Resilient Reds’ late recovery

RIFLE Range Reds’ Ashley Young dribbles the ball away from High Crompton’s Carl Dean.

AMATEUR FOOTBALL:

High Crompton CC 3, Rifle Range Reds 3 

IN school life, we are taught the three 'R' s as the basis of our education.

But it was another set of three 'R' s that taught High Crompton a lesson in the Jack Abbott Premier Division of the D and J Builders (North-West) Ltd Oldham Sunday League.

In this case it was Rifle Range Reds, who fought back from 3-1 down to claim a point with two late goals at New Barn playing fields.

Steven Challinor stepped into the manager's shoes for High Crompton in the absence of Stuart Lomas.

And Challinor must have thought his side to be home and dry when they led 3-1 with 10 minutes left.

But the turning point of an absorbing encounter came after 71 minutes with the dismissal of High Crompton's Anthony Jones for a last-man challenge which produced a red card from the pocket of referee Mick Rawes.

Challinor said: "You can't argue about the decision to give a penalty, the law says it's a penalty and that's that".

But just when Challinor was looking forward to ringing Lomas with news of three points, the Reds roared back and made full use of their numerical advantage with point-saving strikes, the decisive one just two minutes from time courtesy of Ashley Young.


Triumph takes Diggle second

DIGGLE are second in the Huddersfield and District League Division One following a 3-1 win at Meltham Athletic.

Uppermill slumped to a 3-1 home defeat at the hands of Hepworth United.

Heyside earned a hard-fought 3-2 victory at Moldgreen Conservative Club in the Challenge Cup.

Jake Warburton, James Taylor and Scott Rowbottom scored.

The reserves exited the Challenge Trophy courtesy of a 2-1 loss to Slaithwaite United reserves.

Steven Partington got the consolation goal.



DIGGLE, winners of the Huddersfield and District League's Barlow Cup in 2002, have been given a bye into the second round of this season's competition.

They will play the winners of the first round tie between Heywood Irish Centre and Kirkheaton Rovers.

Uppermill are in first round action when they travel to play Holmbridge.

In the Groom Cup, Heyside have been given a bye to the second round, where they meet Fenay Bridge at home.