Undercliffe end Rascals' unbeaten record

12:39pm Tuesday 26th February 2008

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Undercliffe Celtic under-11s came from a goal behind to register a superb 4-1 win against previously unbeaten league leaders Sutton Rascals in the Keybury League.

Goals from Ryan Simpson, Jamie Bindley, Usman Hameed and Cameron Hall ensured Undercliffe ran out convincing winners.

Bradford United Scorpions under-11s won 4-0 at Scholes, with man of the match James Garside putting them 1-0 up at the interval.

Kicking downhill after the break, United ran in three more thanks to goals from Talent Ndluvu, following a quick corner from Josh Finan, Jake Tarbotton and a penalty from Gage Faulkner.

Kings Park Juniors under-sevens beat Horsforth Stallions 3-2 as Dominic Corps scored twice and Sam Massheder got the third.

Kings Park under-eights beat Sutton Rouges 3-1, with Dane Casserly on target twice and man of the match Ethan Davies adding the third.

Despite some tenacious tackling from Jordan Moorhouse and some vital saves from Ben Fraser, two goals in each half were enough for the Gomersal/Cleckheaton Pumas under-sevens to see off Bradford United 4-0.

United didn't let Gomersal have it all their own way as twice Jack Holroyd forced good saves and Jack Gilroy was a constant threat on the flank.

Bradford Park Avenue under-ten Titans let slip a 3-0 lead against Bolton Woods but they maintained their unbeaten record to win 5-3 and stay top of the table. Luke Fletcher scored a hat-trick, with Olaf Rutkowski and Bobbie Lea Cowens also hitting the net but man of the match went to Angel Thorpe for faultness defending.

Three goals from Bradley Wright and a smart finish from George Cliff saw Shelf under-nines A to a 4-0 win at Cliffton Rangers. Connor Charlton was in fine form in goal for Shelf.

Queensbury Cougars under-nines lost their second game of the season, 4-2 at Thackley Knights. Ryan Sykes and George Beck were on target for Cougars. Queensbury Colts were unlucky to only come away with a 1-0 victory at Thackley Lightning, with Joe Beadsley on target.

Eldwick Juniors under-eights played some of their best football of the season in a 3-3 draw with Long Lee. Callum Grainger found the scoresheet for Eldwick, as did Ben Nicoll (2).

Eccleshill under-11s lost 1-0 against unbeaten Pool, with Lewis Papworth excelling.

Eagles under-nines lost their first game against Cullingworth 2-1 but bounced back to win the second game 4-1, Aaron Brown netting a hat-trick.

Eccleshill under-eights drew 2-2 with top league side Horsforth thanks to another two goals from prolific striker Jake Leeming.

Albion Sports under-tens took an early lead through Zain Mushtaq but Weston Lane hit back to lead 2-1 before Mushtaq got his second to earn his side a point.

Goalkeeper Bradley Horsman was excellent even though Albion Sports under-11s went down 3-1 at Bradford Park Avenue under-11s. Ismail Rehman kept his scoring streak going by equalising in the first half.

Bradford United under-eights slipped to a fourth consecutive defeat, beaten 4-0 at unbeaten Skipton LMS.

A fine goalkeeping performance from man of the match Harry Pullan hept the score down.

The under-nines black lost 3-1 at home to top-of-the-table Keighley Shamrocks but gave them a real scare. Nathan Dunn scored his first goal of the season to make it 2-1 and Bradford twice hit the post before Keighley scored in the last minute.

United under-tens made two costly mistakes after taking the lead through Krishan Patel which resulted in a 2-1 defeat. Man of the match was Pemphero Kallingama.

In the Craven, Aire & Wharfe League, Silsden under-13s B enjoyed a goal spree, starting with a 6-0 win at Myrtle Park. Defender Ben Lowry opened the scoring before Myrtle missed a penalty at the other end.

Adam Cooper added Silsden's second before Luke Wilson and Sam Woodrow scored a goal apiece and Jamie England finished the scoring off.

Their margin of victory was even greater the following day as they won 15-1 at Bronte Wanderers. Among the scorers were Kyle Moulson (4), Luke Wilson (3) and man of the match Chris Rudden (2).

Bradford Tigers under-11s had an amazing goalmouth escape during their 7-1 home defeat against leaders Otley Town. Keeper Jordan Clements made a save, the follow-up was blocked on the line and the next shot deflected on to the bar before being cleared. Man of the match Luke Duckett got Tigers' goal.

BD3 United under-12s shared a point with Silsden in a 2-2 draw. United led 2-0 at one stage thanks to goals from Izrar Mohammad and Usman Khan but Silsden fought back with two goals in the last 15 minutes from Ben Ramsden and David Hunt.

Prospect Juniors under-11s continued their good form with a 3-1 win at Silsden A. They took the lead when joint top scorer Usmaan Hussain converted after captain Ben Townsend's shot had hit the crossbar. Joe White took on several Silsden players before setting up James Clapham for the second before Lewis Valter's through-ball found Brendan Musuku, who made it 3-0. The hosts made some changes and pulled one back but Prospect deservedly took all three points.

Eccleshill under-15s continued their unbeaten league form with a 2-2 draw against Campion thanks to goals from Stephen Wilkinson and Rob Hutchinson.

The under-14s lost 3-1 at home to Long Lee as Gary Priestley netted but United under-13s continued their unbeaten run, battling back from 3-2 down against Campion to win 6-3. Four goals came from Blackburn Rovers-bound Issa Muvunyi.

Campion under-16s were comfortable 3-0 winners over Grassington with goals from Andy Hawker (2) and man of the match Aaron Metcalfe, who scored with a superb free-kick.

Bradford United under-18s won 7-0 at North Gawber, with goals from Steven Helaimia, James Kioma, David Phelps, Adam Ingham and Joel Franklyn (2). United can still win the title on goal difference if they win their remaining games and this result gave them a big confidence boost.

Bradford Park Avenue under-13 girls registered their first win of the season against local rivals Farsley Celtic in the West Riding Girls' League.

Visitors Avenue took a two-goal lead through strikes from Holly Crossland and Sophie Woodrup before Farsley levelled by half-time. In the second half, a goal by Alice Philpott gave Avenue the lead again and they held on under fierce pressure. Girl of the match for Avenue was Lauren Burnett.

Vision Juniors under-nines B beat Battyeford 6-1 to maintain their 100 per cent record in the Huddersfield League and go 11 points clear.

Scorers were Adam Norman (2), Bradley Thackery (2), Lewis Silsen and Joseph Lawrence. Vision have now scored 84 goals in the league.

Despite a great goalkeeping display from Nathan Smith and an early goal from Ashley Walker, Eccleshill United under-16s went down 2-1 at home to Linthwaite in the quarter-final of the Huddersfield League Cup.

Fairbank United under-14s continued their recent impressive form with their first away win of the season, beating Heckmondwike 4-2.

Abdulbassit Mossa and Umar Ahmed had made it 2-2 with five minutes left, then Laraib Khan broke through and clinically finished before Sohail Rashid smashed home from close range to complete the scoring.

Albion Sports under-11s continued their recent good form in the Garforth League with an impressive 5-0 victory at Leeds City Juniors. Goals came from Jas Singh, Hassan Meah, James Dover, Kamron Basl and man of the match Ryan Watling.