GROUVILLE lost their grip on the Le Riches Cup following a 3-2 defeat at Le Boulivot, after extra time, by Channel Islands champions Jersey Scottish on Saturday.

Island striker Ross Crick helped himself to a hat-trick for the winners and he was denied a fourth when his third penalty of the game was saved low down to his left by Jersey squad goalkeeper Casey Hickling.

Toni Cardoso beat two defenders before finishing well into a bottom corner to give Grouville the lead on 30 minutes.

Minutes before half time, a corner from Scottish was swung in and cleared only as far as Crick.

He volleyed in from an acute angle from eight yards for another excellent goal.

Minutes into the second half Hickling brought down a forward and Crick scored the resultant penalty.

Soon after Crick fouled the excellent Danny Hughes and was subsequently cautioned.

Scottish manager Bob Kearsey reacted with comments to referee Ian Solomon to which he found himself being shown a red card.

Grouville equalised with 18 minutes to go, the impressive Alex Jefferies finishing from close range after a mix up in the Scottish defence.

Man-of-the-match Crick smashed home an excellent winner from 20 yards into a top corner in the first period of extra time.

Beeches Old Boys and St Peter also won preliminary round matches on Saturday – Beeches 4-0 at the FB Fields against Magpies and St Peter 7-0 at home to St Lawrence.

Beeches, who had Hamlyn Moon and Tim Wiseman sent off, won with goals from Moon, Ben Fraser, Bob Bonney and Andy McKnight.

St Peter’s goals were by Gary Freeman (two), Peter Vincenti (two), Dominic Maher, Marco Vieira and Ryan Durand.

First Tower lead Division I Reserves with a maximum nine points following a 2-1 win against Rozel Rovers at La Hague Manor.

John Patterson and Kieran Le Marquand scored for Tower and Paul Lennon for Rozel.

Jersey Wanderers and St Peter shared four goals at the Hockey Club.

Alex Pemberton bagged a brace for the hosts and Ryan Le Cornu and Mark Nicol singles for the visitors.

St Paul’s recovered from 2-1 down to beat champions Jersey Scottish 3-2 at St Saviour.

Steve Cumming and juniors Brett Willoughby and Danny Flynn registered for the Saints with Reuben Legg grabbing both for the Scots.

Sporting Academics lead St Clement on goal-difference at the top of Division II Reserves.

Phil Helleur hit a hat-trick in Accies’ 7-0 success away to St Lawrence.

Joe Freitas scored two and Steve Walmsley and Paul McLaughlin one apiece.

Michael Ruane (two) and Adi Hick hit St Clement’s goals in a 3-1 success at St Brelade.

Neil Hacquoil replied.

Jersey Nomads’ first-ever victory, 3-1 against Portuguese at Les Quennevais, came after a brace of goals from Mark Herridge and one from Club president Paul O’Hara.

Carlo Simoes netted for Portuguese.

Jeremy Startup and Lance Guille and Danny Kennedy and Jack Matthews were on target for St John and St Martin/SCF respectively in a 2-2 draw at St John.

Goals from Paul Skinner (two), Alan Dunn and Martin Johnson took Beeches Old Boys to a 4-1 win at the Airport against Magpies.

Callum Duffy hit the ‘Pies’ consolation.

Alex Buesnel, normally a goalkeeper, was the day’s top individual marksman with four in Grouville’s 7-2 Division C win against Sporting Academics at Le Boulivot.

Nick Walmsley also scored twice and Gino Grassini once for the winners with Accies on the mark twice through Ged Horgan.

Sean Anderton (two) and Karl Rockett fired Rozel Rovers into a 3-0 half-time lead at Le Couvent only for St Ouen to hit back to win 6-3 following a hat-trick by Charlie du Feu and singles from Ian Beeley, Peter Hewlett and Matt Fiott.

St Clement scratched to St Brelade.