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Newtown Sports Colts 4, Evesham Utd U-14 3 (aet)

NEWTOWN took the honours in Sunday's Mercian League Cup final as a dramatic fightback concluded with two goals in the second half of extra-time.

Evesham went in at half-time two goals to the good after goals from Andy Powell and Elliot Grady.

Leon Ballard made a double save to prevent Colts halving the arrears but they did manage to claw a goal back early into the second half.

They equalised soon after with a well-taken goal but Evesham had their chances with Henry Woods going close, Ivan Masica hitting the crossbar and Powell an upright.

Extra-time saw Evesham take the lead with Powell again on target after beating three players to score from inside the box.

Sports, though, were not to be beaten and netted twice in the final ten minutes as tired United legs were twice caught on the break.

Joel Haycock, Pedro Bernardo and James Coldrick all had chances to make it 4-4 but it wasn't to be and it was Sports who took the honours after a great game played between two well-matched footballing teams.

Leigh/Bransford Badgers Colts 2, Evesham Utd U-14 1

UNITED crashed to only the second league defeat of the season in an ill-tempered game played in conditions more suited to water polo!

The curtailed clash saw Evesham take the lead through Elliot Grady but Colts scored twice before the break to take the lead.

Henry Woods, who was the provider for the first goal, saw an effort ruled out by a debatable offside flag, while appeals for a penalty when Tim DiFranco was pushed over in the penalty area were waved aside.

11:11am Tuesday 6th May 2008

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