FOOTBALL UPDATE

The Back’O’TheNet Brigg Indoor Football League played its second round of games at Vale of Ancholme sports hall, on Grammar School Road.
Our thanks go to co-organiser Mark Chapman for the latest update and standings, which we hope to run regularly as a new feature in Brigg Blog. Games are played every Wednesday. For further details email MarkyChappy@aol.com


Brigg Alliance remain top of the league following a hard-fought battle with The Aces. With The Aces leading 4-2 with little over two minutes remaining, thanks in part to yet another goal from Danny Wraith, Alliance produced a stirring fightback and grabbed the winner with just seconds left on the clock, Chris Rodgers doing most of the damage for Alliance with a fine brace.
Hot on their tails are The Marras who raced into a three-goal lead against Brigg Fire Station, with new signing John Staff marking his debut with a goal, and a fine all-round performance. The Fire Station keeper was kept busy throughout and produced numerous memorable saves to give his side a fighting chance and when Craig Danson fired home from the tightest of angles, this set up a tense finish but time ultimately ran out and The Marras cemented their place in second spot.
A hotly contested encounter between Benchwarmers and Grumpy Old Men resulted in a 2-2 draw with Stuart Tindall notching his second goal of the season for Grumpy. Cam Hill scored his second and third goals of the season with a deadly double for Benchwarmers, but the goals were only enough to snatch a point and ensure both sides remain unbeaten.
In the final game of the evening, Dynamo Chicken Kiev registered their first points of the season following a 3-3 draw with Hardly Athletic. Hardly lead 3-2 with little over a minute remaining thanks largely to a fine hat-trick from Darren Britcliffe, But Kiev showed great fighting spirit and snatched a draw to deny Hardly their first win of the season.


SCORES, MARCH 4

THE MARRAS 3 1 BRIGG FIRE STATION
GRUMPY OLD MEN 2 2 BENCHWARMERS
BRIGG ALLIANCE 5 4 THE ACES
DYNAMO CHICKEN KIEV 3 3 HARDLY ATHLETIC


TABLE
BRIGG ALLIANCE 2 2 0 0 13 5 +8 6
THE MARRAS 2 1 1 0 6 4 +2 4
THE ACES 2 1 0 1 7 5 +2 3
BENCHWARMERS 2 0 2 0 5 5 0 2
HARDLY ATHLETIC 2 0 2 0 5 5 0 2
GRUMPY OLD MEN 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 2
DYNAMO CHICKEN 2 0 1 1 4 11 -7 1
BRIGG FIRE STATION 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 0


TOP SCORERS
DARREN BRITCLIFFE HARDLY ATHLETIC 4
DANNY WRAITH THE ACES 4
CAM HILL BENCHWARMERS 3
KELVIN BROWN BRIGG ALLIANCE 2
SIMON CLARVIS DYNAMO CHICKEN 2
MICHAEL CLEMENTS BRIGG ALLIANCE 2
ANDREW CORCORAN BRIGG ALLIANCE 2
BEN CROFT BENCHWARMERS 2
STEVE JORDAN THE MARRAS 2
ANDREW MORRIS THE MARRAS 2
CHRIS RODGERS BRIGG ALLIANCE 2
BEN STOTHARD BRIGG ALLIANCE 2
STUART TINDALL GRUMPY OLD MEN 2


MARCH 11 FIXTURES
THE ACES v HARDLY ATHLETIC FC 18.30
BENCHWARMERS v DYNAMO CHICKEN KIEV FC 19.00
THE MARRAS v GRUMPY OLD MEN 19.30
BRIGG FIRE STATION v BRIGG ALLIANCE 20.00