Four march on as cup dreams begin

Sunday 4th October 2015

Sunday saw four of Royal Wootton Bassett Town's youth sides book their place in the second round of the North Wilts League Cup.

The Under 16, 15, 13 and 12 Blue teams all advanced, and join the Under 18s, who received an opening round bye, in the hat for the next round.

Elhadj Seck was the star of the show for the Under 15 Blues as he netted a hat-trick in a 6-2 victory against Ramsbury Juniors. He was joined on the scoresheet by Jamie Biles, Harrison Gough and Sabelo Ntombela.

Braces from Joseph Dixon, James Handley and James Russell helped the Under 16 side on their way to a 7-2 win at home against Croft Juniors Blue. Also on target for last season's cup runners-up was Ashley Prim.

The Under 13 Blues are reigning cup holders and got their title defence under way in convincing fashion, defeating Tetbury Town 8-1 thanks to goals from Ben Chin (2), Billy Saunders (2), Daniel Warre (2) and Adam Jones.

Biggest winners were the Under 12 Blues, who thrashed South Cerney 11-1 away from home. Eight different scorers found the net, with Matthew Purcell, Joey Warren and Stanley Webb all finding the back of the net twice.

Also winning on Sunday, albeit in the league rather than cup, were the Under 18s, who became the first team to take points off Fairford Town Youth so far this season, doing so thanks to a Jake Covey pair and Aidan Thompson strike in a 3-2 triumph.

The Under 15 Yellows headed out of the cup despite a valiant effort against higher league opposition as they fell to a 2-0 loss against Malmesbury Youth North.

Bowing out in a similar vein were the Under 12 Yellows, who were defeated 2-0 by Division Two Lydiard Millicent Juniors.

Both Under 14 sides were eliminated, the Blues losing to Cirencester Town and the Yellows to Stratton Juniors Pumas, while the Under 13 Yellows were defeated 4-2 in an entertaining encounter against Malmesbury Youth Tornadoes.

Last modified on Sunday 4th October 2015 at 21:18.