Leeds Combination League: Goalkeeper Sam Hardy is Amaranth’s Mawson Cup penalty shootout hero

goalkeeper Sam Hardy was the Mawson Cup semi-final hero with two saves in Amaranth Crossgates Athletic’s penalty shootout win over Old Crooked Clock.
By Steve Heptinstall
Published 23rd Mar 2022, 06:02 BST
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Jonathan Dockerty and Nathan Sefton netted for Crooked Clock in regulation time while second-half goals from Charlie Wilson and Jack Harris kept Athletic on track for a cup final appearance.

In the league, only two games were played in the Leeds Combination Jubilee Premier.

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HT Sports First maintained the pressure on the top two with a comfortable 2-0 win at second-bottom Colton First.

Amaranth Crossgates Athletic's penalty shootout hero goalkeeper Sam Hardy celebrates his side reaching the Mawson Cup final. Picture: Steve Riding.Amaranth Crossgates Athletic's penalty shootout hero goalkeeper Sam Hardy celebrates his side reaching the Mawson Cup final. Picture: Steve Riding.
Amaranth Crossgates Athletic's penalty shootout hero goalkeeper Sam Hardy celebrates his side reaching the Mawson Cup final. Picture: Steve Riding.

Steve Wales struck in each half for HT who are third in the standings, two points off the leading pair but, crucially, with three games in hand.

Second-placed Wykebeck Arms are now level on 22 points with leaders Leeds Met FC after a 4-2 success at home to bottom club Seacroft Community Sports & Social Club.

Patrick Gibbons (2) and substitutes Corey Hartford and Jordan Walker were on target for Wykebeck.

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One point separates Seacroft from Colton, who have a game in hand, but the probability of either club forcing their way out of the bottom two is slim, especially since third-bottom Main Line Social are four points clear of Colton and have between four and seven games in hand on everyone else.

This coming Sunday, HT Sports entertain Whitkirk Wanderers Sunday.

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