Birkenhead & Wirral A.F.L: Kearns steers Fender to victory
TWO games went ahead in midweek, first saw the final of The Victory Cup in a Tuesday night fixture at Wirral Oval.
TWO games went ahead in midweek, first saw the final of The Victory Cup in a Tuesday night fixture at Wirral Oval.
THERE was plenty of action in the Birkenhead & Wirral league in midweek.
IN the Victory Cup semi-final, Ryan Thompson sealed a man of the match performance after smashing in a hat-trick aided by strikes for Lewie Morgan, Jamie Williams and a great lob from an acute angle by Paul Grimwood as Fender knocked Birkenhead FC out in a ten-goal thriller.
THE first of the Regent Cup semi-finals saw Ridgewood Rangers dispose of Bromborough Rake, both from the second division in a close cup encounter.
SATURDAY in The Birkenhead & Wirral AFL saw Sponsors Cup action take centre stage with no major cup upsets being recorded in round two.
HEAVY rain wiped out all but three fixtures last weekend with heavily water logged pitches deeming the games being unplayable.
COLD weather conditions returned on Saturday as temperatures once again hit the minus mark which saw several fixtures being postponed due to frozen pitches.
IN Division One, McGinty's took full advantage of their game in hand winning 2-1 in a very close and tense encounter over Claughton Hotel.
THE weekend's games were dominated by Sponsors Cup first round fixtures.
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