A brace from Brady added to strikes by Burge, Winter, Davis and Searle saw FC Byair beat Stone Island 6-1 to win the Colchester Sunday League's Ernie Osborne Challenge Cup.

Meanwhile, premier division champions AFC Phoenix beat Blackhammer 5-0 with goals from Thorne (3), Hanney and McIlway, while Eastgate beat FCB 3-2 with goals from Oliver, Pears and Munday.

Aves hit a hat-trick for Knights Allstars in their 4-4 draw with SC Kelvedon.

Real BTS look favourites for the division one title as they beat Highwoods Foxash 1-0 with an Isom strike but SC Kelvedon Reserves could still catch them.

They played a double header with Northgate Athletic, tying the first 0-0 and then winning the second 3-1 with two from Devito and one from Keasley.

AFC Pegasus Reserves beat Tollegion 1-0 with a Harrison goal.

Brightlingsea Regent secured the division two title as they won 4-2 at Goat and Boot.

Chappel and Wakes Colne came from 2-0 down to boost their second-place aspirations with a 6-2 win against FC Straws.

Mowbray and Ferguson had put Straws in front but a Cootey hat-trick, two from Davis and a Weir strike sealed the points for Chappel.

Oyster Legion must have thought they had the points in the bag as they led Bayern Monkwick Reserves 2-1, with goals from Preston and Lemarquand, heading into the final seconds.

However, Bayern equalised with the final touch of the game as their keeper Beecham came up and headed in to share the points.

The title race is going down to the wire in division three as the two main protaganists battled it out.

Blueforces came out on top in a hard-fought match, beating Colne Star 3-2 with a Jonjo Peat hat-trick.

Revolution could still nab third spot as they beat Pitchbury 3-1 with two from Allan and one from McIntosh, while AFC Phoenix Reserves won 2-0 against Villa Royale with goals from Kelly and Goodman.

In division four, FC Drury beat Dog and Pheasant 2-1 with goals from Tovey and Mullen.

Ramsey United Reserves and Bromley played out a 1-1 draw, while Borussia Thorpmund played a double-header against Feering United and picked up six points, winning 2-0 and 2-1.

Elmstead Athletic kept up their chase for the division five top spot with a 10-0 win over Colchester Deaf.

The scorers for Elmstead were Double (2), Price (2), Pryke (2), Sestak (2), Green and Lait.

FC Drury Reserves beat Tollegion Reserves 4-0 with goals from Taylor (2), Taverner and Ersapah while Tolleshunt D'Arcy and Sportsmans drew 1-1.

Colchester Athletic have run away with division six and they beat second-placed St Edmunds Reserves 4-1.

In the 2008/09 Wally Castle Trophy, Real BTS Reserves beat Northgate Reserves 9-2, AFC Lexden beat Middlewick Rangers 4-2 and Polstead lost 1-0 to Wivenhoe Old Boys.