich Pythons won 5-4 on pens, Northam Celtic 0 Bury Utd 0 – Bury Utd won 5-3 on pens, Rushmere & Diamonds Res 3 Crafted Athletic 1, Stoke by Clare 2 Tollgate 0, Wamil Wasps 2 West Suffolk Wolves 1, Wickham Wanderers v Brickmakers Arms.
Bluefin Sports Suffolk Sunday Trophy Quarter-Final Draw: Rushmere & Diamonds Res v Bury Utd, Chantry Phoenix v Wickham Wanderers, Cockfield Utd v Stoke by Clare, Ipswich Pythons v Wamil Wasps.
Ties to be played on Sunday, April 25, kick-offs 10.30am.
HomeStore Self Storage Suffolk Women’s Cup Second Round: Brantham Athletic 0 Ipswich Town 15, Bungay Town 4 Woodbridge Town 2, Bury Town 2 Brett Vale 2 – Bury Town won 5-4 on pens East Bergholt Utd 7 Henley Athletic 1, East Bergholt Utd Res 0 Haverhill Rovers 9, Halesworth Town 0 Waveney 7, Needham Market 1 AFC Sudbury 1 – Needham Market won 4-3 on pens, Stowupland Falcons 0 Needham Market Res 2.
HomeStore Self Storage Suffolk Women’s Cup Quarter-Final Draw: Waveney v Needham Market, Bury Town v Bungay Town, East Bergholt Utd v Ipswich Town, Needham Market Res v Haverhill Rovers.
Ties to be played on either Sunday, April 25th or Sunday, May 2nd, kick-offs 2.30pm.
Best Badges Suffolk Veteran’s Cup Second Round: Barham Athletic 3 Lakenheath Casuals 1, Bury Town 9 Black Boy 0, Cornard Utd 1 ETC Lowestoft 1 – ETC Lowestoft won 4-2 on pens, Kedington 0 Henley Athletic 3, Lowestoft Town v Ipswich Revolution – Home walkover Win, Waveney 5 BOCA Norman Warriors Res 1, Westbourne Warriors 6 Bramford Road Old Boys 3.
Best Badges Suffolk Veterans’ Cup Third Round Draw: Wickham Market v ETC Lowestoft, Coplestonians v Walsham-le-Willows, Bury Town v Felixstowe Falcons – Home Walkover Win, Lavenham v Lowestoft Town, Whitton Utd v Hadleigh Utd, BOCA Norman Warriors v Woodbridge Town, Barham Athletic v Waveney, Henley Atheltic v Westbourne Warriors.
Ties to be played on either Sunday, April 25th or Sunday, May 2nd, kick-offs 2.30pm.
Midweek Fixtures
Monday
Blue Square Solutions Suffolk Boys’ Under-18 Midweek Cup Second Round: Needham Market v AFC Sudbury (8pm).
Tuesday
Blue Square Solutions Suffolk Boys’ Under-18 Midweek Cup Second Round: Leiston v Framlingham Town at Framlingham Town (7.30pm).
Thursday
Blue Square Solutions Suffolk Boys’ Under-18 Midweek Cup Second Round: Woodbridge Town v Walsham-le-Willows (6.30pm).
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