Whitehouse Press North Gloucestershire League Division Two

Puma 2-2 Ross Juniors

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ALFIE Hanson scored twice for mid-table Puma as they held leaders Ross Juniors to a 2-2 draw.

Ruardean-based Puma remain in ninth place in the 13-club division, some five points clear of the relegation zone.

Ross started the day two points clear of Broadwell A but five goals – two by substitute Callum Reeves, and one each from Kurt Hanson, Chris Powell and Nick Price – in a 5-0 rout at home to Bream Amt Reserves, drew them level on points.

Ross and Bream are now both on 40 with an identical goal difference of 38 – but the Gloucestershire side have three games in hand. Ross have four games remaining but Bream have seven.

There were a total of 18 goals in the division’s remaining three games with Longhope leading the charge with a 6-0 win over bottom side Ruardean United.

Carl Hyett and Marc Innes each scored two for Longhope with the others coming from Simon Harris and Jamie Woodward.

There were eight goals at Lydbrook where third-placed Athletic A lost 3-5 to visitors Mushet and Coalway Reserves.

The visitors’ goals came from Adam Hook, Sam Jessop, Liam Jones, Brenton Screen and Dale Screen and pushed them up to seventh in the table.

Rank Outsiders moved up to ninth with a 4-0 win over Redbrook Rovers Reserves, with Chris Jackson scoring twice for the Mitchel­dean side and one each for David Fennell and Sam Willetts.