THE top-of-the-table clash in the Premier Division of the Hereford Times Herefordshire League was a close-run thing with the home team Woofferton claiming the precious points with a narrow 3-2 win over Ewyas Harold.

Woofferton dominated possession during the first phase of the game and took the lead, with Ben Apperley laying on the chance for Danny Gower to head back across goal.

Harold, who had already created some earlier chances, hit back and were deservedly in front by the break. Dave Cooper blocked a shot from John Ferneyhough and Rob Chandler turned in Jody Dawe's follow-up shot, which was going wide, for the equaliser.

Harold went in front through a penalty, given after a defender had handled Joe Taylor's header on the goal-line. Taylor took the spot kick himself.

Woofferton were in charge during the third quarter.The game turned again when Woofferton scored two goals in a five-minute spell around the hour mark. Aaron Bowden equalised direct from a corner kick and then they regained the lead when Apperley crossed for Chris Breakwell to score.

Ewyas Harold threw caution to the wind, but failed to force an equaliser.

Sutton United took full advantage of their rivals clashing, banging in five second-half goals on the way to a 6-0 win over visiting Kington Town at Amberley Park which extended their lead at the top.

Kington played the ball about well in the first half, despite the conditions not being conducive to good football. Sutton, on the other hand, looked a bit rusty after an inactive spell, but still managed to hold a slender lead at the break. Derek Craddock scored the goal.

Steve Caple and Joe Maygothling combined well but missed a good chance for Kington at the start of the second half but, soon afterwards, the visitors found themselves two adrift. Tim Palmer broke from defence and left Bobby Smith stranded with a cracking long-distance shot.

Long shots became the norm as Phil Glover brought the ball out of defence twice to double the tally. The young Kington side wilted towards the end, with Ben Chambers and substitute Glen Day adding to the score.

After picking up a rare point in their previous game, bottom-side Fownhope went one better on Saturday,when they completed a 1-0 home win over visiting Lads Club.

The game was played in atrocious conditions, with the home side adapting better than the city side. Playing against a swirling wind, the visitors were quite happy to reach half-time on even terms, despite having to reorganise due to an injury to full back Stuart Jones.

Fownhope surprised them at the start of the second half. They scored five minutes into the half and also forced the Lads Club keeper Martin Francis to make a couple of good saves.

The visitors improved towards the end but failed to find a way past a stubborn defence.

After a difficult spell, Westfields Reserves seem to have turned the corner. On Saturday they beat Wellington Reserves 2-1 at allpay.park to give them nine points from three games in eight days.

Wellington dominated the first half, with Richard Dawe's performance in the home goal standing between them and a commanding lead at the break.

The roles were reversed in the second half, as the home team came out full of fire with Lucas Jodba prominent in attack. Ironically, it was the visitors who scored first, Mark Hole's swirling right-wing cross deceiving Dawe.

Their lead was short-lived, with Adam Smith chipping the ball over Daniel Gagg to bring the scores level on the hour. Substitute Jonathan Thompson latched on to an Ian Morris through ball to fire Westfields in front.

Wellington staged a late rally, but the home defence, with Will Ferriday and Rod Haslam in outstanding form, held on to claim the three points.

In midweek, Westfields beat visiting Leominster Town 1-0 with a stunning strike from winger Ben Fuller.

Fuller's 25-yard volley on the half-hour mark turned out to be the only goal of the game. The young Leominster side performed well in the first half but fell away in the second after being reduced to 10 men, having a player sent off for bringing Wesley Owen down on the edge of the box. Westfields controlled the latter stages of the game and Fuller might have doubled the tally but shot wide when well-placed.

It was a very similar story for Leominster on Saturday when they went down 3-0 at Ledbury Town Reserves.

Their young squad produced plenty of effort but their lack of firepower cost them dearly, although Frank Beke did have three good attempts.

Once again they ran out of steam, allowing the home team to finish up in total control.

Bartestree opened up a two-goal lead in the first half of their home game with Pegasus Reserves, but the city side hit back to claim a point in a 2-2 draw.

The match failed to hit any great heights in the dreadful conditions, but goals from Matthew Wargen and Roy Wargent looked good enough to give the home side the points. Two late goals denied them.

Pegasus Reserves had better fortune in midweek, when, they travelled to Bromyard Town Reserves and ran out 5-1 winners The midweek game at Kington turned out to be a tale of two halves, as visiting Wellington Reserves held on to beat the town side 3-2 after starting the second period three goals up.

There was only one side functioning during the first 45 minutes. Dave Price, Dan Hill and Tom McLean scored to put the villagers 3-0 ahead and it might have been even worse for the home side.

After a half-time roasting, Kington were rejuvenated in the second half and gave the becalmed Wellington side a real scare. Joe Maygothling scored from the penalty spot after Dan Hill had fouled Josh Watson.

After Craig Devon had missed a good chance for Wellington, James Williams scored a second for Kington. The home side thought they had salvaged a point when Maygothling fired home from a Danny Williams free kick, but it was ruled out for offside.