MARKETMEN REACH PREMIER CUP FINAL

Needham Market extended their unbeaten run to nine games in all competitions following a 2-0 win over Bury Town, to reach the Final of the Suffolk Premier Cup.

Tom Rothery's side made 1 change to Saturday's win over St Ives Town, Joe Neal started in place of the injured Kyle Hammond, with James Coton promoted to ths substitutes bench.

Reggie Lambe opened the scoring early on with a smart finish, before Luke Ingram was denied by the crossbar and recovering Charlie Beckwith.

Myles Cowling did double Needham's lead with a clever low finish, to all but set up a last 2 tie with Felixstowe and Walton United, after a quiet second half.

Reggie Lambe broke the deadlock (4'), after a bright start from Needham Tommy Smith beat two markers on the left wing to cross low for Neal, who dummied it for Luke Ingram to see his close range shot blocked as far as the unmarked Lambe to run onto and slot home into the bottom left-hand corner.

Bradbrook (6') denied a shot from distance, as Luke Ingram's (10') glancing header from a right wing corner was blocked.

At the other end (28'), Jamie Mauge headed a right wing cross straight at James Bradbrook, while the crossbar and Beckwith thwarted Ingram from doubling Needham's lead on 32 minutes.

Beckwith's poor pass was intercepted by the winger whose shot from the edge of the area cannoned up off the top of the crossbar of the vacant net, bouncing down onto the goal line as the keeper recovered to swat away.

Needham made their next chance count to double their lead a minute later. Myles Cowling was threaded through to cooly wrap home into the bottom left hand corner.

Cowling (36') nearly added a third, driving clear onto the left-hand side after a great through-ball only to fire fiercely wide into the side-netting.

Bradbrook (41') claimed a left wing corner with ease, as Bradbrook was down excellently to his right (45'+3') to hold onto a low shot at his near post.

Lambe was replaced by Barker at the break, as Both keepers were involved early into the second half. Bradbrook (51') held onto a low shot at close range, while Beckwith at the other end was equal to Neal's low shot at his near left-hand post.

A rather quiet second half however saw Ethan Mayhew (59') curlsa first time shot from distance over, prior to Saunders being replaced by Chambers (64').

Great defending from Dan Morphew (68') prevented a close range shot, as Neal made way for Appauh.

Ingram (71') excellently latched onto a great ball out wide on the right wing to exploit space into the area, only to curl just wide of the top far corner.

Substitute Chambers (75') picked up possession high in the Bury half to drive freely onto the edge of the box before dragging his shot wide.

Chambers (80') saw a shot blocked, as Jake Dye's (82') brilliant right wing cross sat up perfectly for the arriving Myles Cowling just outside the area to half-volley ferociously but narrowly over.