Two teams hit eight goals in Vets’ Cup
TWO teams each scored eight times in the Best Badges Suffolk Veterans’ Cup on Sunday.
AFC Hoxne won 8-0 away to Coplestonians Reserves, while Ransomes Sports were 8-2 winners at home to Ipswich Wanderers in their third-round ties.
West Suffolk side Moulton defeated Old Newton United 5-1, while their were odd goal victories for Woodbridge Town (2-1 at home to Bury Town) and BOCA Norman Warriors (1-0 at Sole Bay United).
A penalty shoot-out was required to decide the winners of the tie between Ipswich Vale Exiles Reserves and Hadleigh United, after they drew 2-2.
It was Ipswich Vale Exiles Reserves who won 6-5 to book their place in the quarter-finals of this season’s competition.
Action is pictured above between Ipswich Vale Exiles Reserves (red & black striped shirts) and Hadleigh United (blue shirts) at the Bourne Vale Sports & Social Club in Ipswich.
The quarter-final draw will be announced later this week.
The line-up for the last eight of this season’s McDonald’s Suffolk Primary Cup is now complete, after the remaining two third-round matches went ahead at the weekend.
Occold set up a home tie in the quarter-finals versus Redgrave Rangers following their 2-0 win at East Bergholt United ‘A’.
Unity, who were 3-1 winners at home to Boxford Rovers, will now host Ipswich Vale Exiles. Both those ties are scheduled for Saturday, February 10th.
A whole host of ties were played in the U14, U14, U15 and U16 Mixed Plate competitions, meaning they have all now reached the quarter-final stage.
The draws will be announced this week.
Weekend Results
Friday
Suffolk Mixed Under-16 Plate First Round: Haverhill Rovers Blue 0 Haverhill Rovers White 14.
Saturday
McDonald’s Suffolk Primary Cup Third Round: East Bergholt Utd ‘A’ 0 Occold 2, Unity 3 Boxford Rovers 1.
Sunday
Best Badges Suffolk Veterans’ Cup Third Round: Coplestonians Res 0 AFC Hoxne 8, Ipswich Vale Exiles 2 Hadleigh Utd 2 – Ipswich Vale Exiles won 6-5 on pens, Lowestoft Town v Ransomes Sports Res – Home Win Walkover, Moulton 5 Old Newton Utd 1, Ransomes Sports 8 Ipswich Wanderers 2, Sole Bay Utd 0 BOCA Norman Warriors 1, Whitton Colts v Bury Town Res – Home Walkover Win, Woodbridge Town 2 Bury Town 1.
Suffolk Mixed Under-13 Plate Second Round: Bungay Town Blackdogs 4 Framlingham Town 2, Bury Town Community Colts ISYFL 1 Kirkley & Pakefield Youth Royals 3, Cornard Dynamos Youth Red 1 Beccles Town Youth Bees 2, Haughley Utd Youth 2 Moreton Hall Youth Blue 3, Haverhill Rovers Yellow 2 AFC Sudbury ISYFL 1, Kirkley & Pakefield Youth Cavaliers v Red Lodge Blues - Home Win Walkover, Needham Market Phoenix Black 0 Needham Market Phoenix Red 2, Stowupland Falcons Blues 5 Haverhill Rovers Black 0.
Suffolk Mixed Under-14 Plate First Round: Haverhill Rovers Black 4 Wickham Market Youth Warriors 2, Maritime 5 Uplands Utd 2, Needham Market Phoenix 0 Kesgrave Kestrels 4, Waveney Tigers 0 Beccles Town Youth Wasps 8.
Suffolk Mixed Under-15 Plate First Round: Brandon Town Community 5 Beccles Town Youth Wasps 2, Bury Town Community Rams ISYFL 5 Beecles Town Youth Bees 0, Needham Market Phoenix 4 Bures Utd 2.
Suffolk Mixed Under-16 Plate Second Round: Haverhill Rovers Green 0 Waveney Tigers 7.