AFTER an enforced three-week break due to waterlogged pitches, the Bootle, Litherland & Netherton Junior Football League happily returned to action.
In the under-8s, Parkfield, thanks to goals from Joe Doran, Josh Cronin, Oliver Sutton and Matthew Evans, beat Millennium 4-0.
Mollies Munch Lions (Dylan Nicholls 2, Charlie Hill, Thomas Davies, Mikey Martin) shared an amazing 5-5 draw with Netherton Youth while Mollies Munch Tigers edged Northfield 2-1.
On Sunday in the U7s, Croxteth Park (Callum Rankin 2, James Murphy 2, Ryan Rooney, Harvey Wood, Corey Williams) beat Netherton Falcons 7-0.
Elsewhere, Bootle JFC (Liam Carr 3, Joel Neary 2, Peter Stewart, Peter Lang) beat Parkfield (Aaron Bateman) 6-1, Marine (Jack Brady) drew 1-1 with Netherton Foxes (Michael Jones) while Northfield (Shay Clisham 2, May Robb, Ethan Mitchell) beat Netherton Cubs 4-1.