There were contrasting fortunes for South Manchester 1st, Manchester Maccabi 1st and 2nd in the MAL, plus some drama in the MJSL.
MANCHESTER COUNTY CUP LAST 32
MANCHESTER MACCABI 1st 3 THE CLARENDON 1
An Alex Lee double guided Maccabi 1st into the last 16 of the Manchester County Cup following a 3-1 success over The Clarendon. Ryan Silvester added the gloss.
Maccabi manager Martin Simons said: "The boys were fantastic today. Their work-rate and willingness to work for each other was second to none. Reaching the last 16 is a fantastic achievement for this club."
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MANCHESTER ACCOUNTANTS LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION
SOUTH MANCHESTER SPORTS CLUB 1st 0 LAWDS 3
South Manchester 1st's unbeaten home record came to a halt as they were beaten 3-0 by Lawds.
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MANCHESTER ACCOUNTANTS LEAGUE DIVISION ONE
CHORLTON FC 5 MANCHESTER MACCABI 2nds 5
BEN GOULD fired a hat-trick as Manchester Maccabi 2nd shared hte points after an extraordinary 10-goal thriller against Chorlton. Adam Herman and a last-ditch finish from Paul Claydon were South's other scorers.
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MJSL JOAN COLLINS PREMIER DIVISION
LEEDS MACCABI 1 HEATON PARK ROVERS 1
Dan Kristall accused HPR of sour grapes following late drama in the Pennines as HPR had a late winner ruled out in the top-of-the-table clash against Leeds.
Jonathan Franks had put HPR ahead with an early opener that was cancelled out by Leeds captain Gidi Amar.
Leeds manager Daniel Kristall said: “You take the rough with the smooth when it comes to decisions."
HPR boss Dan Seligman told JC Sport: "The ref bottled the decision and that was mainly due to the pressure he was put on under on the touchline."
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SOUTH MANCHESTER SPORTS CLUB 2nd 0 HAROLDEANS 5
Haroldeans produced a five-star show as Adam Shiffman bagged a hat-trick for the second successive week.
The red-hot Shiffman hit the target four times, with Ali Goldsmith added the gloss.
Haroldeans boss Jamie Harris said: "This was another outstanding performance from the lads against tough opposition.
