โฝ๏ธ | ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฝ (๐๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐จ๐ฆ)
Another weekend, another weekend of weather-affected fixtures. It was cold, wet and windy this morning across Lancashire.
Fylde Coast Football are now six points clear at the top of ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ข๐ป๐ฒ with an impressive win away at Gregson Lane Wanderers. Fylde Coast's Luke Russell contributed six goals. Lonsdale Casuals moved from fifth to second with a 2-1 away victory at Cottam Town. Fishwick Rangers won 5-1 at Sir Tom Finney.
The sole result in ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ง๐๐ผ saw Parkfield Ants pick up three points away at SRDC (Blues) with a 4-2 win at Pleasington. Charlie Howarth scored a hat-trick for Parkfield.
Worden Rangers are level at the top of ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ with a 3-2 home win against Kirkham Seniors. Both Divisions Two and Three are going to go down to the wire.
In ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ, Brookfield overcame Buckshaw 4-0 with goals from Warren Beattie, Terrel Clayton, Ryan Vasey and Stuart Vasey. Chorley Wanderers (Whites) versus Whittle was abandoned during the game due to the pitch conditions.
The ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฝ Quarter-Final between Penwortham St Teresa's (Yellows) and AFC Preston went to penalties after a 4-4 draw. Credit to the Divison Three PST side up against a Premier Division team in AFC Preston. In the penalty shootout, AFC Preston prevailed 3-2. All scorers deserve a mention - Dale Bury, Lewis Appleton, William Moore, William Cooper (2) and Saad Abouzaid (3). AFC Preston will next face Irongate with a place in the final at stake.
Also at the Quarter-Final stage in the ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐ฝ, Astley & Buckshaw United have advanced to a Semi-Final with Worden Rangers. They had to dig in deep to defeat Greenlands after the scores were level at the interval, Astley & Buckshaw went on to win 4-1.