HELSBY continued their stunning start to the West Cheshire League season when they became the first side to inflict defeat on Division One leaders West Kirby.
Darren Moore, Kevin Patterson and Adam Hunter fired the unbeaten Green Machine to a 3-2 victory on Saturday.
Steve Finlay capped a fine individual performance with both goals as in-form Upton AA won 2-0 at home to Marine Reserves on the same afternoon.
A late effort condemned Blacon Youth Club to a 3-2 home loss to high-flying Southport Trinity.
After Chris Hickling made a excellent penalty save to keep Blacon in the game, Peter Hughes’ winless but improving team thought they had done enough to pick up their first point of the campaign when John Bedford and Tom Harris struck.
Christleton fell 4-0 at Maghull.
Chester Nomads moved three points clear at the top of Division Two as they made it six wins on the spin with a 2-0 triumph at Hale.
Man-of-the-match Andy Fitzgibbon and Mike Jeffs shared the strikes for Nomads, who had won 2-1 at Bronze Social last Wednesday earlier courtesy of Mark Crossan and Jeffs goals.
Stuart Bailey, Steve Morgan and Graeme Davidson (2) netted in Capenhurst Villa’s 4-0 victory at Prescot Cables Reserves.
Helsby Reserves (Ian Cox 2, Wes Huizer 2, Mark Richards, Sam Grimster) romped to a 6-1 home success over Merseyside Police in Division Three but Christleton Reserves (Josh Wonderley, Ryan Abraham, Danny Hughes, Antony Mills) lost a nine-goal thriller at Runcorn Linnets Reserves 5-4.
Tarporley Victoria made it back-to-back wins in Cheshire League Division One on Saturday with a 3-0 home cruise over Billinge FC given to them by star man Richie Moss (2) and Henry Buckley.
