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Mavericks Athletic 0-2 NCP Manchester

The Bee's bounced back from last week's 0-3 thumping to beat Mavericks with goals from Niyongabo and Pugh.

NCP were in charge from kick-off, Niyongabo had his best game of the season as he was involved in almost every NCP attack. Indeed it was a nice one-two with Pugh from Niyongabo that put Polhill through on goal but when defender Chris Dingle was spotted encroaching by referee Jeff Jefferson NCP had a penalty. It was emphatically despatched by Niyongabo, high in the top-left corner and in off the post, the 'keeper had no chance.

Moments later Kerrigan played a ball to Niyongabo, whose first time ball found Polhill he squared it to Pugh and he saw his first time effort tipped over the bar. Pugh didn't have to wait much longer to open his account for the Bee's as a carbon-copy move two minutes later resulted in Pugh, this occasion, finding the back of the net. 2-0 at halftime.

The second half was controlled by the Bee's as they held onto the ball, using Polhill and Pugh breaking forward and Kerrigan and Niyongabo's inteligence holding onto the ball meant that NCP saw out time comfortbaly and are back on track. However they have not moved in the league again as they remain seventh. Next week: Nivea Challenge Cup @stockport powerleague 1pm and PSV Hangover @Hazel Grove Rec. kick off 7:30pm This will be goalkeeper Phil Davis' last game for the club, he hopes that the Cup at the powerleague will be his swansong and he has been made captain for the event: "Well, it's going to be very emotional for me, this lot have been my friends, team-mates and work colleagues for two years now and I aim to go out on a high, it would be an amazing fairwell to get the team's first silverware on my final day with them."

Gala 3-0 No-Score-Draw:Gala's title-chase may have seen the blue-touch paper lit here as they move up to third and look like entering the championship race again with this emphatic win and next week they could go 2nd if they beat 2nd-placed Jolly Sailors. No Score Draw really struggled at times with the heat and Gala's front pair of Dean Wheeler and Kyle Brown who shared the goals.

Jolly Sailors 1-0 Unreal Madrid:The Sailors excellent run continues with Lee Chapman scoring a wonder goal to keep the Under-Seadogs just behind Fiveways but they will have a test next week as they face an upsurging Gala team, hell-bent on winning a league that they have finished runners-up four times. Unreal Madrid may have slightly lost their way with a few poor recent results, they are still fifth.

Reform Club 1-2 Fiveways:This was the match-of-the-day, newboys Reform Club took the lead with a great sweeping move and looked like adding to it, Paul Ellis scored the goal. However in the second half the defending champions moved up a gear and the young Reform 'keeper Alvick was kept busy he made save and save, as his tired defenders were pulled from pillar to post and inevitably Fiveways got their equalizer through Ray Brookes, with little time left Brookes turned and crossed to the far post where Paul Whalley volleyed home to keep the champions top.

Six Amigo's 1-0 Swollen Goolies:Neither team had won a game all season before this encounter, so you had a feeling that somthing had to give and it did, Swollen Goolies never looked comfortable with the ball and spent most of the game watching or chasing it in the searing heat at Hazel Grove so it was no real surprise when Bob Charles stabbed home after eight minutes to push the Six Amigo's up to tenth.

Real Reform 0-0 PSV Hangover:Real Reform failed to capitalize on several good chances to go

clear of NCP Manchester, they remain in sixth place and PSV drop a place to, a disappointing, ninth in the league. "Well after winning thre-nil last week we expected to go on a bit of a run here tonight, it just wasn't to be unfortunately...they're a hard team to break down, they're big and strong but we should've won the game." Mused Luke Warburton.