Radcliffe Boro 3 Leek Town 1

BORO hit a top note to move five points clear at the top of the Unibond Division One table.

The home victory over third placed Leek was never in doubt after a fourth minute opener when Simon Kelly powered into the danger area, fed Jody Banim, then headed home the return.

Boro keeper Danny Hurst smothered a shot from Martin Ridley then watched in admiration as Leek's Kevin Welsby produced a stunning save to deny Eamonn Elliott. Boro increased the lead two minutes before the break as Kelly's persistence allowed Elliott to volley home from eight yards. On 54 minutes Banim smacked in the third off the underside of the crossbar from Richard Landon's cross.

Leek scrambled a goal back on 67 minutes through substitute Simon Tucker.

Congleton Town 1 Atherton Colls 2

UNBEATEN in seven games Atherton Colls sealed a place in the quarter finals of the NWCL Worthington Challenge Trophy with an impressive victory at Congleton. Two goals five minutes just after the interval swung the game with Ryan Cain getting the final touch in a goalmouth melee then Ian Gibson picking up Adam Lawrence's cross to fire home from 20 yards. Congleton got a goal back in the very last minute with a close range header.

Phil Hill won the Kensite man of the match award. The quarter final draw has hardly been kind to Colls with an away tie at Newcastle Town to be played Saturda,y January 5. Coincidentally the two clash tomorrow night in the league when Colls travel to Newcastle.

Colne 2 Daisy Hill 0

HIGHLY promising young goalkeeper Danny Morton won the Daisy man of the match award on his first team debut. Also playing his first game for Terry Gaskell's side was striker Phil Hinks, signed in midweek from Breightmet United. Colne are rated as one of the best young side's in the Division Two listing and proved to be just too good for Daisy on the day, although Steve Harris and Hinks went close in the first half and Dave Whitter headed against the cross bar in the second.

BEN STAR TURN

DENNIS Haslam & Tom Foster - Atherton Colls

Seven games unbeaten for the management duo and a place in the cup quarter finals.