Sunday 25th September 2016

This weekend saw the majority of Royal Wootton Bassett Town's youth teams in North Wilts League Cup first round action.

And four sides – the Under 18s, Under 15 Blues, Under 14 Blues and Under 13 Blues – booked their place in the second round.

The Under 15s were involved in a dramatic contest against Highworth Town Juniors 'C'. Neither side were able to find the net during normal time as Division Two Highworth proved a tough nut for Bassett to crack.

With both sides drained from the effort put in it was anybody's game in extra time. Fortunately for Bassett, James Young summoned the energy to fire home the decisive goal.

The Under 18s visited Croft Junior Under 17s for the second consecutive week. While their league game seven days ago was drawn 3-3, Bassett came out on top 3-1 in their cup clash thanks to goals from Ryan Gillie and Jamie Byrom as well as a Euan Burke penalty.

While those two games were tight affairs, the Under 14 Blues waltzed through, defeating the Under 14 Yellow side 11-1 in an all-Bassett encounter.

Meanwhile, the Under 13 Blues, who last weekend were dominant in a 13-0 triumph in their Wiltshire County Cup preliminary round victory against FC Calne Youth, progressed as FC Abbey Meads Rangers forfeited their tie.

There was disappointment for the Under 16 Yellows, who fell only by the odd goal in three against higher level opposition in the form of Highworth Town Juniors 'T'. An Aaron Griffiths goal meant the teams went into the break tied at 1-1, but Highworth struck the winner in the second period.

Sam Burn, Jacob Rendell-Haines and Joey Warren were all on target for the Under 12 Blues, but despite a spirited performance, they fell to a 7-3 loss against Division One FC Chippenham Eagles.

The Under 13 Yellows will look to make it five representatives in the second round when they face Division Four rivals Lydiard Youth Black next Sunday.

Last modified on Sunday 25th September 2016 at 18:00.