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Victoria edge tight affair to reach Ken Pemberton Cup final

Victoria edged to a 3-2 victory over Warstones Wanderers to book their place in the Ken Pemberton Cup final.

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Ashley Evans and Shaquille Lee netted for Warstones but Adam Shorto bagged a brace and Nathan Stone also got on the score sheet for Victoria to lead them to victory in their semi-final tie. 

Fifth-place AFC Bradmore moved four points clear of opponents Shepwell Wanderers in sixth with a 2-1 victory on the road in Division One.

In Division Two, Tettenhall Athletic served up a thrilling 5-5 draw against KT Wanderers to end a run of four straight defeats. 

Lee Turner completed his hat-trick inside 48 minutes for Athletic before Curtis Newbould-Smith and Ashley Smith added strikes in the second half.

Meanwhile, Black Country Blades climbed into fourth-place with a 5-3 home victory over Dynamo 50 Stile.

Bradmore Social moved to within one-point of league leaders Pelsall Cricket & Sports Club with two games in hand after easing to a 3-0 win at rock bottom AFC White Horse. 

Mark Morgan, Daniel Munday and Sam Pursall were among the scorers for Bradmore, as they extended their winning streak to nine games across all competitions. 

Mitch Lawley and Craig Ruston scored four each as HTFC romped to a 10-1 victory over Walsall Swifts in Division Three. Bradley Welding also bagged a brace for HTFC as Ryan Greathead grabbed a consolation for Walsall Swifts.

Gurpinder Singh was at the double for third-place Portobello Rangers as Viking United rescued a 2-2 draw courtesy of goals from Jack Benton and Kobe Nedrick. 

DY United stretched their lead at the top of Division Four to five points with a comfortable 4-0 success over AFC Huntsmen. 

Jason Wood scored a hat-trick for the league leaders to reach eight goals for the campaign and Matthew Baker added his name to the score sheet to complete the rout. 

That extended DY United's winning streak to seven games across all competitions although second-place Dudley Rangers United boast three games in hand over them. 

However, Dudley dropped points to fall behind in the title race after drawing 1-1 in their top end tussle at third-place Spartans Athletic. 

Codsall Wanderers propelled themselves into fourth spot with a comfortable 4-0 home victory over Pattingham Panthers. 

The division's leading scorer Max Moore bagged a brace to extend his season tally to 18 while Oliver Wood and Jai Banga netted a goal apiece. 

Dominic Woodstock scored for Black County Phoenix as they drew 1-1 against Sporting Codsall courtesy of Danny Dams' strike. 

Ryan Davies and Hayden Jarrett were on the score sheet for Mental Health Sports in their 2-1 home success against Gunmakers. 

Finally, St Johns Rangers prevailed 3-1 at AFC Wolves in the Sunday Amateur Cup.