Bombers bring up cup double

Five Arches Lifted their second trophy of the season, and third straight cup with victory over Normandy Star on Friday night at Marchmount. Two very evenly matched sides largely cancelled eachother out for the first half hour in a physical encounter before former Normandy player Jack Ogston found space on the edge of the box to fire home the opener for the Bombers. Ten minutes later Russel Jardine found himself free on the right and strode towards goal before lashing the ball past the keeper to double the lead. Normandy pulled one back before the interval with Greg Walls putting in a tempting cross from the left and Tommy Goss rising to head home. Bombers spurned a great chance on the stroke of half time and Normandy broke with Tommy Goss through one on one but Keith Proudfoot pulling off a fine stop to keep his team ahead. Ten minutes into the second half Russel Jardine added a third for Five Arches and ten minutes later Graham Jamieson was quickest to the loose ball after a fine initial save to put Bombers 4-1 up. Michael McGhie pulled one back for Normandy with twenty minutes to go but they couldn't get any closer and Bombers wrapped up the win with a last minute goal from Tom Smith. Also on Friday night Hole in the Wa travelled to Gretna to play Annan Town and Annan climbed above the Wa in the table with a win by the odd goal in seven. John Campbell opened the scoring for Annan but Marc Zutic levelled for the Wa and Allan Hunter put them in front. Campbell got his second to level the match, adding a third to put them ahead and Lewis Peacock made it 4-2 Annan. The Wa pulled on back but could not find an equaliser. Sunday saw the spotlight turned on the First Division as second played third with the play off spot up for grabs. It was Queens Bar who seized the impetus as they saw off Park Thistle thanks to a Mark Carruthers treble, two from Kenneth Meader and a strike from Derek Hunter, Park replied through Dougie Rae. Jamie Simpson and Chris Bailey. Summerhill picked up three impressive points against champions FC Annan, with Brendon Gillon, Ryan Harper and Ian Christine all on target and Martin McKeeman and John Quinn replying for the visitors. Finally Ruthwell travelled to Kelloholm and came back with all three points thanks to second half goals from Matty Donagher and Ben Turner.