Beccles bidding to reach another final
BECCLES Town Reserves are bidding to make it four county cup final appearances in five years.
They will be looking to take a step nearer to that goal when they travel to Trimley Red Devils Reserves in the Suffolk Senior Reserve Cup Second Round on Saturday.
The two teams had contrasting wins in round one – Beccles beating Ransomes Sports 22-0, while Trimley required a 4-2 penalty shoot-out win to knock-out Stowupland Falcons following a 2-2 draw.
Two of the three other clubs in action on Saturday to previously win the competition will go head-to-head when Woodbridge Town Reserves host Stowmarket Town Reserves. The Old Gold & Black defeated the Woodpeckers 2-1 in the 2016-17 final.
The only other side to experience success in this competition taking part in the second round on Saturday are Walsham-le-Willows Reserves.
They lifted the trophy after defeating Stowmarket Town Reserves in both the 2018-19 and 2021-22 seasons.
Walsham will have to win away to Bungay Town Reserves, who were convincing 6-0 victors over Whitton United Reserves in round one, if they are to reach the last eight this time around.
Long Melford Reserves were losing semi-finalists – a narrow 1-0 loss to Stowmarket Town – two years ago, and will have to win away to Coplestonians Reserves to keep alive their chances of going a step further this season.
Long Melford Reserves (black & white striped shirts) are pictured in action against Stowmarket Town Reserves (red shirts) in that semi-final at Claydon FC in the 2021-22 season.
Framlingham Town are scheduled to host Brantham Athletic, the 2015-16 winners, in the remaining second-round fixture under the lights at Badingham Road on Tuesday.
On Sunday it is the second round in five of the Portable Space Suffolk Mixed Youth Cups in the U12, U13, U14, U15 and U16 age groups.
Weekend Fixtures
Saturday
Kick-offs 1.30pm unless stated:
Suffolk Senior Reserve Cup Second Round: Bungay Town Res v Walsham-le-Willows U23s, Coplestonians Res v Long Melford U23s (2pm), Halesworth Town Res v Cornard Utd Res, Sporting 87 Res v Henley Athletic Res, Trimley Red Devils Res v Beccles Town Res, Woodbridge Town U23s v Stowmarket Town U23s.
Sunday
Kick-offs 10.30am unless stated:
Portable Space Suffolk Mixed Under-12 Cup Second Round: Achilles Wanderers SYFL v Lowestoft Town, Cornard Dynamos Blue v Moreton Hall Athletic, Elmswell v Needham Market Phoenix, Haughley Utd Black v Walsham-le-Willows Wanderers (10am), Haverhill Rovers Purple v Cornard Dynamos Red, Haverhill Rovers Yellow v Haverhill Rovers Red (2pm), Honington Foxes v Haverhill Town, Kirkley & Pakefield Royals v Uplands Utd, Long Melford Colts White v Cornard Dynamos Yellow, Mendlesham v Haughley Utd White, Mildenhall Town v AFC Sudbury Yellow, Stowupland Falcons Yellow v Stowmarket Town Hornets, Waveney Lions v Halesworth Town Lions (10am), Wickham Market Navy v Kirkley & Pakefield Knights, Woodbridge Town Black v Framlingham Town Knights SYFL, Woodbridge Town White v Corton Cobras.
Portable Space Suffolk Mixed Under-13 Cup Second Round: AFC Sudbury EJA v Haverhill Rovers Black, Bungay Town Black Dogs v Beccles Town Wasps, Bury Town EJA v Bury Town Community Colts, Cornard Dynamos Yellow v AFC Sudbury ISYL, Haughley Utd v Elmswell, Haverhill Rovers Blue v Lavenham (12.30pm), Haverhill Rovers Green v Haverhill Rovers Silver (2.15pm), Kirkley & Pakefield Cavaliers v DAFA Youth, Leiston EJA v Framlingham Town SYFL, Long Melford v Haverhill Rovers White – Home Win Walkover, Moreton Hall Blue v Brandon Town Community, Moreton Hall White v Red Lodge, Needham Market EJA v Stowupland Falcons Blue, Needham Market Phoenix Black v Walsham-le-Willows Warriors, Stowmarket Town EJA v Needham Market Phoenix Red, Waveney Tigers v Waveney Lions.
Portable Space Suffolk Mixed Under-14 Cup Second Round: Beccles Town Bees v Corton Cobras, Bury Town EJA v Brandon Town Community (12.30pm), Haverhill Rovers Green v Needham Market EJA, Ipswich Wanderers EJA v Leiston EJA, Long Melford Colts v AFC Sudbury EJA, Stowmarket Town Hornets v Bury Town Community Lions, Wickham Market Warriors v Waveney Thundercats, Woodbridge Town v Waveney Tigers.
Portable Space Suffolk Mixed Under-15 Minor Cup Second Round: AFC Sudbury Blue EJA v Haverhill Rovers Green, Beccles Town Wasps v Leiston EJA, Bury Town Community Rams v AFC Sudbury Yellow EJA, Bury Town EJA v Haverhill Rovers EJA (2.30pm), Capel Plough v Brantham Athletic, Kirkley & Pakefield Conquerors v Beccles Town NCYL, Needham Market EJA v Waveney Jaguars, Walsham-le-Willows Warriors v Lavenham.
Portable Space Suffolk Mixed Under-16 Cup Second Round: AFC Sudbury Blue EJA v Lakenheath, Brantham Athletic EJA v Waveney Pumas – Home Win Walkover, Haverhill Rovers EJA v Walsham-le-Willows Wolves, Ipswich Wanderers EJA v Leiston EJA, Kirkley & Pakefield Dragons v Needham Market EJA (2pm), Lowestoft Town v Kirkley & Pakefield Royals, Red Lodge v Bury Town EJA, Stowmarket Town EJA v AFC Sudbury Yellow EJA.