BOTH Suffolk Boys’ Youth Cup Under-16 Semi-Finals went to a penalty shoot-out on Sunday.

Haverhill Rovers EJA won 5-4 following a 4-4 draw against Leiston EJA at Copleston High School, while Needham Market were 4-3 winners after a goalless draw versus Bury Town at Whitton United.

One of the Suffolk Boys’ Under-16 Plate semi-finals also went to penalties, with Moreton Hall progressing 9-8 on spot kicks following a 2-2 draw with Capel Plough.

This came after Moreton Hall beat Bury Town Colts 10-9 on penalties after a 2-2 draw the previous weekend in the Suffolk Boys’ Under-14 Plate competition!

Fixtures were staged on Sunday across the two venues as the remaining dozen semi-finals were completed.

The winning teams will now take part in the Suffolk Youth Cup Finals at The New Croft in Haverhill on Sunday, May 14th.

Brantham Athletic (blue shirts) are pictured above in possession against Needham Market Phoenix (white shirts) in the Suffolk Boys' Under-18 Cup Semi-Final at Coplesston High School on Sunday. Main photograph: Needham Market EJA (red shirts) on the attack against Bury Town (blue shirts) in the Suffolk Boys' Under-16 Cup Semi-Final at Whitton United FC on Sunday.

Weekend Results

Sunday

Suffolk Boys’ Under-12 Cup: Ipswich Valley Rangers 2 Cornard Dynamos Blue 1.

Suffolk Boys’ Under-13 Cup: Whitton Utd White 0 Bury Town EJA 4.

Suffolk Boys’ Under-13 Plate: Waveney Thundercats 8 Long Melford Colts 0.

Suffolk Boys’ Under-14 Cup: Leiston EJA 4 AFC Sudbury EJA Yellow 6.

Suffolk Boys’ Under-14 Plate: Cornard Dynamos Red 1 Beccles Town Hornets 10.

Suffolk Boys Under-15 Cup: Leiston EJA 0 Bury Town EJA 4.

Suffolk Boys’ Under-16 Cup: Bury Town EJA 0 Needham Market EJA 0 – Needham Market won 4-3 on pens, Leiston EJA 4 Haverhill Rovers EJA 4 – Haverhill Rovers won 5-4 on pens.

Suffolk Boys’ Under-16 Plate: Long Melford Colts 2 Kirkley & Pakefield Dukes 0, Capel Plough 2 Moreton Hall 2 – Moreton Hall won 9-8 on pens.

Suffolk Boys’ Under-18 Cup: Brantham Athletic 3 Needham Market Phoenix 1.

Suffolk Girls’ Under-13s Cup: Haverhill Rovers Black 0 Ipswich Valley Rangers 3.