Brumby through to their third cup final

AFC BRUMBY underlined their status as top team in the TSW Printers Scunthorpe League by booking their place in their third cup final of the season.

Already through to the final of the Lincs Junior Cup and their own league's Challenge Cup, they also booked their place in the final of the Centurion Sporting Shield with a comprehensive 6-0 success against Barton OB Reserves.

The game was goal-less for half an hour before Graves and McDonald struck to put Brumby in charge.

Snowden then added two more early second half goals before McDonald and McCleary completed the scoring in what turned out to be a one-sided affair.

They now meet BBM in what will be their first final of the season at Birch Park, Bottesford a fortnight tomorrow.

Limestone Rangers moved clear at the top of division one after winning a seven-goal thriller with Scunthonians.

It was Scuns who struck first through Nikolaidis, with Langford levelling the scores before the interval.

Limestone hit a purple patch early in the second half to lead 3-1 with goals from Betts and Lewis.

But Scunthonians recovered their poise to fight back onto level terms with J Markham and B Markham. And they looked set to take a point until Bratton came up with a late winner for Rangers.

Second division leaders Barnetby United had to be content with a point in a 1-1 draw at Crowle Colts.

In a game where defences were on top, chances were at a premium, but it was Crowle who struck first just before half-time through Barraclough.

Barnetby came back strongly in the second half to put the home defence under pressure and were rewarded with an equaliser from Carter.

In division three, College Wanderers won their bottom of the table clash at Briggensians Reserves 6-2.

The first half was a close affair, with a brace of goals from Igoe giving the visitors a 2-1 lead, sandwiching a strike from J Taylor.

College took control in the second half, with Igoe completing his hat-trick to add to two goals from Ladlow and another from Hare.

Benson was the second half marksman for Briggensians, who remain a point adrift at the bottom.

One game in division four saw Epworth Town 3rds come good after a goal-less first half to beat Limestone Rangers Reserves 4-0.

Benham (2), Muldoon and Holland were on target for the Isle of Axholme team to give them only their third win of the season and lift them above Limestone in the bottom half of the table.