Saints' hopes are blunted (From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald)

Saints' hopes are blunted

TROWBRIDGE LEAGUE: Frome Town Sports beat North Bradley Saints 4-3. With Broughton Gifford and Rudloe already excluded from this competition Division 1 leaders North Bradley Saints must have fancied their chances of winning the cup for the first time.

They started confidently with the front line well led by Tom Pang. They took a 3-0 lead by the break and the result seemed a foregone conclusion.

But Frome had other ideas and a well taken penalty in the second half led to a spirited fight back. They took a deserved lead close to the end. In a frantic last-ditch attempt to force extra time, Saints had a goal disallowed for off-side and being shocked by the scoreline lost their composure and two of their players were sent-off.

Deverills returned to winning ways with a comprehensive 5-2 win over Hilperton. They overcame an early scare when the visitors scored with a well headed strike from a corner. The home side took 30 minutes to get into their stride and equalised through Aaron Stevens. Two more from Simon Reaney gave Deverills a deserved lead. Hilperton kept the home team at bay for 20 minutes before Stevens scored his second.

The fifth was netted by Scott Gallazi.

Blue Circle of Division 1 lost to Westbury A who are seventh in Division 2, 2-1. From 1-0 down at break Westbury secured the win with strikes from Stuart Powell and Matthew Fry. Darryl Maxwell netted for Circle.

Dynamo West End and Heytesbury scored five between them with the visitors edging it 3-2.

Bradford Utd won 3-2 at Bradford Town Res Utd came back from 2-1 down at the break through Adam Cooksey (2) and Ryan Mortimer. Town Res scored through John Monks and Jason Pavey

FC Northbridge beat Apetito 8-0. Goals came from Dave Bradbeer and Starr, 2 apiece, Richard Bradbeer, Taylor Man and Greenwood.

Four Seasons belied their recent form by defeating Lavington 5-2.

AFC Trowbridge Town Youth Res were too strong for Bradford Utd Res going through to the next round with a 5-1 win. Burrell and Johnson, (two apiece) and Jamie Young scored for Trowbridge with the reply from Ben Perkins

In Division 1 Seend won, 3-1, at home against Broughton Gifford. Being 2-1 up at the break they went further ahead in the second half. Barry Hollaway, Lee Jackson and David Castle netted for Seend with Danny Irons replying for the visitors.

Freshford beat Rudloe, 5-3, in a very hard-fought battle.

In Division 2, leaders Rudloe Res lost, after an unbeaten run of over 30 games, 3-2 at home to St Andrews.

Steeple Ashton won at home against Seend Res

4-0, with strikes from Guy Rowley (2), G Mortimer and T Pritchard.

Unbeaten Semington Magpies, in Division 3, lost 4-2 to a more committed FC Chippenham. The mid-table clash of Hilperton Res and Frome Sports A was won by the visitors. Frome scorers were Andy Mitchell, Jason Harrison, Kevin Warder and Chris Fenwick. Ojex Desouse and Jake Wayman netted for Hilperton.

AFC Trowbridge Wanderers beat the pointless Stiffs 5-2. Home goals came from Gorton, Murden, Moth, Coombs and Stevens, with the reply from Player (2).