Gilbert provided the pre-Christmas cheer for Dons in their Bukta South-East Essex mini soccer primary league under-nine clash with Kingdown Rangers.

For he grabbed the only goal of the game as Dons roared to the points in their Lions Division match.

Triumphant - the Dons under-9 Lions Division line-up.

Picture: MALCOLM STOCKWELL

Results

UNDER NINE

Lions Cup: Premier 1 (Knight), Castleton 3 (Elliott, Gentry 2);

Leigh Rockets 5 (Hazel, McCarthy, Ferreira 3), Benfleet Tig 0.

Tigers Cup: Benfleet 0, Castleton 3 (O'Sullivan 3); Canvey Orient 0, Blues Youth 0; Island Boys 0, Shoebury 0; Rochford 3 (Dallimore 3), Ecko Whitecaps 2 (Rollings, Webster); Rayleigh Boys 1 (Rankin-Maclean), Wickford 2 (Harrington).

Division One: Dons AC 1 (Gilbert), Kingdown 0; Fairfax 1 (Pottle), Gt Wakering 4(Richards 2, Riches 2).

Division Two: Leigh Rockets 0, Southend Manor 0; Deanswood 3 (Smith 2, Mason), Blues Youth 4 (Mensah 3, West).

Division Three: Catholic 1 (O'Brian), Hadleigh 0; Westering 1 (Howard), Hamlet Court 0; Shoebury 0, Rochford 1 (Silvey).

Division Four: Hawkwell Ath 0, Deanswood 1; Gt Wakering 0, Elmwood.

Division Five: Jacks Utd 0, Trinity 7 (Dibden, Taylor, Rudd 2, Walker, Styles 2).

Division Six: Blues Youth 0, Kingdown 6; Allstars 1, Castleton Colts 5.

UNDER TEN

Division Two: Blues Youth B 3 (Burrell 2, Coughlan), Island Boys 2 (Wilkinson, Hayes); Blues Youth B 1 (Burrell), Dons Academy 2 (Kellythorn, Elcock).

Division Three: Blues Youth C 2 (Pallett, Stannett), Hotspurs 2 (Petty, Mayor 2); Rochford Town 2 (Goodhead, Webb), Southend Manor 4 (Barnes, Wakefield, Frank2).

Division Four: Canvey Island Youth 3 (McKay, Pitkin, Kemsley), Hawkwell 0.

Re-arranged cup games

Lions Cup 2nd Round: Hawkwell Athletic 1 (Smart), Fairfax Rangers 1 (Walker) - Hawkwell won on penalties; Shoebury Boys 3 (Warwick 2, Groom), Elmwood III 0.

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