Shipham came back from 3-1 to defeat Portishead in Division 3 of the Weston & District League.

Portishead Town B 3

Shipham 4

SHIPHAM made it three wins out of three in Division 3 with a fantastic comeback against Portishead.

Shipham went 1-0 behind, but bounced back almost immediately when a mazy Hobden run and pass allowed Newson to score his fourth goal in two games.

Shipham lost a bit of focus and concentration and conceded a couple of poor goals from close range which gave Portishead a 3-1 half-time lead.

After the break, the game went from end to end with Newson missing a glorious chance and an incredible goalmouth scramble being cleared by Portishead, frustrating Shipham further.

Shipham got their breakthrough when sub Sam Nicholas played the ball across the box for Newson to score his second of the game. The visitors equalised when Ben Hollow was set up by Liam Page.

Disaster struck with six minutes to go when Jon Rowsell gave away a penalty, getting badly injured in the process and had to come off. But keeper Stone saved his fifth consecutive penalty to keep Shipham in the game.

Shipham scored a fourth goal when MacLucas played the ball on and a determined Page got to the ball ahead of the onrushing keeper and coolly netted with three minutes to go.

Shipham held out to get the three points to cap a fantastic comeback. Man of the match went to George Stone for another fine penalty save and all round good performance. He also picked up the October player of the month.

North Worle 4

Wrington Redhill Res 6

WRINGTON Redhill Reserves extended their unbeaten start to the season to eight games in a scrappy cup match, but not without receiving a scare from fourth division side North Worle.

Wrington made a good start as Buck broke up play in midfield and set Rouvrais free to score inside three minutes, but soon after Worle equalised, before Wrington took the lead again through Joe Moore.

Moore turned provider five minutes later, with a delightful chip for Buck to lob the on-rushing keeper, putting Wrington in control at the break.

After the break, Worle hit back and were soon level, but again Wrington responded, with Buck set up Moore for his second goal.

Worle were still not finished as Wrington failed to deal with another long ball, allowing the home side to equalise again.

Wrington finally put the game safe as Rouvrais headed powerfully home from a Buck corner and man of the match Faulkner netted his first of the season.

RESULTS

Knockout Cup round 1: Axbridge Town 3, Selkirk Utd 0; Berrow Res 1, Nailsea Utd A 3; Churchill Club 70 Res 3, Congresbury Res 5; Clapton-in-Gordano 4, Tickenham Utd 3; Cleeve West Town Res 7, Kewstoke Lions Res 2; KVFC 4, South Park Rangers 3; North Worle 4, Wrington Redhill Res 6; Pill Utd 2, Hutton 10; Shipham Ath 1, Portishead Caledonian Thistle 5; Sporting Weston 2, Worle Rangers 4; Wedmore 3, St George (E-i-G) Res 6; Westend 5, Clevedon Utd A 0; Weston Super Seagulls 3, AFC Nailsea 0; Yatton Ath Res 4, Draycott 8 (aet); Winscombe Res 2, Portishead Town A 3.

Division 2: Nailsea Utd B 2, Locking Park 4.

Division 3: Portishead Town B 3, Shipham 4; Nailsea Utd Colts 2, Winscombe A 3.

Division 4: Hutton Res 1, Portishead Town Colts 0; Worle Rangers Res 2, St George (E-i-G) A 4.

Division 5: AFC Nailsea Res 1, Clapton-in-Gordano Res 1; Congresbury A 1, Uphill Castle A 7; South Park Rangers Res 2, Axbridge Town Res 0.

FIXTURES

Knockout Cup round 1: Burnham Utd A v Worle Res (S Cahill).

Division 1: Draycott v Congresbury Res (A Locker); Hutton v Nailsea Utd A (C Simmons); Portishead Town A v Cleeve West Town Res (A Murphy); Weston Super Seagulls v Berrow Res (B Carter); Winscombe Res v Yatton Ath Res (D Pinnock).

Division 2: AFC Nailsea v Uphill Castle Res (J Jarad); Clevedon Utd A v St George (-i-G) Res (S Clarke); Locking Park v Churchill Club 70 Res (K Moore); Worle Rangers v Nailsea Utd B (T Billinghurst).

Division 3: Cheddar A v Shipham (A Fry); KVFC v Cleeve West Town A (M Collins); Nailsea Utd Colts v Westend (K Fox); Portishead Town B v Winscombe A (I Campbell).

Division 4: Clapton-in-Gordano v Kewstoke Lions Res (M Smith); Portishead Caledonian Thistle v Portishead Town Colts (S Acton); St George (E-i-G) A v Hutton Res (J Knight); Worle Rangers Res v South Park Rangers (J Skinner).

Division 5: Axbridge Town Res v Westend Res (B Dancer); Congresbury A v Clapton-in-Gordano Res (T Boylan); Selkirk Utd v Clevedon Utd B (D Poole); Uphill Castle A v South Park Rangers Res (R Connolly); Wedmore Res v AFC Nailsea Res (W Jones).