There was an 11-goal thriller on the opening Saturday in the North and Mid Herts League Premier Division. Whitwell Village were beaten 6-5 by Redbourn. Ben Moulding scored the pick of the goals in this game. St Ippolyts were denied all the points due to a

There was an 11-goal thriller on the opening Saturday in the North and Mid Herts League Premier Division.

Whitwell Village were beaten 6-5 by Redbourn. Ben Moulding scored the pick of the goals in this game.

St Ippolyts were denied all the points due to a last-minute penalty by Clannad Celtic after Leon Davis opened the scoring.

Baldock Town beat Lemsford 2-0 with goals either side of half time by Lewis Wilson and Cieron Stone.

Bedwell Rangers went down 3-0 against London Colney and Magnum were beaten 4-1 by Colney Heath.

Woolmer Green took all the points against King Sports, winning 5-1, with Darren Urquart, Wayne Campbell, Keith Satchel, James Brewster and Danny Huggins all scoring one each.

In North Division One, Baldock Town Res beat Wilbury Wanderers 2-0 with goals either side of half time by Martin Wright and Nick Blenkin.

A goal in each half saw City Hearts and Codicote pick up a point apiece thanks to goals from Tom Ward and Ryan Lucas.

Fairlands beat Benington 9-1 with Kenny Liggett, Dave Holmes and Lewis Littlechild all picking two goals up each and Matt Claydon, Stuart Clarke and Jason Haze one apiece.

AFC Santos won 4-0 against Bedwell Rangers Res.

It was not until the second half that they opened the scoring and it was within 30 seconds of the restart, Matt Arlick shooting home from a tight angle.

Two minutes later, Chris Burniston headed home from a corner and it was not long before Nuno Canteiro scored a stunning 25-yard volley.

The fourth goal came with minutes to go with Canteiro scoring from 12 yards for his second of the match.

Fixtures

(Saturday, September 9)

Premier Division: Baldock Town v London Colney A, Whitwell Village v Lemsford A, Bedwell Rangers v Redbourn, Kings Sports Res v St Ippolyts, Clannad Celtic v Magnum, Colney Heath A v Woolmer Green.

North Division One: AFC Santos v Kimpton Rovers Res, Benington v City Hearts, Fairlands v Codicote, Woolmer Green Res v Bedwell Rangers Res, Wilbury Wanders v Westwell.