BURY and Radcliffe JFL U16s took on Leigh and District Youth League in the First Round of this season's Inter League Competition.
Bury got off to a great start with two early goals, both scored by Ashley Houlighan, but failed to kill off the opposition and were pegged back to 2-2 before the break.
The visitors started stronger in the second half and took the lead 2-3 for the first time, after some poor defending from Bury.
But Bury were soon back on level terms, when Houlighan completed his hat-trick shortly afterwards.
Another defensive error though left the Leigh striker clear to restore the visitors lead 3-4.
With time running out Houlighan was on target again for his, and Bury's, fourth goal, to force the tie into extra time.
Leigh snatched what turned out to be the winner half way through the first period of extra time to take the tie 4-5.
In the U14 County Cup, Danny Thompson hit a hat-trick for Roach Dynamoes as they beat Rossendale United 5-2 to progress into the next round.
Leigh scorers were M Gibson (2), G Kenyon, E Gorner and D Buckley.
RESULTS:
U12 Division One -- Avro Jnrs 2 Radcliffe Jnrs 1.
U12 Division Two -- Little Lever 1 Moorside Rangers 3; Bury Rangers 5 Horwich St Mary's 2; Westbury 6 Woodbank C 0.
U12 County Cup -- Chaddy End Boys A 6 Chadderton Jnrs 1; Stars 1 Beechfield Utd 8.
U13 Division One -- Roach Dynamo 3 Woodbank 6; Belven Red Star 8 Nordon St Clements 1; Brandlesholme 4 Crumpsall 1.
U13 Division Two -- Moorside Rangers 6 Rammy Raiders 0; Westbury 12 Radcliffe Boro C 1; Willow Park 4 Radcliffe Jnrs 2; GMB 0 Little Lever 8.
U14 County Cup -- Woodbank A 0 Martindales 3; Dobbies A 6 Castleton Gabriel (aet) 9; Roach Dynamo 5 Rossendale Utd 2; Westbury 2 Douglas Valley 3; Leigh RMI 0 Avro Jnrs 5.
U14 Division One -- Stand 3 Brandlesholme Wrs 3; Moston Brook 3 Unsworth 2; Nordon St Clements 2 Radcliffe Boro A 3.
U14 Division Two -- Seedfield 4 North Walkden 2; CMB Westhoughton 3 Little Lever 2; Rammy Raiders 0 Bowker Vale 2; Drinkwater 9 Woodbank B 1; Radcliffe Boro B 9 Elton Fold 0.
U15 Division One -- Roach Dynamo 6 Brandlesholme Wrs 4; Woodbank A 2 Barr Hill 3; Oxford Grove 4 Little Lever 1.
U15 Division Two -- Bromley Cross 0 Radcliffe Jnrs 1; Boundary Park 8 Marauders 2; Bury Rangers 2 North Walkden 5; Walshaw Sports 2 Astley Bridge 2.
U16 Inter League KO Cup -- Bury & Radcliffe JFL 4 Leigh JFL (aet) 5.
U16 Division Two -- Bridge Colts 5 Bury Jnrs B 2; Marauders B 1 Radcliffe Jnrs 5; Salford City 6 Woodbank 2.
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