NESFA Welfare Football Round-up
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On Monday, June 7 in the Newline Building Services League 2 Ardallie faced Boddam United in a league match with both sides looking for their first points of the season and it finished all square with both sides scoring three times.
The home scorers were Mike Sim, Jack Craig, and Alex Bewick and for the visitor's was Scott Taylor, Sean Patterson, and Ross Penny.
Tuesday June 8, the Deejays Nightclub League 1 saw Mormond Thistle entertained neighbours New Pitsligo and the home side carry on their scoring ways winning by scoring five times without reply.
Scorers were Fraser Davidson who nets another brace and one each from Ryan Grieg, Liam Allan, and Lewis Lawson.
NewDeer entertained Bellslea and it ended with a comfortable win for the visitors by 8 goals to 2. Bellslea scorers were Ryan Strachan who scored four times, a brace from Adam Scott, Reece Duncan, and Darren Anderson and for the home side was Grant Reid and Lee Adams.
Haven faced Invercairn United and it was expected to be a close affair and was proved right with the only goal of the game being scored by A J Gray netting all three points to Invercairn United.
Station played hosts to Banff Rovers and it ended with both sides earning a point a piece with both sides netting once.
The home scorer was Josh Arthur and for Rovers was Chris MacDonald.
The away side ended the game with 10 men after Johnny Pratt was sent off.
Mintlaw played home to Buchanhaven in another league game and had to reverse the match to Fetterangus as neither side could get use of a park but with both agreeing the match went ahead.
In the end it was a 3-0 win for Mintlaw with goals coming from Park, Findlay and Keith.
Matches in the Newline Building Supplies league 2 saw Longside Thistle faced St Combs who have started the season well but were halted a little in a 10-goal feast with both sides netting fice times to earn a point.
The home side grabbed an equaliser in injury time.
Home scores were Sean Collin with a double and JJ Ironside, Bruce Urquhart, and Greg Cruickshank with the others and for St Combs was Jordan Shand 2, Shaun McDonald, Ronald McQueen, and Jed Milne all with 1 each.
Another game saw Cuminestown face MacDuff and this one also ended with both sides earning a point with the match ending five all.
Town scorers were Lachlan Stewart with a double and one each from Gregor O Neil, Logan Scott and Duncan Will and for the away side was Kieran Neish, Alexander MacKintosh, Declan Mathieson, Adam Pirie and Johnny Ironside.
Peterhead United faced local side Glenugie United who have started the season with two fine wins and after this one ended it was three in a row with five goals to one win.
Glenugie scorers were Scott Donald 2, Daniel Mair, Cameron Brown and an own goal wee the rest and for United was DJ Brown.
The home side had Darren Batty red carded and manager Graeme Arthur sent from the side lines.
Methlick faced Elizabethan Link Up and a close game was expected, and it ended with the away side winning by the odd goal in five.
The winning goals came from John MacKinnon, Danny Reid a penalty and Shane Wall and for the home side wee James Gracey and Ewan Collie. This was a third straight win for the away side.
On Friday, June 11 in the Deejays Nightclub League Mormond Thistle keep up their brilliant start to the season when they travelled to face Bellslea and came away with all three points with the only goal of the game came from Ryan Grieg.
Invercairn United hit the goal trail when they entertained Station Bar and the home side make it three wins out of three as they were too strong for the Peterhead side going on to win by 8 goals to 2.
Invercairn scorers were AJ Gray and Natty Arkwell both netting a brace and the others came from Sean Cowie, Jonathon Garden, Daniel Cowie and Gary Summers and for the away side was AJ Buchan with a double.
New Pitsligo faced Buchanhaven in another league game and a close encounter was expected and was proved right with the visitors winning by the odd goal in three.
Lewis Brown scored a brace for Buchanhaven and Terry Hantarry replied for Pitsligo.
On the same day the Newline Building Supplies League 1 had Boddam United face Peterhead United who have started the season badly and it got worse for the visitors inside the first 30 seconds when Gavin Robertson was red carded leaving them a man light for 89 minutes but they battled hard and went on to win by 4 goals to 1.
The away scorers were Darren Ritchie 2, Alexander Hastie and Paul Cluiet with others. Michael Murray replied for the home side.
Methlick faced neighbours Cuminestown and the home side have made an impressive start to the season and this one ended in a win for the home side winning by the odd goal in 3.
The winning goals came from James Gracey and Lewis Neil and for Town was an own goal.
The last game of the night saw Macduff face Ardallie in a league game and there were six goals in the match as it finished MacDuff wining by 4 goals to 2.
The winning goals came from Dan Taylor with a double and one a piece from Zander MacKintosh and Kieran Neish and replying for Ardallie was Greg Johnston and Jack Craig.
Saturday, June 12 matches in the Deejays Nightclub League saw Haven play hosts to Banff Rovers in a league match and the home side suffered a heavy defeat with a fine performance from Banff Rovers who went on to win by 6 goals to 1.
Banff scorers were Arron West who netted twice, and the others were scored by Danny Simpson, Bradley Henderson, Liam Forbes and Neil McHardy and for the Haven was Matthew Bruce.
Another league match saw Mintlaw Fc faced promoted NewDeer and it ended with Mintlaw winning another three points winning by 4 goals to 2. Mintlaw goals came from Dylan Fordyce and Marc McQueen both netting a brace each and replying for NewDeer was Eddy Baird and Matthew Gatt.
In the Newline Building Supplies League 2 Elizabethan Link Up who have started the season on fire played host to Longside Thistle and the home side led by a single goal at half time scored by Aaron MacDonald.
The game changed early in the second half when Longside were reduced to 10 men after Bruce Urquhart was sent off.
Link Up went on to score four more through goals from Shane Wall a double and Ian Bissett and Greg Simpson with the others.
St Combs faced Peterhead side Glenugie United who have started the season with three straight wins and at the end of this one, they made it four wins in a row winning by 5 goals to 1.
United scorers were Callum Gasson with a double, Cameron Brown, Ryan McLean and an own goal and John Smith for St Combs.
RESULTS -
Monday 7 June-Newline Building Services League 2 -Ardallie 3 Boddam United 3.
Tuesday 8 June-Newline Building Services-Methlick 2 Elizabethan Link Up 3; Peterhead United 1 Glenugie United 5; Cuminestown 5 MacDuff 5; Longside Thistle 5 St Combs 5.
Deejays Nightclub League - Station 1 Banff Rovers 1; NewDeer 2 Bellslea 8; Haven 0 Invercairn United 1; Mormond Thistle 5 New Pitsligo 0; Mintlaw 3 Buchanhaven 0.
Friday 11 June- -Deejays Nightclub League - New Pitsligo 1 Buchanhaven 2; Bellslea 0 Mormond Thistle 1; Invercairn United 8 Station 2.
Newline Building Services League 2-Boddam United 1 Peterhead United, 4 Methlick 2 Cuminestown 1, MacDuff 4 Ardallie 2.
Saturday 12 June-Deejays Nightclub League 1, Haven 1 Banff Rovers 6, Mintlaw 4 NewDeer 2.
New Line Building Supplies league 2-St Combs 1 Glenugie United 5 Elizabethan Link Up 5 Longside Thistle 0.
