Almondsbury edge it in tight cup showdown

Avon Youth League: Almondsbury B bounced back from a goal down to beat a tough Lawrence Weston Colts side 3-2 in a Avon Youth League Under-13 Cup clash.

Colts took a first-half lead with a fine Ashley Dudbridge goal from just outside the box, but Almonds responded with a searching run from Tom Bolshaw, whose left-wing cross was turned into the net by the unlucky Lawrence Weston defence.

Almondsbury began to pressure the Colts rearguard after the break and they took the lead with a close-range Joe Christie finish.

Yet after a fantastic save from Almonds keeper James McKay had kept his side in front, he could do little to prevent Aaron Harvey stealing in for Colts' equaliser.

With the game heading for extra-time, Sean Watts' lay-off found star man Callum Hawkins on the right, whose 30-yard shot flew into the top corner to send Almonds through.

The gap between divisions one and five was evident as Keynsham Town A Under-13s cantered to a 13-1 victory over Bishport United.

Keynsham started well with Daniel Mackley opening the scoring, only for Bishport Lewis Hunt to equalise.

That was to be their only breakthrough as Chris Courtney, Harrison Creber, Kyle Box and a thunderous strike from Josh Rice made it 5-1 at half-time to the away side.

Despite a number of excellent saves from Bishport's Jordan Haylock, Keynsham went on to score eight more times through Box (2), Nathan Legge (2), Daniel Mackley, Harrison Creber, Jack Stiff and Alex Murch.

Having already provided one cup upset in the previous round, Bradley Stoke Under-14s were eyeing another against Whitchurch.

However, any such thoughts were soon extinguished when Whitchurch raced into a 2-0 lead within the first seven minutes through James Dean.

Whitchurch continued to dominate with Josh Brunt and Connor Bressington netting with precision strikes to hand them a 4-0 half-time lead.

Quick goals after the restart from Brunt and Dean, to complete his hat-trick, put the game beyond Bradley Stoke. Dean then notched his fourth goal before battling Bradley Stoke bagged a late consolation in the 7-1 defeat.

Bristol Central Under-14s, sporting new kit supplied by Allen Hoole Solicitors, celebrated in style by beating Bristol City JSC 4-3 after extra-time with goals from Shakeil Green (2), Josh Miller and Tafara Ngozi.

Lawrence Weston Under-15s fought back from two goals down by roaring back to beat Fry Colts 5-2.

Tom Paice's double gave Fry's the perfect start before their opponents pulled one back through Mitchell Jenkins' excellent effort.

Scott Jenkins then planted a 25-yard free-kick into the top corner to level the tie up at half-time.

A much more confident Lawrence Weston side emerged from the interval to score three more times. A cross from Josh Krupa was perfect for Aceson Holly to nod past the keeper before Krupa and Holly completed a splendid comeback.

AEK Boco Under-15s prevailed in a close and exciting tie with fellow Division 1 pace-setters Bristol City JSC. City took the lead early on but Boco equalised through Jack James.

The game could still have gone either way but Boco clinched a 2-1 win when a long-range Luke Palmer free-kick thundered against the woodwork, only for an alert Abdiwahab Abdulahi to force home the rebound.

DRG Stapleton A Under-15s went into their match with AEK Boco B as clear favourites. But they were made to fight all the way as they eventually overcame their opponents 5-2 in extra-time.

Arnie Neill dribbled the ball past the Boco full-back and cut the ball back to Billy Deverill to open Stapleton's account.

Boco's endeavour was rewarded with a 25-yard volley, only for Stapleton to grab a timely goal on the stroke of half-time through a Jamie Shambrook's 'special'.

AEK hauled themselves level with another wonder goal to force extra-time.

Stapleton's fitness and quality finally came through in the extended minutes and goals from Billy Deverill and Louis Ross (2) saw them home.

Stoke Lane A Under-15s emerged victorious 4-3 against their Stoke Lane B counterparts in a thriller which brought credit to both sides.

Lane A went ahead with goals from Max Bendall and Jordan James but the visitors pulled a goal back before the break when Grant Mathieson netted from the penalty spot.

Gerald Asante equalised for the 'Bs' after the interval and man-of-the-match Arie Johansen fired them ahead with an astonishing 70-yard clearance, which powered into the net.

Stoke Lane A levelled with an excellent Elliott Mason goal before James netted his second to send the home side into the next round.

Bristol Rovers JSC Under-15s breezed into the next round with an 8-1 away victory over Frampton.

Rovers enjoyed lots of early possession and Jordan Headley opened the scoring on 15 minutes, closely followed by a 20-yard thunderbolt from Jake Jackson.

There ensued the Dom Haugh-Stewart show as he claimed the next four goals with superbly-taken efforts.

There was just time for Jackson and Headley to double their tally before Frampton claimed a late consolation.

Thornbury Falcons Under-15s went into their match with higher-division Downend Wanderers in confident mood – and ended up on the receiving end of a 5-0 defeat against a stronger and more determined team.

Falcons tried hard in the second period with Patrick Jackson battling hard at the back, while midfielder Billy Plummer suffered a nasty head wound for his efforts.