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Frampton United, Gala Wilton and Stonehouse Town through to last four of Les James Cup

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Author: Contributed, Posted: Monday, 13th November 2017, 09:00

Frampton United, Gala Wilton, Stonehouse Town and Thornbury Town are through to the semi-finals of the County League’s Les James Cup.

Lebeq United had to play their home tie at Gala Wilton because their home facilities at Oakland’s Park were unavailable, and Gala made home advantage tell as they opened the scoring in the 15th minute.

The Lebeq defence stopped thinking that Ryan Dobbins was offside but he ran clear and rounded Daniel Jesionowski.

A cross from Rick Davis saw Twaine Plummer strike the upright for Lebeq on 20 minutes, and the Gala keeper then made two great saves to keep out shots from Twaine and Elan Plummer.

On 50 minutes Lebeq levelled the score when Omar Lindsey sent Rick Davis clear. Lebeq were now in charge and took the lead in the 65th minute when Rick Davis beat the offside trap and ran clear to score. In the 89th minute Gala grabbed an equaliser when John Antonio prodded the ball home following a scramble in the goalmouth.

It took the game to penalties with Gala Wilton going through 3-2.

Little Stoke started well at home to Frampton United with Jessie Owens and Sam Hill efforts just clearing the bar.

At the other end Manolo Marquez Espada should have scored for Frampton but he hit his shot over the bar. Then Lewis Wilton went close for the visitors before Nick Rugman shot wide for the home side after Owens had set the move up.

Frampton opened the scoring on 28 minutes from a Lewis Wilton pass to Ryan Vincent who fired past keeper Amin Jones. The home side hit back in the 38th minute when Ethan Tucker headed home Jordan Yeo’s corner.

Frampton’s Nathan Dennis’ shot from the edge of the box was only just over the bar, but then just two minutes before the break Frampton’s Manolo Marquez Espada stabbed the ball home after a scramble in the box.

On 60 minutes the visitors went 3-1 up when Ryan Vincent headed home from an Espada corner. Visitors’ keeper James Marklove was called upon to make a good save from Jordan Yeo on 73 minutes and then Matt Price headed over from a corner.

But Frampton sealed their passage into the semi-finals with a fourth goal on 84 minutes, with Fraser Wilson knocking the ball in after a scramble in the box.

Stonehouse Town at home to Kingswood was a close affair and it took until the 34th minute for Luke Soule to turn in Andy Maryon’s cross to give the home side the lead.

Kingswood keeper Chris Fox then did exceptionally well to keep the score to 1-0 saving shots from Liam Gale, Lee Keveren, Andy Maryon and Lewis Fogg before the break.

Immediately the second half got under way Kingswood drew level, the ball falling nicely in the box for Tom Devine to prod home, but within a minute the home side retook the lead following a great free-kick from Lewis Fogg that curled right onto the head of Luke Barstow to head home.

Five minutes later it was 3-1, as a cross from Liam Gale found Luke Soule who was brought down in the box. Adam Ireland took the spot-kick but although Fox saved it the ball went straight back for Ireland to drive home.

Tom Devine had a great chance to reduce the arrears on 65 minutes but made up for his miss a couple of minutes later to make it 3-2.

In the league, Ruardean Hill Rangers were beaten 1-0 at home by Henbury.

Henbury shot out of the blocks and a shot from Keiron Cooper was only just wide after three minutes.

A couple of minutes later Cooper was on target with another shot, but keeper Aaron Underwood saved well.

Underwood made another good save to deny Jacob Hicks before the home side’s first real attack on nine minutes resulted in a free-kick on the left side of the box.

The ball was knocked to the far post but Ricky Tingle’s header went just wide. The home side settled and started to take the game to Henbury, and went close to scoring with a Matt Barnard header.

Peter Jarrett then shot wide for Henbury and on 41 minutes Underwood brought off a fantastic save to push Andy Dickinson’s point blank shot away.

Seven minutes after the break Henbury made the breakthrough from a low Adam Rosser corner from the left that was poorly defended, and Aaron Rosser hammered the ball home.

Henbury keeper Ryan Fogarty then saved well from Luke Brown and, with the home side pressing, the visitors’ defence was being peppered with shots which somehow they managed to block.

Jacob Hicks went close for Henbury on 62 minutes when he cut in from the left and let fly from the edge of the box, while a minute later Luke Johnson saw his header go just the wrong side of the post for Rangers.

Rangers did have the ball in the back of the Henbury net on 69 minutes but it was ruled out for offside.

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