Shireway keep heat on Lebeq

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Monday, January 26, 2009
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Sunday football round-up: Shireway Sports picked up maximum points with a 2-1 win at Coopers Kensington to stay within reach of Bristol and District Sunday Premier League leaders Lebeq Tavern Courage.

Lebeq, whose game with Golden Hill Sunday was called off, have a six-point lead but Shireway have a game in hand.

Fellowship stayed top of Division I after a 3-1 win at Longreach Athletic, for whom Liam West grabbed a consolation goal.

Easton Cowboys Sunday stayed within touching distance of the leaders with a 3-0 win at Salmon Solutions, who remain rooted to the bottom of the table.

Easton, whose goals came from Simon Thomas, Karim Randal and Andrew Hamilton-Dunne, sit just one point behind Fellowship with a game in hand.

Avon Plate continue to dominate Division II and increased their lead at the top to four points with a convincing 7-2 victory at Marcliff.

Tyler Gayle bagged a hat-trick and was joined on the scoresheet by Koran Gayle (2), Andrew Makepeace and Neil Boulton. Alan Powell and Shane Devlin hit Marcliff's goals.

Bristol 5's title charge was severely dented after they lost out against Merryweather OB in a nine-goal thriller.

Jamie West scored a hat-trick for Merryweather, while Ben Bennett and Paul Jones also got in on the act, sealing a tense 5-4 win.

Only one game was played in the Bristol and Wessex Sunday League, struggling Royal Oak Nailsea taking a point off third-placed Golden Lion Fishponds in Division II. Kyle Ellis and Anthony Lehous netted for Fishponds but Lee Brake and Nigel Hole sealed a 2-2 draw for Royal Oak.

AXA Sunday picked up three vital points from their Regional Sunday League Premier Division clash at home to All Saints, winning 4-2.

The win pushed AXA further away from the relegation scrap, while All Saints stayed just four points clear of bottom club GE Sports, who have two games in hand on them.

Division III leaders Old Plough squeezed home 3-2 at home to struggling LFB United to move five points clear of BAWA Athletico at the top.

In Division IV, bottom team Almondsbury Athletic pulled off a shock 4-0 victory over Stoke Lane Athletic.

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