Morrells of Oxford

Sunday League

Ryan Curtin was in superb form as he helped Six Bells Kidlington dent Rose Hill's hopes of winning the Premier Division crown with a 6-3 away victory.

Curtin gave a brilliant display, setting up three goals and notching a penalty as Six Bells took control, in devastating first-half show to leave Rose Hill shell-shocked at the break.

The visitors had taken the lead after only seven minutes, Curtin crossing for Jon Twiss to head home.

Curtin proved to be the difference between the two sides, and it was another of his crosses that set up Daniel Mason for No 2.

Luke Holden then headed in yet another cross from Curtin for their third, and it got worse for Rose Hill when Curtin made it 4-0, firing home a penalty after he was brought down in the area by Rose Hill's keeper.

Holden added a fifth and his second goal of the game before the break.

In the second half, Tom Green notched No 6 early on, before Rose Hill restored some pride with three goals.

Philip Long bagged a brace as Oxford Exiles completed their third win on the trot with a 3-0 victory at home to Star Wanderers.

The first half was an even affair which ended goalless.

After the break, though, Exiles took command, with Vince Long firing them in front.

Phillip Stokes added No 2, before Long completed the scoring.

In Division 1, AFC Rileys kept up their perfect record with a 1-0 win over Cold Arbour.

The game developed into a midfield battle, with opportunities at a premium, though both sides were guilty of missing chances.

However, on 30 minutes, the deadlock was broken when Mark Scanes chipped the ball over the advancing Arbour defence and collected the return before calmly lobbing the keeper.

A defensive shut-out ensured Rileys maintained their 100 per cent record.

Star Wanderers Res were celebrating after secured their first league win of the season with a 2-0 victory at Oxford Supporters.

An even first half was just coming to a close when Russell Whitlock ran into a gap in the Supporters' defence to fire Wanderers ahead.

In the second half, Whitlock chipped over the defence for Stuart Fathers to run on to the ball and lob the advancing keeper to settle the game.

In Division 2, Saxon Warriors went nap as they crushed a spirited Cavalier 5-0.

Scott Tabor drilled a right-foot shot into the corner to open the scoring, and defender Neil Munt then headed home to give Warriors a 2-0 lead at the break.

Strikers Wayne Holden and Paul Kimber both added goals, before veteran Neil Taylor, in his 25th year with the club, nodded in their fifth.

The Nelson put on a devastating second-half display as they rattled in ten goals in their 13-3 thrashing of Barton United.

Nelson's captain Liam O'Callaghan, Anaclet Odhiambo and last week's hat-trick hero Ben Moses all bagged trebles.

Leading scorer Carl Bloomfield notched a brace, while Dean Sims and Michael Roachford, with his first goal for the club, got the others. Aaron Campbell (2) and ex-Nelson player Aaron Armstrong scored for Barton.