Cup quarter-final results - Shield holders bow out

Paul Cartmell Memorial Trophy Quarter-finals

Aardvark Abacus 1 v 2 Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

Claymore Athletic FC 2 v 1 Trusted By Millions

Stanley Athletic FC 1 v 1 Real Muppets

YTFIB 0 v 2 Mega Buck Bandits

Charity Shield Quarter-finals

Cheese Makers 0 v 0 Markian United

The Cow-Faced Juniors  3 v 4 San Dimas High School

The Fabulous Artisans 1 v 3 Fred West Landscape Gardening XI

Wheel Madrid 2 v 3 The Wateringhole Society

Replays

PCMT

Real Muppets 4 v Stanley Athletic FC 0

Charity Shield

Markian United 2 v Cheese Makers 3

Report

Looks like Joelinton saves his best for cup matches. The man who got the winner in last season’s FA Cup final got the goal to take PCMT holders Claymore into the last four. A great strike from Raphinha 11 minutes from time brought Trusted level after Daniel Podence’s opener for Clive but then the big man stepped up with a minute left. And mis-hit a shot that the keeper would have thrown his hat on if it hadn’t been for a huge deflection which took the ball in. Fellow Evertonians Nil Satis are also into the semis after victory over last year’s beaten finalists the Aardvarks. A brilliant volley for Benjamin Mendy fired Paul S in front four minutes before the break, the in-form Diogo Jota equalised on the hour but the Nil Satis winner came courtesy of a Stuart Dallas clean.

Mega Bucks have made only their third PCMT semi-final in the past 20 seasons with a 2-0 win over YTFIB. Clean sheets from Javier Manquillo and Luke Ayling got the job done for Dave. The Muppets and Stanley will go again next week after a 1-1 draw. Angelo Ogbonna’s second-minute header was cancelled out by James Ward-Prowse’s set-piece half an hour later and that was that.

In the Charity Shield, holders Artisans went out after a 3-1 defeat to Fred. Jarred Bowen nodded Ben’s team in front straight after the break but the Gardeners had turned it round inside 20 minutes, Bruno Fernandes and Ferran Torres getting the goals. Kurt Zouma’s clean confirmed the win. The Wateringhole got the better of Wheel Madrid in a five-goal thriller. Jack Grealish and Pedro Neto exchanged first half goals,then Ruben Dias pocketed a clean after 70 minutes to put Kiran in front. Harvey Barnes made it 3-1 from close range four minutes from time and although Callum Wilson pulled one back straight away the Wateringhole held on.

A Riyad Mahrez hat-trick saw my team get past the CFJs 4-3. The Algerian’s first two saw me two-nil ahead but Jan Bednarek and Gabriel headers made it 2-2 at the break. Mahrez’s third might have finished the job but Edinson Cavani dived in two minutes into injury time for the equaliser. I got the decider thanks to Semi Ajayi’s clean sheet. The Cheese Makers and Markian played out a goalless draw and will try again at the weekend.

Replays

In the PCMT a Kevin De Bruyne inspired opening 26 minutes for the Muppets took the game away from a surprisingly lacklustre Stanley team. The Belgian teed up Raheem Sterling inside five minutes and then converted a penalty himself to double the lead. The Muppets coasted through the rest of the game and added two cleans to breeze into the last four.

A second half fightback saw Cheese Makers overturn a two goal deficit to make their fourth Charity Shield semi-final. Two Markian goals in two minutes just before the break seemed to have Ian in control but Neco Williams’ early clean turned the game Matthew’s way and more clean sheets from Andy Robertson and new signing Caomhin Kelleher put the Cheese Makers through. Can Matthew go one better this time?