Beard's brace lifts Lea Hall; CORONATION LEAGUE AND ALLIANCE.

LEA Hall Sports & Social triumphed in the battle of last season's Premier Division top two when they beat The York 3-1. Robbie Beard thought he had given Social an early lead but he was offside.

However, Social were ahead shortly afterwards as man-of-thematch Micky White headed home from Johnnie Hunt's corner.

The York levelled after 35 minutes when Duane Houston latched on to a Michael Batchelor flick to slot the ball into the bottom left-hand corner of the net.

Social's superior fitness gave them the edge in the second half and they regained the lead when Beard nipped in to convert, after James Wood's effort was parried by the goalkeeper.

Beard, the smallest man on the pitch, made it 3-1 when he rose to head home Hunt's corner in a crowded penalty box.

The York rallied late on and Houston was unlucky not to pull one back as his effort rebounded off the post.

Marston Green were mesmerised by an outstanding Moseley Mariners, going down 5-0. Matt Hawker, Chris Gumery, Jack Edwards and a Joe Clark brace did the damage for Mariners.

Sean Callaghan cracked a 30-yard corker to give Clements 83 their first goal and first win as a Premier side as they overcame a spirited Highgate Celtic 1-0. In Premier One, Maxtel United and Windermere drew 1-1. Jonathan Brady netted for Windermere with Daniel Collins hitting the target for Maxtel.

Hampton Sports A sneaked through to round two of the George Tomlinson Cup on penalties after a 1-1 draw against Star. Luke Brotherton's strike for Sports was cancelled out by Ryan Taylor in normal time.

Shenley Green stuck five past College Arms in their first-round Jim Walsh game. Ryan Moore bagged Arms' goal but Andy Gubbins, Lee Podmore, Dave Louden and a Michael Wilson double took the tie for Shenley.

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Shielded: Lea Hall's Justin Horton holds off Michael Weller. Picture: Roy Smiljanic