Hertfordshire FA Senior Cup Third Round

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St Joseph’s winners in 2022 and 2023 moved into the quarter-finals this season after a 3-0 victory of Brewster Plumbing, the current holders of the Herts Intermediate Cup from the Berkhamsted Sunday League.

The much travelled Chris Blunden gave Joes the lead on his debut with a finish from close range. The victory was completed in the second half, when first Lewis Davis scored with a long range chip, before the victory was sealed thanks to Owen Ayres who finished off a Blunden and Davis move. Joes will now face Six Bells of the Hertfordshire 1961 League for a place in the semi-final.

Evergreen also reached the last eight after they beat Phoenix 2-1. Evergreen took the lead in the first half following a well worked move from a free-kick. Brogan Townsend played in Charlie Tilbrook who squared the ball back for Jake Sahota to turn the ball home. In the second half the home side levelled, before Evergreen netted the winner when from another free-kick Charlie Tilbrook turned the ball home at the far post. It could be an all WSL tie the quarter-final, as Evergreen will face North Watford if they beat Borehamwood Rovers in their rearranged tie on December 15th, after the game was postponed this week.

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Premier Division

The only top flight game played saw WD Bushey Rangers take over at the top of the table after they beat Chalfont Saints 3-0 who suffered an eighth straight league defeat. Chalfont Saints defended well before the deadlock was finally broken ten minutes from the break thanks to a penalty converted by Joshua Keane Quinlivan after Hodge Almeida had been brought down in the area. In the second half, Quinlivan scored his second of the game twenty minutes into the half, and he then rounded his hat trick and the win fifteen minutes from time, when the turned home a rebound.

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Division One

Leaders Forza Watford beat St Joseph’s Reserves 3-0, thanks to a hat trick from Giuseppe Delgaudi, who netted twice in the first half and once in the second.

 Second placed Everett Rovers kept the pressure on Forza as they beat Old Fullerians 4-1. Jordan Standley was involved in all four of the Everett goals. He first set Everett on their way with a strike following a Raphael De Souza cross. In the second half he then set up Lucas Roberts to score with a header at the far post and then within a minute raced through to make it 3-0, before turning provider to cross for Raphael De Souza who made it four. Fullerians battled well and scored a consolation goal in the last minute after James Rose won the ball back on the by-line before finding Craig Totton who found the far corner of the net from the left corner of the box.

Watford Town moved up into third place as they defeated Watford Youth Sports thanks to four second half goals. The first goal came when Cameron Quinn scored with a cross-come shot. Ozzie Ogbebor doubled the lead soon after with a shot from the edge of the box. Jack McDonnell, added a third before Tom Bourke rounded off the victory with a shot from twenty-five yards out.

Watford United gained a first league win over the season after they beat Chess United 4-0 with all the goals coming in the first half, with Haroon Mahmood netting twice alongside goals from Umayr Anwar and Mayvin Vigneswaran.

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Division Two

The top two sides Woodside and Hertfordshire Athletic both enjoyed large home wins. Leaders Woodside beat bottom placed Frances George 9-1. Elliott Smith and Lui Potiuk both scored doubles, supported by goals from Joe Fox, Tom Garratt, Josh Towle, Andre Federico, and Joe McCarthy. Ashley Cox replied for George.

Hertfordshire Athletic remain six points behind Woodside, but with two games in hand after they put thirteen unanswered goals past mid-table Inter. They went ahead early on took the lead early on after Jack McLaughlin got to the by-line and cut back for Evan king to finish into the roof of the net and never looked back after that. Soon after the lead was doubled when Ed Rogers chipped a ball into Jack McLaughlin who took it on his chest and then rifled a volley into the top corner. Reece Hatherell then floated in a corner for Evan king to nod in at the front post to make it 3-0. The fourth soon followed when an Inter defender mishit a clearance into the path of Henry Gibbor, whose original shot was saved but netted the loose ball to make 4-0 at the break. The goals continued to flow in the second half, as Luke Sutcliffe slotted Henry Gibbor in on the left who rounded the keeper and slotted home. A dink over the top from Josh Anwar sent Henry Gibbor clear who rounded the keeper again and complete his hat trick. It was soon seven after Max Davies dribbled into the box and drilled the ball under the keeper. Ed Rogers got to the by-line on the left before cutting the ball back for Jack McLaughlin to tap in. Josh Anwar then put a cross into the back post where Luke Sutcliffe made no mistake for goal number nine. Ed Rogers then got on the scoresheet as Max Davies slipped a ball in for him to race clear and finish across the keeper into the far corner to take the goal tally into doubled figures. It was number eleven when Luke Sutcliffe broke clear on the left and crossed for Henry Gibbor who poked it past the keeper. It was twelve when Jack McLaughlin drilled the ball cross the goal for Henry Gibbor to tap in at the back post. Cory Sayers then mishit a shot that fell to Henry Gibbor in the six-yard box to tap home to complete a double hat trick to complete the rout.

Batchworth beat Langleybury 4-0 thanks to a hat trick from Mikel Walsh and one from Marcus Rivers.

Watford Youth Sports 2nd edged past West Herts 2-1, Liam Rawsthorne and Jake Howell with the goals for Sports with Stephen Clunie getting The Stags reply.

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Division Three

FC Railway moved back to the summit of the table after a narrow 3-2 win over AFC Watford. Dan McKane, Nathan Tannian, and Callum O'Grady netting for Railway with Peter Rock getting both of the AFC replies.

Dome Bar gained a third league victory of the campaign with a 5-2 away success over bottom placed Nascot AFC. Jay Haynes and Steve Noonan both netted braces, alongside a goal from Ben Davies. Sam Hardie and Morgan Osunsedo replied for Nascot.

Abbots Wanderers also enjoyed a third league win as they overcame Surely Wood 3-2. Jack Hoggett scored twice supported by a goal from Edwin Power. Keith McAspurn and Brett Fincham scored for Wood.