Title-chasing Edgehill hit hosts Holme Rovers for six

Right Car East Riding County League Premiership title-chasers Edgehill romped to an impressive 6-0 win at Holme Rovers on Saturday.

Joshua Fergus opened the scoring after 32 minutes with a cross-shot finding the top corner which the home keeper should have done better with.

Edgehill won 6-0 at Holme Rovers.placeholder image
Edgehill won 6-0 at Holme Rovers.

Jack Hakings doubled the visitors’ lead just before the break, smashing a shot into the roof of the net to make it 2-0 at half-time.

Edgehill stepped up a gear after the restart.

Joe Gallagher was on target for Edgehill in their 6-0 win at Holme Rovers.placeholder image
Joe Gallagher was on target for Edgehill in their 6-0 win at Holme Rovers.

Youngster George Martin got a fully deserved goal, his first for the club, as the energetic midfielder scored from an angle into the bottom corner.

Joe Gallagher added a fourth, finishing off a fine team move.

Edgehill's next goal was a combination of Edgehill’s two 16-year-olds. Theo Watson whipped in a delicious cross for his mate Artie Dodds the tap home.

Man of the match Ryan Link completed the scoring again after great work from Watson and Dodds.

There were standout performances from George Martin and Ryan Link up front, causing constant problems for the Holme Rovers defence all game, but credit to the whole team who put in a very solid shift.

Edgehill remain two points behind leaders Hodgsons, who won 6-2 at Filey Town.

James Jenkinson and Cam Macdonald netted for the Clarence Drive club.

Championship leaders Seamer Sports returned to winning ways with a 2-0 success at Elloughton Blackburn, the visitors’ second goal clinching it, with the last kick of the game.

Seamer started superbly when Fin Sayers found the back of the net after just a couple of minutes, the ball fell to him on the edge of the box and he lifted it over the Blackburn keeper to give the villagers an early lead.

The leaders kept creating chances but were unable to put the game to bed until the last minute when a long ball through from George Birley was calmly tucked away by man of the match Sayers again to clinch all three points.

Newby’s battle to stay in Division One continued with a hard-earned 2-1 win at Northside Sporting.

Goals from Liam Atkinson-Smith and Ashton Peterson, the latter scoring on 84 minutes, lifted Newby out of the bottom two and carried on their improved form

Scalby earned a 1-1 draw against Kingfields at Bishop Burton College.

the Otters were on top in the first half constantly creating problems up top with Josh Bagshaw and Macca Bell both in good form, the latter putting Scalby ahead after 30 minutes.

In the second half Kingsfield were a constant threat but Michael Hodgson and man of the match Jorden Richardson defended very well, but the hosts finally broke through to level the scores.

Scalby skipper Ross Lazenby came very close to grabbing a Scalby winner at the end.

In Division Two, Westover Wasps lost 5-3 at AFC Three Tuns.

Ryan Collings’ late strike earned AFC Eastfield a 3-2 home win against AFC Tickton in Division Three.

Both teams struggled with the windy conditions at Eastfield, but the game was changed as the away side were reduced to 10 men after 15 minutes.

Liam Mintoft converted a penalty in the 20th minute, however Tickton equalised on the stroke of half-time.

The wind continued to play a dominant role in the second half, but it was the 10-man visitors who added a second goal, a flick from an indirect free-kick.

Eastfield pressed forward and finally equalised when Dan Bradbury broke through the defence.

With only 10 minutes remaining Collings poked home the winner after a goalmouth scramble.

Men of the match for Eastfield were Marcus Mockridge and Damien Robinson, who both controlled the game, turning defensive pressure to attacking dominance.

Riley Dearing, Theo Watson and Sunny Wood were all on target for Filey Town Development in their 3-1 Division Four win at home to Gilberdyke Phoenix Reserves.

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