Herts Sunday League: Strafford Arms into Deakin White final

The latest news from the Hertfordshire 1961 Sunday Football League. <i>(Image: Hertfordshire 1961 Sunday Football League)</i>
The latest news from the Hertfordshire 1961 Sunday Football League. (Image: Hertfordshire 1961 Sunday Football League)
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Strafford Arms are into the final of the Deakin White Champions Cup - after a crushing win over a fellow Hertfordshire 1961 Sunday League side.

They beat Borehamwood Rovers 7-2 to set up a clash with Watford's St Joseph's.

Matt Walsh led the way with a hat-trick while Reece Cameron, Sam Doolan, Lee Dykes and Romario Martin got the others.

The finalists in the Herts 1961 Junior Cup are known as well.

A hat-trick from Liam Addlesee and a double for Robert Gradwell helped Herts Vets  to a 5-1 win over Wheathampstead 89, for whom Chris Dunn scored.

The other semi was a lot closer and needed penalties after Hatfield Comets and London Colney United drew 3-3.

Colney got the edge in the shoot-out to win 5-4. Alessandro Fardella (two) and Thierry Masuku scored for them in normal time.

The last group game in the Charity Cup saw Leverstock Green CC win 5-4 against Marshalswick Rovers.

Levy's goals came from Daniel Rowlands, Sonny Hitchcock, Alfie Cooke, Alfie Gaywood-George and Charlie Hall, just eclipsing Kai Takahashi's four for Rovers.

The first knockout game saw Stotfold Rovers beat 6 of Herts 3-1 in the quarter-final. 

In the Goulding Cup, Michael White scored three as BWSC beat Houghton Athletic 6-2. Robbie Plumb, Billy Garvey and Daniel White got the others.

Crown lost 8-0 to Caddington Sunday but Six Bells Res won 2-0 against Dunstable Town Cricket Club, Max O'Shea and Harry Seeby on target.

Phoenix A lifted the Division Four title with a 1-0 win over rivals Hopfields. A 40th minute goal from Jack Taylor leaves them seven points clear, although Hopfields still have one more match to play.

Phoenix won 5-1 against Mermaid in the Premier Division with Dominic Cuffy, Andrew Cox, Edward Carman, Jack Nevin and James Plummer on target.

In Division Two, Phoenix Res beat Alban Dynamo 3-0, Shenahl Samarasinghe and Kieran Goom among the scorers, and an Aaron Crawford goal helped Royston Rangers to a 2-1 win over Harpenden Colts OB.

Laurence Wilson and Yusuf Khan each got two in an 8-2 success for Saints against St George's. Cillian Webb, Sam Mistry, Ryan Solly and Andrew Hall bagged the others.

John Woodward (two) and Tim Chesworth helped Welwyn Warriors Res to a 3-0 win over TNF in Division Three.

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