Midweek Cup Round-Up

The weather had its say in recent county and local cup matches involving clubs from the Pitching In Southern Football League.

On Tuesday night at Lye Meadow, there was an amazing game in the quarter-final of the Birmingham Senior Cup between Premier Division Central side Alvechurch and Premier League Aston Villa’s under-21s.

After a 5-5 draw in 90 minutes, Alvechurch saw off the young Villians 5-4 on penalties.

In front of a crowd of 782, Jed Abbey netted a hat-trick for `Church, matched by Villa’s Charlie Lutz, whilst Tyrell Skeen and Jack Concannon also found the net for the hosts, as did Finley Munroe and Dylan Mitchell for the visitors.

On the same night, Premier Division South strugglers Harrow Borough enjoyed a 2-1 success at Isthmian League Premier Division Enfield Tow to reach the final of the Middlesex Senior Cup.

Town took a 25th minute lead through Khale Da Costa which loanee Ben De Lacey-Turner eventually cancelled out on the hour-mark.

Quaine Bartley sealed the victory when his 89th minute free-kick on the edge of the box took a wicked deflection off the wall to go into the opposite side of the goal.

Last week saw Division One South leaders Sholing bow out of the Hampshire Senior Cup when they were beaten 4-1 by Aldershot Town at The Rec.

Jayden Smith, Ash Akpan, Flynn Bolton and Mason Obeng were the Shots` on target, with Marco De Sousa replying for the Boatmen.

Premier Division Central club Bedford Town took an evening off their relegation scrap to play Championship side Luton Town’s development squad in the Bedfordshire Senior Cup at The Eyrie.

Connor Tomlinson scored the Eagles` consolation as the impressive young Hatters went through to the final 5-1 with goals from Oli Lynch and Jake Burger with two apiece, and Millar Matthew-Lewis.

Better news for Bedford’s league rivals Rushall Olympic, who made it through to the final of the Walsall Senior Cup with a 2-0 win at Northern Premier League Division One Midlands side Boldmere St Michaels.

Kieran Cook after 10 minutes and Sam Mantom 15 minutes from time saw the Pics through.

An all-Division One South tie in the semi-final of the Wiltshire Premier Shield between Melksham Town and Westbury United at Oaklands went the way of the visitors by the odd goal in five.

Charlie Walton, Dan Price and Toby Dolton-Cole cancelled out Tom Dowell and Jay Malshanskyj efforts for the hosts.