On another blustery afternoon ten games across four divisions went ahead and they produced 66 goals between them.
BOTTESFORD TOWN 5 SWANLAND 2
Bottesford Town playing their first game of the season entertained old foes Swanland at home. They took the points after a 5-2 win with their goals coming from Paul Grimes 2, Tom Dent and Ben Ibrahim. Bottesford came flying out of the blocks and soon found themselves 3-0 ahead before Swanland got into the game as half time approached. In the second half the home side added two further goals but Swanland kept going and were rewarded with a couple of goals from Joe Winn to make the final score a little less harsh.
LIV V WATERLOO MATCH POSTPONED- WATERLOO USING WILDCARD
SYMONDS AND GREENHAM 3 RECKITTS 2
Symonds and Greenham made it successive 3-2 home wins at the start of the season when they came back from 2-0 down against Champions Reckitts at Sir Henry Cooper Park. Reckitts opened the scoring through a Paul Goldie penalty and doubled their lead when Louis Poucher scored from twenty yards. The home side pulled a goal back on the stroke of half time and very early in the second half they were back on level terms. Reckitts who were without several regulars kept it at 2-2 until fifteen minutes from time when Symonds got what turned out to be the winner.
WESTELLA WILLERBY V BLACKBURN LEISURE A MATCH POSTPONED- BLACKBURN LEISURE A USING WILDCARD
DIVISION TWO
NEWLAND 3 HODGSONS 4
Newland were playing their first game of the season when they welcomed Hodgsons to St Mary`s College and the two sides produced a seven goal thriller which Hodgsons edged 4-3. Their scorers were Andrew Stott 2, Michael O`Connell and Stew Scott as they made it back to back wins.
NORTHERN WANDERERS A V BRIDLINGTON TOWN ROVERS MATCH POSTPONED- CONCEDED BY BRIDLINGTON TOWN ROVERS
PRESTON UNITED 3 GREAT DRIFFIELD A 1
Another side playing for the first time were Preston United who had home advantage against old rivals Great Driffield A. An even first half was looking to be goal less when Gary Atkinson put Preston ahead. The visitors started the second half the better of the two sides but were unable to force an equaliser and then the hosts doubled their lead when Shane Spenceley rounded the keeper. Driffield were soon back in the game but a third goal from Craig Dibb secured the points for Preston.
SOUTH CAVE 2 HEDON RANGERS 4
South Hunsley was the venue for the clash between South Cave and Hedon Rangers with both sides looking to respond to defeat in their opening game. The visitors started brightly but were unable to make the breakthrough until Daniel Clancy put them ahead. Just before half time Cave were back on level terms and immediately after the restart they led 2-1 and it remained that way until fifteen minutes from time when an own goal brought Hedon level. As Hedon got plenty of possession they managed two further goals from Joe Brewer and Rob Petch to seal a 4-2 win.
DIVISION THREE
GILBERDYKE PHOENIX 2 BRIGG TOWN 3
Over the years Gilberdyke Phoenix and Brigg Town have produced a series of highly competitive and close encounters and this afternoon`s encounter was no exception in a game originally scheduled for the opening day of the season. Will Hartley put the visitors in front and they led 1-0 at half time. early in the second half the home side equalised through Craig Cockin inside the first five minutes. A penalty from Dan Greaves restored the lead for Brigg but a kind deflection from Dave McMahon produced another Phoenix equaliser. Both sides were looking for the winner and seven minutes from time Chris Thornton scored the vital fifth goal of the game as the points went back to Lincolnshire.
DIVISION SIX
BILTON 11 LITTLE WEIGHTON 1
A one sided game at Bilton saw the home side overwhelm Little Weighton 11-1 as they continued their fine start to the season. Darren Thompson 4, James Jones 3, Lee Sullivan 2, Carl Reston and Jordan Powley.
EASINGTON UNITED 4 AFC WILLERBY B 4
Plenty of goals at Low Farm as Easington United and AFC Willerby B shared eight goals and the points after a 4-4 draw. With the advantage of the wind at their backs in the first half the visitors opened the scoring on fifteen minutes through Cameron Jackson on his debut. Another debutant Khlye Hodgins made it 2-0 after half an hour and that was the half time score. Easington with the conditions now in their favour scored three times inside the first eleven minutes of the second half to lead 3-2 and they added a fourth with twenty minutes to go and looked like the points were theirs. However with five minutes to go Bobby Dures made it 4-3 and with a minute to go Pete Padley rescued a point for Willerby. Chris Frost with a hat trick and Gav Thurkettle with the Easington goals.
EAST HULL SPORTING 5 PRIORY 0
East Hull Sporting had to move their home game against Priory to Andrew Marvell School as their pitch was unfit but the change of venue did not prevent East Hull from recording back to back wins. They started well and broke deadlock on fifteen minutes when Lewis Medley found the bottom corner. Ricky Pinder with his first touch of the ball made it 2-0 and former Priory player Barrie Duffill made it 3-0. Priory had a great chance to reduce the arrears when they were awarded a penalty but Adam McDonald the East Hull keeper pulling off a superb save to keep it at 3-0 at half time. The second half was a similar affair with Priory having to face constant pressure with East Hull adding two further goals from Karl “Ba” Lyon with a thunderbolt before John Mawer rounded off the scoring at 5-0.
HORNSEA TOWN 5 BARHAM 2
Hornsea Town were looking to make it successive wins when they took on Barham at Atwick Road. They did just that after leading 4-0 at half time but Barham showed a lot of spirit in the second half and they scored twice through Tony Henry and Lee Johnson and putting more pressure on Hornsea before they grabbed a fifth on the counter to seal the points. Hornsea goals coming from Liam Watson, Joe Hirst, Ed Billam, Jamie Foster and Chris Burkill.