On a heavy pitch and in driving rain, only penalties separated Leigh Rockets and Dons Academy in their Bukta South-East Essex Mini-Soccer League Cup second round affair.

Rockets under-nine eventually went through 1-0 on spot-kicks following some fine saves from their goalkeeper.

Action from a recent Mini Soccer game

UNDER-EIGHT

Lions Cup: Dons Academy 5, Canvey Island Youth 1; Leigh Rockets 5, Catholic 1; Trinity Boys 0, Eversley Boys 5 (Leeg, Stevens, Mount, Fedelmesi 2)

UNDER-NINE

Lions Cup: Kingdown 1(Garner), Deanswood Lions 7 (Smith 3, Biggs 2, Waiwai 2); Elmwood 4 (Richmond 3 Keys), Beech 1 (Berg); Dons 0, Leigh Rockets Tigers 0 (Dons won 1-0 on pens).

Tigers Cup: Gt Wakering 0, Island Boys 3 (Carter); Hawkwell Athletic 4 (Pugh 2, Donogue 2), Elmwood 1(Holloway); Trinity 2 (Greenaway, og), Southend Manor 2 (Potts) ( Trinity won 4 - 3 on pens)

Division Three: Rochford 3 (Silvey 3), Hullbridge 1 (Blackmon).

Division Five: Hamlet Court 0, Benfleet Villa 5 (Hollingworth 2, og, Willet).

UNDER-TEN

Lions Cup 2nd Round: Elmwood Colts 1st 2 (Gardner, Skeels), Ecko Whitecaps 1 (Williams); All Stars Colts 1 (Olley), Leigh Rockets 3 (Smith 2, Meachan); Westering Tigers 1 (Patch), Berry Boys 2 (Jones 2); Blues Youth A 6 (Gorbell 2, Singleton 2, Burgess) Shoebury Tigers 0.

Tigers Cup 2nd round: Allstar Colts 1 (Leaver), Hotspurs 2 (Finch, Thame); Gt Wakering 2 (Curtis, Finch) Blues Youth D 1 (Lewis); Hamlet Court 4 (Ward, Mullen, Birch 2), Ashingdon 1 (Pallett).

Division 6: Thorpe Athletic 0, Smallgains Colts 1 (Sparkes).

Converted for the new archive on 19 November 2001. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.