HOPE Church knocked out last season’s losing finalists Gipping Gnats in the first round of this season’s McDonald’s Suffolk Primary Cup on Saturday.

Gipping Gnats lost 2-1 at their Macron SIL Division Four opponents, who play a league below them, in one of ten ties that survived the weather.

AFC Oulton Reserves had an impressive 8-2 win at Elmswell Reserves, while Cavendish saw off Lakenheath Casuals 7-3.

Benhall St Mary and Laxfield both enjoyed 6-1 home victories versus Wenhaston United Reserves and Stowupland Falcons ‘A’ respectively.

Hopton & Hawthorn United went through 7-6 on penalties after a 2-2 draw at Oulton United, while Kesgrave Kestrels Reserves edged Normanston Magpies 4-3. Jay Seeley-Hanson (partly hidden) scores the decisive penalty kick on the hour mark. Photograph: Ian Smillie

The ten ties that were called off will now take place this coming Saturday afternoon.

In the only match scheduled on Sunday, Stoke by Clare were 8-1 winners at Foxhall United in the outstanding Best Badges Suffolk Sunday Shield Second Round to set up a quarter-final tie away to Taverners.

Six of last week’s eight scheduled Veo Under-18 Midweek Cup First Round ties went ahead, with wins for five of the home teams. The only side to buck that trend were Needham Market, last season’s runners-up, who won 6-3 at Kirkley & Pakfield AFC Royals.

Lowestoft Town also hit their opponents for six, winning 6-0 against Sporting 87.

Framlingham Town are set to host holders AFC Sudbury on Tuesday, with the Stowmarket Town v Hadleigh United and Ipswich Wanderers v Cornard United ties now earmarked for Thursday, November 9th.

Midweek & Weekend Results

Monday

Veo Suffolk U18 Midweek Cup First Round: Haverhill Borough 2 Mildenhall Town 0.

Wednesday

Veo Suffolk U18 Midweek Cup First Round: Lowestoft Town 6 Sporting 87 0.

Thursday

Veo Suffolk U18 Midweek Cup First Round: Brantham Athletic 5 Woodbridge Town 3, Ipswich Wanderers v Cornard Utd – postponed, Kirkley & Pakefield AFC Royals 3 Needham Market 6, Stowmarket Town v Hadleigh Utd – postponed, Whitton Utd 3 Bungay Town 2, Walsham-le-Willows 2 Felixstowe & Walton Utd 1.

Saturday

McDonald’s Suffolk Primary Cup First Round: Assington Stanley v Ipswich Vale Exiles – postponed, Bacton Utd 89 Res v Mendlesham – postponed, Beccles Town ‘A’ 4 Spexhall Huntsman & Hounds Res 2, Benhall St Mary Res 6 Wenhaston Utd Res 1, Carlton Colville Town Development v Grundisburgh Res – postponed, Capel Plough Res v Bramford Utd – postponed, Cavendish 7 Lakenheath Casuals 3, East Bergholt Utd ‘A’ 3 Royal Oak 1, Elmswell Res 2 AFC Oulton Res 8, FC Waveney v Occold – postponed, Framlingham Town ‘A’ v Hadleigh Brettsiders – postponed, Haverhill Town v Somersham Res – postponed, Hope Church 2 Gipping Gnats 1, Kesgrave Kestrels Res 4 Normanston Magpies 3, Laxfield 6 Stowupland Falcons ’A’ 1, Oulton Utd 2 Hopton & Hawthorn Utd 2 – Oulton United won 7-6 on pens, Redgrave Rangers v AFC Kesgrave Res - postponed, Samuels v Thurston Res – postponed, Saxmundham Sports Res 0 Cockfield Utd Res 3, Sporting 87 ‘A’ v Coddenham Athletic – postponed, Walsham-le-Willows ‘A’ v Pakefield Dynamos – Away Win Walkover.

Sunday

Best Badges Suffolk Sunday Shield Second Round: Foxhall Utd 1 Stoke by Clare 8.

Midweek Fixture

Tuesday

Veo Suffolk Under-18 Midweek Cup First Round: Framlingham Town v AFC Sudbury.