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Youth football: Silverware share-out begins
Leagues and cups are being decided as the youth football season starts to wind down. We've got all the key action right here.
UNDER-NINE
Midhurst 3 Predators 4
Predators celebrated their first win of the season - in their last game.
Doig broke away to bury a shot and put Predators into the lead, prompting one mum on the sidelines to do a celebration cartwheel.
Midhurst hit back and put two goals past the keeper.
But Blackman created space for Doig to shoot from 25 yards and make it 2-2.
Midhurst went 3-2 up after half-time before White was pushed up front and buried the equaliser.
Miles, later named by the opposition as man of the match, and Edwards defended like tigers and keeper Mitchell mopped up any shots which did get through.
Then Blackman picked up the ball, ran half the length of the pitch and put Predators 4-3 up.
After a very long final six minutes, the whistle blew and players and supporters roared with happiness.
PREDATORS: Adam Doig, Aidan Miles, Charlie White, Edward Searle, Jack Blackman, Jake Bradley, Jude Blackman, Olivia Mackay, Peter Edwards, Simon Mahe, Stanley Mitchell.
UNDER-11
Chichester City Colts B 2 Whyke United B 1
The Colts got the local bragging rights after a hard-fought derby win.
The first half was an even affair with half-chances for both teams.
It looked like it would be goalless at half-time until James Bakehouse broke clear down the right and crossed for Bassel Wilson to tap home from three yards.
The Colts started the second half brightly and hit the bar through Bakehouse and Thomas-Cussans before Bramley-Ayre scored the second with a brilliant volley.
Whyke upped their performance and put the Colts' defence under pressure and were rewarded with a well-taken goal.
The Colts defence stood firm to claim victory.
COLTS: Wilson Y, Kemp, Warner, Thomas-Cussans, Goddall, Brooker, McGreal, Ruddick, Swift, Bakehouse, Ingram, Wilson B, Bramley-Ayre, McCleish.
UNDER-12
Predators 1 Summerley Park Rangers 2
Summerley fell behind in the first minute when a speculative shot from outside the area took a wicked defection off a Summarily defender and flew into the net.
Summerley woke up and were soon creating chances. Kilhams and Knight went close before a superb move and through ball from Kilhams put Cleall through on goal and he calmly beat the keeper.
The remainder of the half was all Summerley's but they couldn't add to the score.
The second half started with Summerley having more chances and on 40 minutes, they were awarded a free-kick just outside the area.
Millard fired in the kick, which took a defection off the wall into Cleall's path. He turned and hit an unstoppable volley past the Predators keeper.
Summerley continued to press hard and nearly added to their score when Millard's 18-yarder hit the crossbar and rebounded to safety.
Summerley deserving their victory putting them top of the table for the first time this season with six games remaining.
SUMMERLEY: Hambidge, Terry, Yates, Groom, Hamilton, Cleall, Knight, Kilhams, Woodward, Millard, Nicolson, Finniear, Sargent.
UNDER-13
Chichester City United 3 Bognor Regis Town Colts 0
Chichester came away from Arundel with a League Cup trophy for the second year in a row following a convincing display to win the Southdown Garage (Gulf) Trophy.
The first half was goalless but Chichester hadg the majority of possession.
Immediately after the break, Chichester put the Bognor defence under pressure and pressing by Mitchell Pope caused a miskick by a defender which looped over the keeper and in.
Chichester continued to press in the second half and a second goal followed from Alex Blake from a low driven cross from Oliver Gilbert.
The game was killed off with a fine strike from long distance from Jonathan Tallent, which flew over the keeper.
Bognor pushed players forward but Chichester held firm.
Lancing Rangers 1 Pagham Youth 0
In the Invitation Cup final, Pagham were up against a team from a higher league.
They gave a great performance and showed they were more than a match for the team from the A league.
In the first minute, Pagham went forward and Robbie Strachan was put through on goal, but his lob over the keeper hit the post and bounced clear.
Pagham were the more positive team for the first ten minutes but in Lancing's first attack, they got a corner which led to the only goal of the game.
For the rest of the half, Pagham created numerous chances but could not find the net, with Karl Matthews and Jay Garner going close.
In the second half, Lancing put Pagham under a bit of pressure and were trying to create openings but the back four of Southerton, Lane, Clark and Hanson were all in inspired form.
As the second half went on, Pagham tried hard with Curtis Poole and Tom Stannard driving the team forward looking for an equaliser, but it was not to be their day as they tired towards the end - but they can all take a huge amount of credit from the game.
PAGHAM: Rosskilly, Lane, Clark, Southerton, Hanson, Stannard, Poole, Garner, Formaggia, Strachan, Matthews, McLaughlin, Penegar.
UNDER-14
Preston Blades 3 Felpham Colts 5
This long-awaited clash between the top two didn't disappoint as both teams contributed to a highly-entertaining match.
Alex Droupin gave the Blades an early scare as his speculative shot came back off the bar but Colts went in front when Will Green crossed for Harry Riseborough to head home.
The same two combined as Green's reverse pass found Riseborough, who timed his run to perfection and gave the keeper no chance.
Preston scored with a long-range effort into the top corner, then equalised from a set piece which the Colts defence were unable to deal with.
Riseborough was on hand again to head home at the near post from Peter Nicholls' long throw but Blades came back again to equalise at 3-3.
Riseborough scored his fourth from Alex Chinery's corner to complete a hat-trick of headers and, as Preston pressed forward to find a way back, Bradley Lambert fed the ball into Will Green who put the game beyond doubt.
Colts go into their last two games knowing that one win will deliver them the Division B title.
FELPHAM: Negus, Lambert, Gardener, Yates, Stevens, McMurchie, Droupin, Chinery, Riseborough, Green, Nicholls. Subs: Cozens, Hosken, Phillips.
Shopwhyke Rovers 1 Predator Blues 9
Tyler Corris and man-of-the-match Jamie Knapp hit hat-tricks as Predators set up a great finale to the season.
Burcacki, Kuros and captain Porter hit the other goals as Predators ran riot.
The result means Predators need four points from their final two games to gain promotion.
Coach John Ryder admitted: "We have to play unbeaten champions Chichester next week, followed two weeks later by playing at Bourne in second spot, so we have it all to do."
PREDATORS: Miles, Hooper, Hunt, Millington, Knapp, McAllister, Porter, Kuros, Owens, Ryder, Corris, Burcacki, Hardwell, Stephenson.
UNDER-15
Bosham 1 Chi City Colts B 0
The biggest crowd of the season turned up at Walton Lane for Bosham's final game, where only a win would be good enough to ensure promotion to the A division.
Nerves were apparent early on but the Reds settled and supporters were treated to a fine game.
Both teams battled hard, but Bosham got the upper hand pushing forward time and again.
Minutes into the second-half, Bosham were distraught when a Jordan Evans goal was disallowed, but this served to fire them up all the more, and with some solid teamwork in midfield the break finally came after 20 minutes.
The ball emerged from a sea of red to find the back of the net, with Evans' foot having launched it.
Chichester never looked like giving up and there were several tense moments as they went on the attack, but the Bosham defence were outstanding and after what seemed like an eternity the final whistle went and the well-earned celebrations began.
Callum Fewell was named man of the match.
BOSHAM: Ames, Jones, Moore, Randall, Fewell, Johnson, Pearce, Scott, Grace, Cox, Evans. Subs: Bevington, B Brown, Patrick.
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