Ainley on top of the world
Reporter: John Gilder
Date published: 23 May 2014
Dog and Partridge 1, Rifle Range B 4
CLASS and guile saw Rifle Range B clinch the Midas Plumbing and Heating Supplies Oldham Sunday League First Division Shield at Chadderton FC.
Lone striker Nathan Barker led the Range forward line with maturity, time and again gliding along the Dog and Partridge defence to receive what seemed like an endless stream of passes.
Barker opened the scoring with a neat finish from 12 yards after 10 minutes.
Callum Standring, who netted the second Range goal seven minutes later, showed his class with a polished and hard-working display in midfield.
Mitchell Clegg fired home with the last kick of the first half and Range were in cruise control, though Dog at least had the consolation of scoring the best goal of the game when Peter Damerumis’ 20-yard drive flew into the top corner.
Barker almost scored his second with two minutes to go, but his dipping volley was superbly beaten away by Gary Haughton in the Dog goal.
But Dylan Ault made absolutely sure for Range with the last action of the match when he crashed the ball home from 16 yards.
Hobin fires up rampant Rifle
THE Midas Plumbing and Heating Oldham Sunday League wrapped up its 2013-14 campaign by staging the Supplementary Cup final at Chadderton FC on Tuesday night.
Rifle Range ‘A’ capped a superb campaign by crushing Failsworth Athletic 7-1.
The prolific Ryan Hobin was at it again for Paddy McGuirk’s men, bagging a hat-trick. Leighton Stephenson added two goals, while Ryan Fagan and Steve Grimshaw completed the Jack Abbott Premier Division champions’ tally.
M Henry struck Failsworth’s consolation goal.
