Easington United Casuals 2
Little Driffield 3
Little Driffield made the long trip to Easington and started brightly by opening the scoring on five minutes when Pickering struck on the half volley past the keeper at his near post.
The lead didn’t last long as a free kick came off the cross bar and hit goalkeeper Long on his back before rolling over the line.
However Little Driffield responded again and regained their lead on 20 minutes. This time a corner from Pickering was only partially cleared and Watts reacted quickest to score from six yards despite the best efforts of an Easington player trying to stop the ball crossing the line.
Oxlade then made a great run and as the Easington defence backed off he unleashed a good effort on goal with the keeper saving well.
Bateman in centre midfield was putting in an all action performance with some great challenges and was making positive runs going forward whilst centre backs Watts and Palmer dominated proceedings meaning Long had very little to do in goal.
It was therefore disappointing when Easington got back into the game on 70 minutes with the unfortunate Oxlade putting into his own net.
But Little Driffield responded on 79 minutes when M. Blair was played in down the right and produced a sublime cross for M. Berriman to produce an equally good header to steer the ball past the stretching keeper.
The game then became scrappy with a surge of yellow cards followed by the dismissal of a home player for a late challenge as Little Driffield held on for another three points.
Referee’s man of the match: Bateman.
Driffield Star FC 3
Sports Club Utd 3
After a very tough November for the Star lads with 13 injuries and a couple of heavy defeats taking its toll on the bare bones squad the month ended on a high as they scored a fully deserved point and it would have been all three but for a last minute wonder strike.
Star were boosted by the return of four players and new signing Nathan Edmund and from the start they looked a more solid side again creating plenty chances and defending manfully.
After a good debut from Nathan Edmund he succumbed to injury after half an hour and was replaced by Matthew Hunton.
The visitors were then awarded a penalty after Gary Gladstone handled in the box and it was converted to make the score at half-time 1 - 0.
Star got off to a flyer in the second half Matty Spence played a superb pass into Matthew Hunton and he fired the ball across the keeper into the net. Manager Mikey Wilmott’s substitution instantly paying dividends.
The visitors were then awarded a second penalty and again Gladstone conceded this time sending a player flying up stepped the goalie and he scored his second penalty despite goalie Greg Ezard’s best efforts.
A hardworking Wayne Arksey then had to come off due to injury, manager Wilmott came on to replace him.
Star then equalised, again a ball from Rob Cooper was headed on by Danny Everest which Matthew Hunton fetched down before running on and firing past the keeper for his second of the game.
It got even better as Star took the lead. The energetic Paul Hornsy sent a corner in there was a scramble in the box and it fell to Mikey Dee who made no mistake, then Mark Harper superbly stopped a breakaway attack from the visitors.
The visitors then went on the offencive searching for an equaliser but the defence especially Kyle Laird who was like a man mountain all afternoon letting nothing get by him were holding firm, but harshly in the last few seconds of injury time a long ball up field was hit first time by the attacker and it absolutely rocketed into the net even Tim Krul wouldn’t have saved it and so Star were denied a fully deserved win but the draw was more than welcome after their dreadful November run.
Man of the match this week was Rob Cooper, narrowly beating Kyle Laird after another super show in defence.
Thanks to Rich and Lisa at the Star Inn and Randles the Industrial Cleaner our team sponsors.
Results and fixtures
Humber Premier League Division One
Results: Howden AFC 1 EI 3, Wawne United 2 Driffield JFC 3.
Fixtures: Howden AFC v Driffield JFC. Cup: Scarborough Athletic Res v Driffield EI.
East Riding County League
Results:
League Junior Cup (Round 2): Driffield EI Res 1, Howden Res 2.
Premier Division: Driffield Rgrs 1 Walkington 1.
Division Two: Beverley Town Acad 3 FC Georgies Bar 3, Middleton Rvrs 4 Skidby Millers 1;.
Division Three: Hutton Cranswick SRA 2 Skirlaugh Res 4, Sth Cave SC Res 3 Langtoft 6.
Division Four: Blue Bell Nafferton 8 Brandesburton Res 3, Easington Utd Cas 2 Little Driffield 3.
Fixtures:
Premier Division: AFC Rovers v Driffield Rangers.
Division Two: Driffield EI Res v West Hull Amateurs, FC Georgies Bar v Priory Athletic, Malet Lambert Youth Club Res v Middleton Rovers
Division Three: FC Ridings v Hutton Cranswick SRA, Langtoft v Aldbrough United.
Division Four: Cottingham Rangers v Bluebell Nafferton, Little Driffield AFC v Gilberdyke Phoenix Reserves.
Driffield League
Results
Premier Division: Bridlington Excelsior 1 Flamborough 1st 2, Bridlington Rovers 4 Stirling wanderers 2, Driffield jfc 2nds 2 Mermaid Utd Old Boys 3, Driffield Star 3 Sports Club Utd 1st 3, ForesterAhletic 1st 5 Bridlington Tigers 2
Division One: Bridlington Snooker centre 3 Forester Athletic 2nds 0, DriffieldTown 4 North Frodingham 0, Hilderthorpe fc 4 Stirling Wanderers Res 0, Sports Club Utd Res 6 Pocklington 4ths 2.
Fixtures
Premier Division: Forester Athletic 1st v Driffield jfc 2nds, Mermaid Utd Old Boys v Bridlington Tigers.
Division One: North frodingham v Forester athletic 2nds.
John Burchett Challange Cup quarter-finals: Pocklington 4ths v Bridlington Rovers
John Burchett Challange Cup Round One: AFC Lounge Bar v Sports Club Utd Res, Bridlington Snooker Centre v Bridlington Excelsior, Driffield Star v Driffield Town, Flamborough 1st v Flamborough 2nds, Sports club Utd 1st v Stirling Wanderers 1st, Stirling Wanderers Res v Hilderthorpe fc.