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A couple of surprises in the first round of the Les James League Cup as Rockleaze
Rangers were beaten at home by Hardwicke and Sharpness were held to a 0-0
score line and went out 2-4 on penalties to Ruardean Hill Rangers.

Wick scraped through with a very late goal at Patchway Town. The home side
had several early chances, but Wick’s keeper Ashley Wintle made several saves to
deny Phil Vice and Jacob Cox. However, Wick did have the ball in the Patchway net
on 26 minutes, but it was eventually ruled out for offside. Patchway were unlucky
and might have taken the lead but for a great clearance of the line by Ryan Ross
from a Jacob Cox shot. The game was a fairly even contest throughout but in the
75 minute Ollie Bacon made a superb clearance off the line from a Mike Hardiman
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shot on goal. The game looked as though it may have to be decided from the
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penalty spot as Wick were pushing hard for the winner and in the 93 minute a free
kick sent in by Jordan Yeo was punched away by keeper Burgess, but the ball was
pumped back in, and Ross Woodford headed home.
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Broadwell Amateurs march on into the second round with a 3-1 win at home to
Quedgeley Wanderers. Liam Thomas gave the home side the lead inside three
minutes collecting the ball on the right then cutting into the box before driving a
low shot just inside the Wanderers post. Thomas was on target again in the 19 th
minute when a high ball found him free to slip past two defenders and drive the
ball in. On 25 minutes Aiden Creighton saw his shot really well saved by
Wanderer’s keeper Kieran Derbyshire. Wanderers were limited to just one shot on
target in the first 45 minutes a effort from Sean Lawson. Early in the second half
Liam Thomas was upended in the box but his penalty kick went straight at keeper
Derbyshire who parried the ball, but Aiden Creighton was following up and slipped
the ball home. Trailing 3-0 Wanderers then had their best spell of the game and in
the 70 minute a corner found Daniel Lander free on the far post to volley home.
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Rockleaze Rangers suffered their second defeat in row this time going down
2-0 at home to Hardwicke. The home side had an early chance to go ahead but
Mike Perham’s shot struck the crossbar in the 13 minute. Hardwicke went ahead
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in the 31 minute with a goal from Shane Forbes striking the ball past Adams from
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around 12 yards following a corner. Into the second half and on 61 minutes Adams
was in action again to save well from another Forbes strike on goal. At the other
end Hardwicke’s Ollie Hall also brought off a great save to deny Marcus Williams.
Jordan Dent then missed an open goal which would have seen the score-line
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change to 1-1 in the 70 minute. Then just five minutes later Hardwicke won their
place in the second round when Sean Clarke neatly lobbed the ball over keeper Nick
Adams.
Gala Wilton are looking forward to the next round after winning by two goals to
nil against todays visitors Bromley Heath United. The only real chance was an
effort from Sam Webb a header that stuck the cross bar for the home side in the
first 45 minutes so 0-0 at the break. Gala broke the deadlock on 52 minutes when
a free kick from Sam Webb found Martin Smith to drive his shot under the Bromley
keeper. Just a couple of minutes later it was 2-0 a great through ball from Martin
Smith found Bradley Loveridge to round a defender before sliding the ball home.