Gold Line Up Almost Complete

Three more matches in the Goldline Trophy have been played over the last couple of days. On Wednesday Tempest United hosted Ashton Town in a group 4 match. Both sides could qualify for the quarter finals with a win, and in the end it was Ashton who went through, winning a tempestuous game 2-1. However they did not score enough goals to displace Ashton Athletic at the top of the group so have had to settle for second place. The night's other match was in group 1 where Atherton Collieries travelled to already eliminated Stoneclough, and returned home with a 1-1 draw. The upshot of this was that Charnock Richard have now qualified for the quarter finals, but who will join them is still to be determined. In an as yet unscheduled game Atherton Colls will go to Hindsford with both sides able to go through with a victory. Atherton do have the advantage though, in that they can also go through to the next stage with a draw.

Last night saw the final game in group 2. Both Atherton Town and Euxton Villa had already qualified for the quarter finals, with the result of this match determining who would win the group. As it was it was the Manchester League side who won 2-0, consigning Euxton to runners up spot.