Four adult sides reach cup finals
FOUR more adult teams have confirmed their places in Suffolk County Cup Finals.
A total of 20 of the 26 county cup fixtures scheduled for Saturday and Sunday went ahead, with the other six postponed by clubs due to Coronavirus.
A crowd of 346 saw Ipswich Town recover from going a goal behind early on to beat Needham Market 3-1 in the HomeStore Self Storage Suffolk Women’s Cup Semi-Final at Stowmarket Town FC.
The result puts Ipswich into their six successive final, but they will have to wait to see who they will face after Brett Vale requested their last-four tie with East Bergholt United be postponed.
Brandon Town Community will play Gym United in the final of this season’s Rushmere Golf Club Suffolk Sunday Cup – the first time they have reached the final of the competition.
They defeated Kitchener Taverners 4-2 on penalties following a 2-2 draw after 90 minutes in their rearranged semi-final at Bury Town FC.
Haverhill & Hove Albion, last season’s Suffolk Sunday Trophy runners-up, booked their place in the final of the Suffolk Sunday Shield in emphatic style, winning 7-0 against Sizewell Argyle at Ransomes Sports FC.
They will face Rushmere & Diamonds in the final after they beat Baltic United 3-0 in the other tie at Old Newton United FC.
The two outstanding quarter-finals of the Days Sports Suffolk Senior Reserve Cup saw victories for Lakenheath and Old Newton United.
Lakenheath won 1-0 away to Coplestonians while Old Newton United defeated last season’s runners-up Stowmarket Town 5-4 on penalties following a 3-3 draw.
Lakenheath players celebrate the winning goal scored by Daniel Weeks (third right) in their Days Sports Suffolk Senior Reserve Cup Quarter-Final away to Coplestonians. Photograph by Paul Voller. Main photograph: Ipswich Town (blue shirts) and Needham Market (red shirts) battle for possession during their HomeStore Self Storage Suffolk Women's Cup Semi-Final which drew a crowd of 346 to Greens Meadow, home of Stowmarket Town FC. Photograph by Ben Pooley
The two Suffolk Sunday Trophy Quarter-Finals saw 16 goals scored as Chantry Phoenix edged out Elmswell Athletic 4-3 and Thrasher United knocked-out Kesgrave Kestrels 5-4.
Chantry Phoenix and Thrasher United will now meet in the last four.
Weekend Results
Saturday
Days Sports Suffolk Senior Reserve Cup Quarter-Finals: Coplestonians 0 Lakenheath 1, Stowmarket Town 3 Old Newton Utd 3 – Old Newton United won 5-4 on pens.
Sunday
Rushmere Golf Club Suffolk Sunday Cup Semi-Final: Brandon Town Community 2 Kitchener Taverners 2 – Brandon Town Community won 4-2 on pens.
Suffolk Sunday Shield Semi-Finals: Haverhill & Hove Albion 7 Sizewell Argyle 0, Rushmere & Diamonds 3 Baltic Utd 0.
Suffolk Sunday Trophy Quarter-Finals: Chantry Phoenix 4 Elmswell Athletic 3, Thrasher Utd 5 Kesgrave Kestrels 4.
HomeStore Self Storage Suffolk Women’s Cup Semi-Finals: Brett Vale v East Bergholt Utd – postponed, Needham Market 1 Ipswich Town 3.
Crown Imperial Suffolk Girls’ Under-12 Cup Quarter-Final: Haverhill Rovers 1 Felixstowe & Walton Utd 2.
Crown Imperial Suffolk Girls’ Under-15 Cup Quarter-Final: Ipswich Valley Rangers 7 Felixstowe & Walton Utd 2.
Crown Imperial Suffolk Boys’ Under-15 Cup Quarter-Final: Ipswich Valley Rangers 0 Stowmarket Town 5.
Crown Imperial Suffolk Boys’ Under-16 Cup Quarter-Final: Cornard Dynamos Blue v Needham Market EJA – postponed.
Suffolk Boys’ Under-18 Sunday Cup Quarter-Final: Stowupland Falcons 5 Framlingham Town Knights 3.
Crown Imperial Suffolk Boys’ Under-13 Plate Quarter-Final: Cornard Dynamos Blue v Lakenheath – postponed.
Crown Imperial Suffolk Boys’ Under-14 Plate Quarter-Final: Capel Plough 8 Haverhill Rovers Black 2, Haverhill Rovers Red 1 Beccles Town Hornets 11.
Crown Imperial Suffolk Youth Semi Finals Day 1 at Walsham-le-Willows FC
See separate report.