THE second match day of the Redditch and South Warwickshire Combination Football League season saw some more great matches and a great number of goals.
In League 1 there were three games with 12 goals including a superb hat-trick by Joe Towler for Oasthouse Athletic to help them in their 5-0 win over Churchfields – the game of the week.
Crusaders fought back from their loss last week by beating Redditch Borough LA 3-1. Hizza United beat fellow new boys Frankley United 2-1 at home.
In the Championship, SSS Lions beat Headless Cross 4-2 in their first game of the season and AFC Walkwood and Feckenham beat Meadow Park 6-1 with five of their goals scored by Jack Cole.
Redditch Borough JW carried on their scoring mission this week, beating Queens Head 5-1 with two goals from Dean Hay.
In a great game between Abbeydale and Astwood the points were looking like they were Abbeydale’s however with minutes to go Astwood scored their fourth to secure a four-all draw.
In the other game in this division, Redditch Borough NT got their first points of the season with Will Skelton scoring four of their eight goals, beating Beoley Village 8-1.
In the Premiership, Austin Ex Apps took another three points as they beat Catshill 3-1, Rubery Athletico beat AFC Thomas Brothers 4-1 with Dan Murphy scoring two of the goals. Arrow Valley were great in possession as they beat VKL United 3-0 with Shane Hancox scoring two of their goals.
Lastly, in League 2, Bartley Reds B beat Catshill Rangers 1-0, Red Star Bromsgrove beat Rubery Memorial 3-0 and South Birmingham Activ beat Redditch Town 3-2 with a stunning hat-trick from Ellis Reilly. Lydiate Casuals and Stoke Prior shared the points in a 4-4 thriller.
RESULTS
Premiership
Austin Ex-Apps 3-1 Catshill
Catshill: Alex Short
Rubery Athletico 4-1 AFC Thomas Brothers
Rubery Athletico: Daniel Murphy 2, J Wicketts, D Anani
AFC Thomas Brothers: James Gifford
Arrow Valley 3-0 VKL United
Arrow Valley: Shane Hancox 2, Kian Davies
Championship
SSS Lions 4-2 Headless Cross
SSS Lions: Jacob Webb 2, Harri Wiley, Cuan Partridge
Headless Cross: Ellis Kalach, Louis Porter
Meadow Park 1-6 AFC Walkwood and Feckenham
Meadow Park: James Clayton
AFC Walkwood and Feckenham: Jack Cole 5, Jack Nicholls
Redditch Borough JW 5-1 Queens Head
Redditch Borough JW: Dean Hay 2, Jack Atkinson, Connor Perry-Holmes, Dylan Nolan
Queens Head: Alan Beeston
Abbeydale 4-4 Astwood
Abbeydale: Wayne Keyte 2, Jordan Jones, Cush Miles
Astwood: Jacob King, Harry West, Ash Wilson, Chris Pryce
Beoley Village 1-8 Redditch Borough NT
Beoley Village: Neville Evans
Redditch Borough NT: Will Skelton 4, Aidan Forrest 2, Dan Southall, George Skelton
League 1
Crusaders 3-1 Redditch Borough LA
Crusaders: Lewis Wilde, Jay Mistry, Harry Franey
Redditch Borough LA: Ben George
Churchfields 0-5 Oasthouse Athletic
Oasthouse Athletic: Joe Towler 3, Brendan Hicks, Jack Zineli
Hizza United 2-1 Frankley United
Hizza United: Matthew Dyson, Tom Barber
Frankley United: Callum Bissett
League 2
Catshill Rangers 0-1 Bartley Reds B
Bartley Reds B: Alfie Banner
Rubery Memorial 0-3 Red Star Bromsgrove
Red Star Bromsgrove: Matt Hardman, Dan Everton, own goal
Lydiate Casuals 4-4 Stoke Prior
Lydiate Casuals: Jake Booton 2, Jake Larner, Jamie Taylor
Stoke Prior: James Ryan 2, Matt Chance, Sam Bunn
Redditch Town 2-3 South Birmingham Activ
Redditch Town: Ryan Sproston, own goal
South Birmingham Activ: Ellis Reilly 3
