Beeston OBA 0-9 Old Elizabethans (MAA)

Hetley Pearson Sports Ground

Beeston OBA started as the 17th Nottingham Boys' Brigade on 25th September 1909, with the Founder being Stephen Hetley Pearson. In 1913 the Pearson family along with donations from the people of Beeston raised the money to purchase the Beeston Lads Club building and 11 acres of land on Queens Rd for sports activities.

The club had their most successful years of football during WW2. Thought by some to be one of the best junior sides ever assembled. By the time of their second season of WW2 football they were on the look-out for worthy opposition and even Nottingham Forest and Notts County accepted the challenge. Billy Walker's Forest side were beaten and County was devastated by being beaten 10-0 - and promptly offered to sign virtually the whole team !

Today the old boys of Queen Elizabeth Grammar School of Mansfield came away with an easy win as four goals in five first half minutes sent the Beeston lads reeling. The visitors in Red and Navy Blue shirts were 6-0 up at half time. Within a minute of the re start a seventh goal went in when Tom Blaney ran from his own half, beat three players before chipping the goalkeeper. Old Elizabethans scored twice more before the hour mark but the Beeston keeper denied the visitors their tenth with some heroic saves in the final half hour.

Scorers - Tom Blaney (4), Callum Wilkinson (2), Dan Redding (1), Michael Bollington (1), Andy Boulton (1).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Bardon Hill 0-0 Radford

After early Radford pressure Bardon Hill came close to opening the scoring. A perfect pass split the Radford defence allowing Ryan Collis the oportunity to shoot for goal. Unfortunaely for him his effort was weak and a defender was able to get back and clear off the line. The game became scrappy with both sides unable to string more than a few passes together. On 15 minutes Radford strung together a move involving more than two passes. Ryan Dawkins crossed for Richard Derby who had a shot saved by the keeper. The ball rebounded to Carl Shepherd and the keeper saved his diving header.

The home side were doing well with the ball played over the top of the Radford defence but the forwards were wasting good scoring chances. Radfords Jahred Russell did well to get into the area and go around the keeper but the striker couldn't keep his footing and scuffed his shot wide of the goal. There wasn't much between the sides in the second half as both sides were creating chances but couldn't convert any into goals.

Radfords Paul Macmillan tried his luck from just outside the area on 69 and 71 minutes. His first effort was tipped around the post by the keeper and his second was a foot wide of the goal.Three minutes from time Jahred Russell weaved his way past three defenders in the Bardon area before hitting a weak effort that the keeper easily saved.

Ellistown 3-1 Radford

As usual Radford started off on the backfoot and a cross/shot from Johnny Hamilton fizzed across the face of the Radford goal on three minutes. Four minutes later Radford didn't learn the lesson as
Hamilton shot and scored from the left edge of the area. Ellistown continued to pressure the visitors defence and added to their lead on 13 minutes when Darren Rushden drove the ball into the net from 18 yards out. Radford were struggling against their hard working opponents, the windy conditions and match officials who were making some strange decisions. Radford came close to pulling a goal back on 40 minutes when Jahred Russell had a shot from just inside the area headed off the line.

Radford came out more determined in the second half and Ryan Dawkins saw a shot saved by the Ellistown keeper before Paul Macmillans follow up was hit wide. On 58 minutes Radford forced a corner and Jahred Russell found Ryan Dawkins who headed Radford back into the game. Three minutes later Ellistown were awarded a freekick, and from wide out the ball hit the Radford crossbar before being cleared. From then onwards it was Radford who were the better side.

Dawkins beat the offside, crossing into the area for Jahred Russell but his volley flew a foot over the bar. Radford players and supporters were in uproar after Jahred Russell beat the offside and was hacked down by the last Ellistown defender just outside the area. The Referee amazingly only awarded a yellow card! Unfortunately for Radford the freekick was struck wide of the goal. Radford threw the kitchen sink at Ellistown in the final minutes but in time added on the home side scored with a breakaway goal through Leon Alkman.

Anstey Nomads 1-7 Radford

In the very first minute of the game the home side came close to opening the scoring when Levi Knight's close range shot was hit straight at Radfords keeper Sam Spencer.  The visitors began to take control of midfield and in the 9th minute Jahred Russell flicked the ball past the Anstey keeper to give Radford the lead. With Radford in full control Russell scored again on 31 minutes. A 20 yard Russell volley was saved by the keeper but Russell reacted quickest to follow up and slot the ball past the him. Just before halfime Lawrence Hall bundled the ball home from close range to put Radford three goals up at the break.

After the restart Radford continued to control the game and on the hour mark Jahred Russell was brought down for a penalty. He took the spot kick himself and made no mistake. Two minutes later Anstey pulled a goal back through Levi Knight after Radfords Coyle had missed a header and Joe Hartrop had ran on and crossed to the striker. Radford made it 5-1 in the 71st minute through Nasir Bockarie with a stunning 25 yard drive. Anstey were looking very poor and Radford sub Babatunde ran through unchallenged to get Radfords 6th goal on 83 minutes. Jahred Russell scored Radfords 7th and his 4th goal of the game on 85 minutes when he sold a dummy to a defender in the area before stroking the ball past the keeper.