Oakham and Rutland Sports News Update for Leicestershire, Rutland and Lincolnshire
Leicester City staged a remarkable comeback from two goals down to secure a thrilling 3-2 victory against Southampton. The winning goal came in stoppage time from Jordan Ayew, sealing an impressive win for Leicester City. Meanwhile, Peterborough United suffered a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Wycombe Wanderers, despite initially taking the lead through Ricky-Jade Jones. Substitute Richard Kone's hat-trick within 10 minutes turned the tide in Wycombe Wanderers' favour.
The Daniels moved up to third place after a lively encounter against Bromsgrove Sporting, securing a 3-2 win. Lee Shaw, Connor Bartle, and James Blunden propelled the Daniels to a 3-0 lead, with the visitors pulling one back just before half-time and adding a second midway through the second half. Harry Crook's late dismissal added to the drama of the match.
In the Premier Division of the Peterborough and District League, Uppingham Town clinched their fourth consecutive league win with a commanding 5-0 victory away to Leverington Sports. Sam Blackwell's hat-trick, along with goals from Josh Porter and Louie Mcalindon, secured the impressive win for Uppingham Town.
However, Deeping United suffered their fifth consecutive defeat at home, losing 5-2 to Stanground Cardea Sports, while bottom club Wittering Premiair also faced a 4-1 defeat away at Chatteris Town. The game between Oakham United and Ramsey Town was called off due to a waterlogged pitch.
In Division 1, Stamford Bels secured their eleventh win by defeating third-placed Netherton United 5-0 away, with goals from David Atkinson, Kieran Duffy-Weeks, Kieran Evans, Jordan Neil, and Ewan Fieldhouse.
In the United Counties Premier North, Deeping Rangers clinched their second league win of the season with a 2-1 victory at Gresley Rovers. Meanwhile, Blackstones had to settle for a share of the points with Radford in a 1-1 draw, with Cameron Harris scoring the goal.
Bourne Town advanced to the FA Vase 2nd Round Proper on 9 November after a convincing 4-1 win at Long Buckby. However, Cottesmore suffered back-to-back defeats, losing 2-0 at Leicester Atletico in the Everards Brewery Premier Division.
Stamford AFC ladies cruised to the next round of the Lincolnshire County Cup with a resounding 11-0 victory over Bottesford Town, with four goals from Emma Pollard, two each from Zina Cheikh and Dani Waldron, and additional goals from Laura Dodwell, Andreia Oliveira, and Keira Swanson. On the other hand, Ketton Sports returned to action but succumbed to their second league defeat of the season, falling 3-2 away at Cambridge Rangers 1sts, with Amy Newell and Sasha Smith finding the net.
Moving on to rugby, in Counties 1 action, Stamford secured their fourth consecutive win by comprehensively defeating Peterborough Lions 39-3 away, propelling them to 2nd place from 3rd. Meanwhile, Bourne faced their fourth consecutive defeat, losing 29-17 to their hosts, Newbold on Avon.
In a closely contested game in Counties 2, Oakham suffered a 10-3 defeat at home to St Ives, with the visitors scoring an early unconverted try and doubling their advantage early in the second half. Will Andrews pulled one back for Oakham with a penalty, but it wasn't enough to secure the win.
Counties 3 witnessed Stamford College Old Boys recording their first league win of the season, beating Aylestone Athletic 24-20, with Callum Fraser, Jimmy Twose, and Alex Walker contributing tries and Carl Brierley-Lewis converting all three tries while also adding a penalty. Deeping's game was a Home Walk Over for 4th placed Rugby Lions.
In the world of professional rugby, Leicester Tigers staged a remarkable comeback from trailing 19-8 at half-time to secure a narrow 29-26 victory over Gloucester, marking their third consecutive win and propelling them to third place in the Premiership. This win also saw the Tigers reclaim the Ed Slater Cup, which is contested in honour of the former Leicester and Gloucester captain, who is battling motor neurone disease.
