Driffield Town 4
Stirling Wanderers 1sts 3
John Burchett Cup Quarter Final
Driffield Town caused a massive upset against their higher league rivals in an enthralling cup quarter final by progressing into the semi finals at their expense.
Driff Town had just a bare 11 and manager Steve Parker found himself dusting off the cobwebs to lace up his boots and slot into centre half alongside Thompson, Wilson and Colquhoun.
Town started the game determined to make their mark on it with some nice one-touch passing and found themselves take a 20 minute lead. Captain Addinall evaded the Stirling defence and slotted past the keeper.
Nath Parker, Brown, Jackson and Billy were working hard and looked to link up with Mills when they could but it was Stirling who found the next goal, equalising with a fine header leaving Ollie in the Town goal with no chance.
Within five minutes Stirling took the lead, a mis-hit shot hitting Colquhoun and wrong footing Ollie in the Town goal.
Into the seco2nd half and Town got amongst the Stirling players, fighting for every ball and pressing them quickly and on 60 minutes were level. Brown’s delicious cross found Nath who scored a wonderful header into the far top corner.
Town now had the bit between their teeth and stunned their premier league rivals by scoring twice more in five minutes. The first a wonderful 20-yard volley flying into the Stirling net from Mills and then quickly followed up with his second, tucking away a cross from Jackson.
Town were unlucky not to inflict even more punishment on Stirling, with Colquhoun driving just wide and Nath looking to be upended in the box but no penalty awarded.
Wilson, Addinall, Thompson and Steve Parker were winning continous challenges and were unlucky to see Stirling grab a lucky third two minutes from time when the striker’s shot hit the outstretched boot of Thompson to deflect past Ollie but it was not enough to derail the Driff Town treble challenge as they go through to the semi finals.
Manager Steve Parker buzzed afterwards: “I couldn’t be prouder of the lads.
“We came up against a decent team from a higher league and beat them well and with only the bare 11.
“The character and attitude of my lads was brilliant and our season keeps getting better.”
Man Of Match: Nathan Parker – stand out performance within an excellent team performance.
Results and fixtures
Humber Premier League Division One results: Little Weighton 1 Driffield Evening Institute 3.
Humber Premier League Division One fixtures: North Ferriby Athletic v Driffield JFC, South Cave v Driffield Evening Institute.
East Riding County League Premier Division results: Walkington 3 Driffield Rgrs 0.
East Riding County League Division Two results: Driffield EI Res 1, FC Georgies Bar 4.
East Riding County League Division Three results: Hutton Cranswick SRA 0 Newland YB 4.
East Riding County League Division Four results: Easington Utd Cas 1 Brandesburton Res 0, Gilberdyke Phoenix Res 3 Bluebell Nafferton 2, Little Driffield 0 Withernsea Res 7.
Driffield League Premier Division results: Bridlington Rovers 3 Flamborough1st 3, Sports Club Utd 1st 5 Mermaid Utd Old Boys 0
Driffield League Division One results: Sports Club United Res 2 Bridlington Snooker Centre 2.
A.Saunderson Trophy Q/Finals: Forester Athletic 2nds 2 Bridlington Tigers 5, North Frodingham 1 Forester Athletic 1st 6
John Burchett Challange Cup Q/Finals: AFC Lounge Bar 3 Flamborough 2nds 6, Bridlington Excelsior 3 Hilderthorpe 0, Driffield Town 4 Stirling Wanderers3
Driffield League Premier Division fixtures: Bridlington Tigers v Bridlington Excelsior, Sports Club Utd v Stirling Wanderers.
Driffield League Division One fixtures: Bridlington Snooker Centre v Hilderthorpe postponed, Pocklington 4ths v Sports club utd res.
A.Saunderson Trophy Q/Final: Mermaid Utd Old Boys v Driffield Star.
Bryan Pannhausen Trophy Semi Finals: North Frodingham v Driffield Town (at Burton Agnes 2pm ko), AFC Lounge Bar v Forester Athletic 2nds (at North Frodingham 2pm ko)
Tommy Myhill Sportsmanship Trophy
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1 Pocklington 4th, 2 AFC Lounge Bar 3 Driffield Star 4 Forester Athletic 2nd 5 Bridlington Rovers, 6 Flamborough 2nd, 7 Driffield FC 2nd 8 North Frodingham, 9 Bridlington Excelsior, 10 Stirling Wanderers 1st.