Cassington caused a major upset by dumping Witney & District FA Premier Division leaders Freeland out of the Senior Cup 4-3 in the first round, writes ANTHONY BARLOW.
Cassington raced into a 2-0 lead only for Freeland to draw level by half-time.
Freeland then went ahead, but the underdogs stormed back to snatch a surprise win.
Dave Cooper was Cassington's hero, with his late strike completing a brace.
Carl Osgathorpe and Adam Rackham were also on target, with Richard Trigg, Neil Howe and Craig Simpson netting for Freeland.
In the Junior Cup first round, Witney Wanderers squandered a three-goal lead before scraping home 4-3 at Bampton Town Res.
Gary Thomas, Gary Atkinson, Chris Bennell and Bernie Crumlish scored for Wanderers, with James Walkington, Richard Ghagan and Aidan Necchi-Ghiri replying.
A Dave Gubbins strike was enough to give Wootton Sports a 1-0 victory at Brize Norton Res.
Ben Sunblad hammered a hat-trick in Aston's 8-0 drubbing of Charlbury Town Res.
Phil Caswell and Ed Brooks added doubles, with Dan Long completing the scoring.
Ducklington edged through with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Milton.
Ian Lewis and Paul Neale were on target for Ducklington, with Dave Jeynes replying.
Combe overturned a 2-1 half-time scoreline to see off Eynsham A 4-2.
Dave Harris grabbed both Eynsham goals, but strikes from Matt Baker, Steve Smith, Martin Reeve and Craig Worth put Combe through.
AC Finstock eased to an emphatic 4-1 victory over Freeland Res.
Their goals came from Gary McKinnon, George Woodcock, Craig Mays and Craig Horne, while Paul Salter bagged Freeland's reply.
Witney Royals beat Hanborough 4-2 on penalties after their tite finished 1-1 after extra time.
Tom West had fired Royals in front, only for Aston Leach to level the match in nomral time.
John Clarke, Steve Jenkins, Craig Halkett and Nikita Edwards were on target as Spartan Rangers Res beat FC Nomads 4-0.
Meanwhile, an air ambulance was called to Minster Lovell Res's Division 3 match against FC Mills Res's after Matt Quick suffered what appeared to be a serious injury.
The match was delayed for half an hour while Quick received treatment.
He was later taken by car to hospital in Witney where he was given stitches for a nasty gash in a leg.
Minster's Mykel Ryan received a yellow card for the challenge, and was later sent off.
Minster won the game 1-0 with James Barker on target.
Kevin Davies hit a hat-trick as FC Chequers thrashed Fieldtown 5-0 to stay top.
Dan Cox and Dean Jeffs were also on target.
Two Rivers continued their promotion push with a 4-1 win over Ducklington A.
Dan Smith (2), Phil Mills and Tom Radburn were Two Rivers marksmen, with Wayne Reynolds netting for Ducklington.
Kingham Res saw off Wychwood Forest 3-1, thanks to goals from Sean Case, Miles Harding and Sam Philpot.
Olly Bush replied for Forest.
Kingham Res saw off Wychwood Forest 3-1, thanks to goals from Sean Case, Miles Harding and Sam Philpot.
Dave Wanless's strike saw Brize Norton close the gap at the top of the Premier Division to three points with a 1-0 win over Bampton Town.
Hailey were held to a 1-1 draw by Ducklington.
Dan King netted Hailey's goal, with Pete O'Reilly replying.
West Witney picked up a valuable point in their battle against the drop with a 1-1 draw at home to Spartan Rangers.
Dave Large fired Spartan in front, but a goal from Matt Townsend gave West a point.
In Division 1, Minster Lovell drew 2-2 at FC Mills.
Lee Senior and a Steve Long penalty accounted for Mills's goals, with Chris Smith's brace securing a point for Minster.
Kevin Davies hit a hat-trick in FC Chequers' 5-0 victory over Fieldtown to stay top of Division 3.
Dan Cox and Dean Jeffs were also on target.
Two Rivers continued their promotion push with a 4-1 win over Ducklington A.
Dan Smith (2), Phil Mills and Tom Radburn were Two Rivers marksmen, with Wayne Reynolds netting for Ducklington.
In Division 4, Kevin Webb hit a four-timer in Wychwood Forest Res's 4-2 victory over Brize Norton A.
Matt Jupp and Luke Simmons replied for Brize.
Josh Baughan was a hat-trick hero in Chad Park's 6-0 thrashing of Freeland A.
Will Phipps (2) and Dan Murphy were also on target.
Witney Royals Res stayed second with a 4-2 victory over Eynsham SSC.
Mikey Piper (2), Andy Cross and Loyd Edwards netted Royals' goals, with Matt Walker and John Ayres replying.
Ian Park's double saw FC Chequers Res come from a goal down to beat Chippy Swifts Res 2-1.
Rocky Burton had put Chippy in front.
Milton Res and Southrop Res shared the points in a 3-3 draw.
Arrun Baker (2) and Darren Chivers netted for Milton, with Shane Imms and Richard Meredith among the scorers for Southrop.
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