In the Canon Francis Cup, there was a shock after Oak Tree Jocks beat table-toppers Lion Athletic 3-2 thanks to goals from Paul Caffrey, John Murphy and Keith Moore with James McShane and Kevin McDonald scoring for Lion.
Belmont and the Slaughterhouse drew 4-4 after 90 minutes with the referee abandoning the game due to an unsafe ground before extra-time.
In the League Challenge Cup, Beno’s progressed to the semi-finals after a close 3-2 win over Tanners United with Lee Hayes scoring two and Mike McGurk the third after Steve Armes and Carl Porter had scored for Tanners.
Improving Alexandra recorded an emphatic 5-0 win over Northend Athletic to also reach the semi-finals with Anthony Rawlinson scoring two and one each for Sean Ryan, Mike Hardie and Marc Roberts.
Fixtures and results
Canon Francis Cup Round 2 kick off 11am: Saltbox v Salisbury Ath, St William of York v Barr Aintree, Belmont v The Slaughterhouse.
League Challenge Cup round 2: kick off 11am : Voyager v kirkstone Vig
LCFA Premier Cup rd 3: Bootle v Brittania, Frank Armitt v The Paddock.
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