Comeback duo meet in Senior Cup semis
COMEBACK duo Framlingham Town and Lakenheath will meet in the semi-finals of the CNet Training Suffolk Senior Cup.
Framlingham Town trailed a young AFC Sudbury Reserves side 2-0 with 22 minutes remaining in Saturday’s quarter-final tie, before a Joe Berry hat-trick sent them through to the final four.
Lakenheath, meanwhile, were 2-0 down at home to Beccles Town at half-time, but stormed back to win 4-2, with Shaun Avis scoring twice.
The other semi-final will see Bildeston Rangers, 2-0 winners thanks to two second-half goals from player-manager David 'Bart' Lorimer at fellow Macron SIL Senior Division side Trimley Red Devils, face holders Ipswich Wanderers.
Goals from Marcus Taylor, George Mrozek and Matt Blake ensured that Wanderers reached their third semi-final in as many seasons.
The ties will be played at neutral venues on dates to be confirmed.
Brandon Town and Sporting 87 both scored four times away from home to reach the last four of this season’s Total Football Suffolk Junior Cup, where they have been kept apart.
Mutford & Wrentham, 3-0 winners at Kirton Athletic, will take on Brandon Town, while Sporting 87 will face Stowupland Falcons, who overcame Saxmundham Sports 2-0, in the other semi-final.
Stowupland Falcons (yellow shirts) are pictured above celebrating scoring against Saxmundham Sports (orange shirts) during their 2-0 win on Saturday. Main photograph: Saxmundham Sports are denied a goal by a fine save. Photographs: Amy Gilson
Framlingham Town remain the only club to be represented in the final four of both the CNet Training Suffolk Senior Cup and the Portable Space Suffolk Senior Reserve Cup.
They defeated Walsham-le-Willows 2-1 in Saturday’s quarter-final tie to set up a last-four meeting with Beccles Reserves, 3-1 winners at home to Long Melford.
Trimley Red Devils Reserves eased the pain of their first-team’s exit by progressing to the Portable Space Suffolk Senior Reserve Cup semi-finals courtesy of a 4-3 win at Claydon Reserves.
They will now meet Woodbridge Town, the holders, who were 7-1 winners against Achilles Reserves.
The McDonald’s Suffolk Primary Cup has now reached the quarter-final stage following Saturday’s fourth round.
Bramford United were the day’s biggest winners, scoring six times without replay versus Hope Church. They have been drawn against Grundisburgh Reserves, who won 2-0 at Stage, in the last eight.
Clare Town Reserves and Haverhill Town Blue both went through following penalty shoot-outs and now play FC Whitehorse and Laxfield respectively.
Leiston A must wait to see who they will play after the Ipswich Exiles versus Walsham-le-Willows B match was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. The match has been rescheduled for Wednesday ahead of Saturday’s quarter-finals.
All four matches in the last eight of the Best Badges Suffolk Veterans’ Cup on Sunday were settled by four-goal margins.
Old rivals Woodbridge Town will now play Bury Town and Barham Athletic will meet holders Whitton United in the semi-finals which will take place this coming Sunday.
The first drawn team will have home advantage as the four teams vie for a place in the final on ‘Super Sunday’ at AFC Sudbury the following weekend.
The semi-final draw for the Blue Square Solutions Suffolk Boys’ Under-18 Midweek Cup has also been made, with holders AFC Sudbury paired with Ipswich Wanderers and Leiston facing Felixstowe & Walton United.
Weekend Results & Cup Draws
Saturday
CNet Training Suffolk Senior Cup Quarter-Finals: AFC Sudbury Res v Framlingham Town, Halesworth Town v Ipswich Wanderers, Lakenheath v Beccles Town, Trimley Red Devils v Bildeston Rangers.
CNet Training Suffolk Senior Cup Semi-Final Draw: Bildeston Rangers v Ipswich Wanderers, Framlingham Town v Lakenheath.
Ties to be played at neutral venues on dates to be confirmed.
Total Football Suffolk Junior Cup Quarter-Finals: Puddlebrook 68 1 Brandon Town 4, Stowupland Falcons 2 Saxmundham Sports 0, Carlton Colville Town 1 Sporting 87 4, Kirton Athletic 0 Mutford & Wrentham 3.
Total Football Suffolk Junior Cup Semi-Final Draw: Mutford & Wrentham v Brandon Town, Stowupland Falcons v Sporting 87.
Ties to be played at neutral venues on a date to be confirmed.
McDonald’s Suffolk Primary Cup Fourth-Round: Bramford Utd 6 Hope Church 0, Clare Town Res 1 Stowupland Falcons Res 1 – Clare Town won 5-4 on pens, Elmswell Res 2 Haverhill Town Blue 2 – Haverhill Town Blue won 4-1 on pens, FC Whitehorse 3 Witnesham Wasps 1, Kesgrave Kestrels 0 Leiston A 4, Ipswich Exiles v Walsham-le-Willows B – postponed, now being played on Wednesday, kick-off 6.45pm, Laxfield 5 West Row Gunners 3, Stage 0 Grundisburgh Res 2.
McDonald’s Suffolk Primary Cup Quarter-Final Draw: Bramford Utd v Grundisburgh Res, Clare Town Res v FC Whitehorse, Laxfield v Haverhill Town Blue, Leiston A v Ipswich Exiles or Walsham-le-Willows B.
Ties to be played on Saturday, May 15th, kick-offs 2.30pm.
Portable Space Suffolk Senior Reserve Cup Quarter-Finals: Beccles Town Res 3 Long Melford Res 1, Claydon Res 3 Trimley Red Devils Res 4, Framlingham Town Res 2 Walsham-le-Willows Res 1, Woodbridge Town Res 7 Achilles Res 1.
Portable Space Suffolk Senior Reserve Cup Semi-Final Draw: Framlingham Town Res v Beccles Town Res, Woodbridge Town Res v Trimley Red Devils Res.
Ties to be played at neutral venues on a date to be confirmed.
Sunday
Best Badges Suffolk Veterans’ Cup Quarter-Finals: Barham Athletic 6 Walsham-le-Willows 2, Westbourne Warriors 1 Bury Town 5, Whitton Utd 5 Lowestoft Town 1, Wickham Market 0 Woodbridge Town 4.
Best Badges Suffolk Veterans’ Cup Semi-Final Draw: Barham Athletic v Whitton Utd, Woodbridge Town v Bury Town.
Ties to be played at the ground of the first drawn team on Sunday, May 16th, kick-offs 2.30pm.
Blue Square Solutions Suffolk Boys’ Under-18 Midweek Cup Semi-Final Draw: AFC Sudbury v Ipswich Wanderers, Leiston v Felixstowe & Walton Utd.
Ties to be played at neutral venues on a date to be confirmed.
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