WITH Gornal Athletic’s match against Ingles being one of two postponed due to Storm Boelo, Northfield Town took full advantage and rose to the top with a 2-1 victory at Holwell Sports.
Leading scorer Romano Graham opened the scoring for the visitors early on with Benny Omorogbe equalising around the hour mark. It looked as though the points would be shared until Rob Shaw popped up with Northfield’s 89th minute winner.
Match of the day was at the Voltage Solutions Stadium where 257 watched fourth-placed Coalville Town draw 1-1 with the side just below them in the table, Leicester St Andrews. Ryan Sahota handed the hosts the lead just before half-time only for Logan Aston to level things up nine minutes from time.
Heather St John’s suffered a surprise 2-1 home defeat at the hands of lowly Boldmere Rangers. Kyle Jardine gave the league’s high-fliers the lead early doors but second half goals from Cal Thorpe and Lucas Edwards ensured the points headed back to Boldmere.
Fellow strugglers Stapenhill picked up a useful point with a 2-2 draw at Bustleholme. Ibrahim Sillah and Anton Nesbeth scored for the home side while Louis Robotham and Callum Riddle were on target for the Swans.
The points were also shared as AFC North Kilworth drew 1-1 at Anstey Town, Archie Gallagher putting the visitors ahead on 25 minutes before Szym Donnerstag equalised midway through the second half.
Dolton Taylor scored twice for Kirby Muxloe in their 3-3 draw at FCV Grace Dieu with Patrick Musengwa bagging the other. But the Thringstone-based side finished the stronger with Ernest Osaretin, Jerrell Sellars and Sean Tomlinson scoring in the final 15 minutes to salvage a point.
GNG Oadby Town romped to a 5-0 win over visitors Birstall United with doubles for Ali Ashkir and Karum Shankar and one from Solomon Agyeman.
Brady Middleton and Adam Shaw scored the goals for Lutterworth Athletic in their 2-1 win at Coventry Copsewood for whom Sean Kavanagh was on target. And it was the same scoreline at Saffron Dynamo where a third minute Carlton Beardmore penalty was not enough to deny Chelmsley Town who quickly levelled through James McGrane who then grabbed the winner eight minutes from time.
Cradley Town’s match with Birmingham OJM was the other game to be postponed.
FIXTURES
Monday, October 26
League Cup 2nd round
Chelmsley Town v Birmingham OJM
Tuesday, October 27
League Cup 1st round
Lye Town v Northfield Town
League Cup 2nd round
Abbey Hulton United v Runcorn Town
Boldmere Rangers v AFC Wolverhampton City
Cheadle Town v Winsford United
Coalville Town v Romulus
GNG Oadby Town v Birstall United
Kirby Muxloe v Ingles
Leicester St Andrew’s v Heather St John’s
Northwich Victoria v West Didsbury & Chorlton
Sporting Khalsa v Bustleholme
Stapenhill v Holwell Sports
Sutton United v Antsey Town
Saturday, October 31
Premier Division
Dudley Town v Uttoxeter Town
Runcorn Town v A F C Wolverhampton City
Stone Old Alleynians v Whitchurch Alport
Wythenshawe Town v Sporting Khalsa
Division One
Bustleholme v Holwell Sports
Chelmsley Town v AFC North Kilworth
Coalville Town v Cradley Town
Ingles v Saffron Dynamo
Kirby Muxloe v Coventry Copsewood
Leicester St Andrews v Anstey Town
Lutterworth Athletic v FCV Grace Dieu
Stapenhill v Birmingham OJM
FA Vase 2nd round
Abbey Hulton Town v Brocton
Ashby Ivanhoe v Gornal Athletic
Atherstone Town v GNG Oadby Town
Birstall United v Cinderford Town
Cheadle Town v Droylsden
Harrowby United v Sutton United
Holker Old Boys v Winsford United
Lye Town v Eastwoood Community
Sherwood Colliery v Heather St John’s
West Didsbury & Chorlton v Prestwich Heys
Sunday, November 1
FA Vase 2nd round
Northwich Victoria v Yarm & Eaglescliffe
