Bush brace helps Central Ajax into next round of the Tracey Thomas Challenge Cup

Minds Matter and JDS Sporting also advance to the next round

A Ewan Bush brace helped Central Ajax overcome Midland Rovers 4-1 in the Tracey Thomas Challenge Cup last weekend.

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Lillington Juniors FC | Mark Rowlatt

Jonny Williams put Ajax ahead after nine minutes.

Ewan Bush made it two just past the half hour mark, before Umpha Koroma pulled one back for Rovers to keep them in it.

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New Spires FC | Mark Rowlatt

Bush hit his second just past the hour mark and an own goal wrapped it all up as Ajax progressed into the next round.

 A  game of two halves saw FC Kayo draw 2-2 with Minds Matter United before Minds went through on penalties.

Kayi owned the first half with two unanswered goals from Abdul Lateef Animashaun.

The second half saw Minds get back into the game with late goals from Keiran Wood and Kyle King.

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Referee Martin Dempster with Captains Zack Parsons and Robbie Winkle | Mark Rowlatt

With the score tied it went to penalty kicks and Minds took the spot kick contest  5-3.

Also through - in style - were JDS Sporting, who slammed home side Coventry Borough 10-2.

This one was tight up to half-time.

Borough were still in it trailing by two, but with one of their own on the board.

It then went all one way and JDS were rampant, Owen Harvey and Andrew Watts with the Borough goals.

JDS scorers were hat-tricks each for Stephen Minard and Steven Thomas, a brace for Daniel Dyer, and singles from Luke Stuart and Ellis St John

In the Tracey Thomas Leamington and District Sunday League Division One, Bishops Itchington beat Napton 5-1.

Bishops were two up by half-time with goals from Johnny Adair and Jay Morgan.

Napton pulled one back through Arthur Eldridge, but two more goals for Bishops in a 12 minute spell sealed it, Adair with his second and Michael Clough. Craig Watkin then added a fifth inside the last 10minutes.

All Cubbington Albion goals in their 3-0 win over Khalsa A came in the second half.

Josh Mann hit the first less than 10 minutes after the re-start. Cameron Hundle then added a brace in an eight minute spell to take the points for Khalsa.

A tight game saw Wellesbourne Wanderers win 3-1 at Long Itchington.

Wanderers were ahead with a solitary Alex Rea strike on the half hour mark.

Rea bagged another within a minute of the re-start and that’s how it stayed until Josh Kilbride added a third in the last minute, Sam Crawford with the consolation for the Long Men.

Bowling Green lost 4-3 at home to Kenilworth Wardens in Division Two.

Ed Jolly put Bowling Green in front after 10 minutes.

Finlay Noel made it all square on the stroke of half-time, then Jake Robbins restored the Bowling Green advantage three minutes after the re-start.

Just before the hour mark and Callum Stoutt added a third - cue the Wardens revival.

Noel scored a brace inside seven minutes to notch his hat-trick and make it all square again and with three minutes to go Felix Devine grabbed the winner for Wardens to complete the comeback.

 Minds Matter United edged out HRI Harbury 3-2

Josh Tiff put Minds in front after 15 minutes but Craig Burrin made it all square three minutes later.

Harvey Benton put Minds back in front on the stroke of half-time.

Just before the hour mark and Sam Perry made it three for Minds.

Kieran Walsh grabbed another for the Veg boys four minutes into stoppage time, but it was too late and Minds took the points.

A goal in each half were not enough for Cubbington as they lost 5-2 at Kenilworth Town, Luke Swinnerton and Will Jeffries the scorers.

Connor Beckinsale had put Town in front after seven minutes.

The second half burst into life just after the hour mark as Alexander Cockburn and Owain Morgan both netted in a three minute spell.

Cockburn added another six minutes later and James McCann then finished it off with another with seven minutes left on the clock.

In Division Three Ettington Rovers were 4-1 victors over Radford.

A Mark Hickey strike after 70 minutes was the only consolation here for Radford.

Two goals in each half were enough for Ettington to take the points, Glen Matthew and Tristan Birch with the first half goals, Matthew, with his second and Jordan Gill with the second half strikes.

Khalsa B fought back after being behind at half-time to win 4-3 at Southam United Reserves.

Oliver Reeves and Toby Kennedy had both struck for Southam, although a Samuel Holt goal had given Khalsa the lead after 14 minutes.

Ibrahim Kone made it all square just before the hour mark.

Andrei Raducanu then put Khalsa ahead and five minutes later Oliver Speller hit a fourth for Khalsa.

Reeves scored his second to give Southam some hope in the last four minutes, but Khalsa held on.

Stockton beat Heathcote Athletic 3-2.

Heathcote started brightly and were two up inside 20 minutes through Louis Taylor, with the fastest goal of the day after only five minutes, and Christopher Seaman 15minutes later.

Just before the half hour mark, Zak Benson pulled one back for Stockton, and Nathan Allen-Robbins made it all square just before the break.

Stockton’s winner came with 17 minutes left on the clock from Chris Bailey.  

A second half goals rush in Division Four saw Khalsa C beat Castle United 6-1.

United kept this tight until half time. Luca Cefaliello gaveKhalsa the lead after nine minutes, Daniel Timms added a second just before the half hour mark, the United goal coming from Reece Timms.

The second half turned in a 15 minute spell with Khalsa scoring three more. Timms got his second five minutes after the break, wwiftly followed by Gianni Cefaliello and Ralfie Penton.

Kayne Withey wrapped it up with 11 minutes to go.

Wellesbourne Wanderers Devs edged out Real Barston 2-1.

Dylan Scholefield gave Wanderers the lead just before the half hour mark, but Christopher Youmans made it all square shortly before the break.

Tomas Russell popped up with 13 minutes to go to take the points for Wanderers.

Lillington Juniors  were pipped 3-2 at home to New Spires.

There was a goal in each half for Juniors from Kai Cranton and Rory Clements.

But Spires had grabbed two in the first half through Andy Sharman and Jack Haywood, then Robbie Winkle sealed the points for Spires.

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