Cowes Sports Reserves lost 2-3 to league leaders Shanklin at Westwood Park on Saturday afternoon despite playing against 10 men for an hour.
Shanklin raced to a 3-goal lead against Cowes Sports Reserves through a hat trick by prolific striker Nick Vyse in the 1st half-an-hour of the game. Things went from bad to worse for the Yachtsmen when Adam Voller was forced to leave the pitch and then be transported to hospital with an ankle injury.
Shanklin then made things difficult for themselves when Brad Young was sent off by referee Ian Smith for appearing to head-butt an opponent. The Yachtsmen then pulled a goal back through substitute Josh Neale to trail Shanklin 1-3 at half time.
After the interval, Dan Pearson pulled a further goal back for the home side. However, the 10 men of Shanklin held out for the remainder of the half to bag all 3 points.
FT: Cowes Sports Reserves 2-3 Shanklin
Cowes Sports: Linington, Backshall, White, Ince, Brett, Adams, Voller, Bricknell, Pearson, Holmes, Robertson Subs: Neale, Boyd, Cox
Shanklin: Page, Wilson, Smythers, Hill, Wright, Gregory, Cook, Young, Vyse, Drew, Carter-Knight Subs: Frost, Sanderson, Field
Shanklin remain top of Isle of Wight Division 1 with 32 points from 12 games, 2 points ahead of Whitecroft & Barton Sports, who have 2 games in hand over the league leaders.
Isle of Wight Division 1: Binstead & COB 0-1 W&B
Reigning champions Whitecroft & Barton Sports kept up the pressure on Shanklin and maintained their 100% record in the season so far by narrowly beating Binstead & COB at the Molehill courtesy of a 15th minute thunderbolt strike from Liam Slaven from a corner from Aidan Sainsbury. W&B had keeper Andy Payne to thank for securing all 3 points by saving a 2nd half penalty from Binstead’s Phil McDonald.
W&B have now amassed a maximum 30 points from their 10 games so far. Binstead are 8th with 12 points from 11 games.
Isle of Wight Division 1: Oakfield 2-2 Bembridge
Bembridge drew 2-2 with bottom club Oakfield at Slade Road. The Oakers opened the scoring with a goal from Ellias Lomas. Michael Brown equalized with a penalty for the away side to make the score 1-1 at the interval. Brown then gave Bembridge a 2nd half lead with a wonder strike from the edge of the area before Liam Bennett equalized for the home side. Bembridge were unlucky not to take all 3 points at the death when Macca Watterson had a header cleared off the goal line.
3rd-placed Bembridge now have 26 points from 12 games and trail leaders Shanklin by 6 points. Oakfield have advanced 2 places from 13th to 11th with 5 points from their 8 games.
In other games in Division 1: Brading beat Ryde Saints 4-1 at Vicarage Lane with goals from Todd Connor (2), Matt Oatley and Jacob Treagus; Northwood St Johns beat Niton 1-7 at Nine Acres; Sandown & Lake ground out a goalless draw with West Wight at the Fairway Sports Complex.
In Isle of Wight Division 2, leaders Pan Community beat 3rd-placed Adgestone 1-5 at Cowes Community College. The scorers for Pan were Ash Gulliver, Jack Davies (2) and Robbie Shepherd (2) on his debut. 2nd-placed East Cowes Sports beat Seaview 0-5.
Isle of Wight results for Saturday 13th November 2021
Harwoods Renault IOW Saturday League Division 1: Binstead & COB 0-1 Whitecroft & Barton Sports; Brading Town 4-1 Ryde Saints; Cowes Sports Reserves 2-3 Shanklin; Niton Community 1-7 Northwood St Johns; Oakfield 2-2 Bembridge; Sandown & Lake 0-0 West Wight; No Fixture: Vectis
Division 2: Adgestone 1-5 Pan Community; Carisbrooke United 8-2 Newport Reserves; Newchurch 1-3 East Cowes Vics Reserves; Seaview 0-5 East Cowes Sports; Ventnor 2-1 High Park; Wroxall 1-7 Osborne Coburg; Yarmouth & Calbourne 3-2 AFC Wootton
Combination Division 1: Bembridge 4-3 Ryde Saints; Northwood St Johns 5-2 Sandown & Lake; Osborne Coburg 3-2 Brading Town; Shanklin 4-1 Binstead & COB; Whitecroft & Barton Sports 3-0 West Wight; No Fixture:Oakfield
Combination Division 2: AFC Wootton 11-1 Newchurch; Bembridge ‘A’ 6-3 Carisbrooke United; East Cowes Sports 4-3 Niton Community; Pan Community 4-3 Ventnor; Vectis 0-0 Yarmouth & Calbourne
Results courtesy of Isle of Wight DFA
