Simon secures Valencia pole

Newly-crowned 125cc world champion Julian Simon will start tomorrow’s final race of the season in Valencia from pole position, his seventh of the year.

The Aspar Aprilia rider from Spain set his pole lap with a quarter of an hour to go in the 40-minute session with a 1m41.472s effort.

That lap time was almost matched by Italian Simone Corsi, who with a handful of minutes to go managed to get within a mere 0.004s. The Fontana Aprilia rider will start the race from second, ahead of Simon’s team-mate, Briton Bradley Smith. The front row will be completed by KTM’s Marc Marquez.

Joan Olive (Derbi) will head the second row, followed by Spanish compatriot Nicolas Terol (Jack&Jones Aprilia), Marcel Schrotter (Mang Honda) and Pol Espargaro (Derbi).

Scott Redding set the ninth quickest time before crashing with one minute remaining. while the Blusens Aprilia rider was getting back on his feet in the gravel trap, he was almost hit by Sturla Fagerhaug’s KTM, who had dropped his bike at the same spot.

Pos Rider Bike Time Laps 1. Julian Simon Aprilia 1m41.472s 18 2. Simone Corsi Aprilia 1m41.476s + 0.004s 20 3. Bradley Smith Aprilia 1m41.830s + 0.358s 21 4. Marc Marquez KTM 1m41.991s + 0.519s 19 5. Joan Olive Derbi 1m42.033s + 0.561s 21 6. Nicolas Terol Aprilia 1m42.092s + 0.620s 18 7. Marcel Schrotter Honda 1m42.111s + 0.639s 21 8. Pol Espargaro Derbi 1m42.162s + 0.690s 19 9. Scott Redding Aprilia 1m42.233s + 0.761s 1710. Sandro Cortese Derbi 1m42.246s + 0.774s 1911. Esteve Rabat Aprilia 1m42.307s + 0.835s 1912. Efren Vazquez Derbi 1m42.495s + 1.023s 1713. Andrea Iannone Aprilia 1m42.556s + 1.084s 1714. Sergio Gadea Aprilia 1m42.648s + 1.176s 1315. R.Krummenacher Aprilia 1m42.767s + 1.295s 1816. Stefan Bradl Aprilia 1m42.769s + 1.297s 1817. Cameron Beaubier KTM 1m42.823s + 1.351s 2018. Takaaki Nakagami Aprilia 1m42.874s + 1.402s 1619. D.Agerter Derbi 1m42.913s + 1.441s 1920. Jonas Folger Aprilia 1m42.948s + 1.476s 1821. Johann Zarco Aprilia 1m43.176s + 1.704s 2022. Lorenzo Zanetti Aprilia 1m43.441s + 1.969s 1923. Michael Ranseder Aprilia 1m43.691s + 2.219s 1924. Luis Salom Aprilia 1m44.081s + 2.609s 1525. Jasper Iwema Honda 1m44.247s + 2.775s 1926. Joan Perello Honda 1m44.264s + 2.792s 1927. Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia 1m44.267s + 2.795s 1828. Daniel Webb Aprilia 1m44.284s + 2.812s 329. Tomoyoshi Koyama Loncin 1m44.326s + 2.854s 1830. Sturla Fagerhaug KTM 1m44.634s + 3.162s 1831. Jakub Kornfeil Loncin 1m44.979s + 3.507s 2132. Ivan Maestro Aprilia 1m45.136s + 3.664s 1933. Luca Marconi Aprilia 1m45.530s + 4.058s 1834. Alberto Moncayo Aprilia 1m45.575s + 4.103s 1935. Luca Vitali Aprilia 1m47.151s + 5.679s 19

FA Cup 4th Qualifying round replay

Salisbury City 4 Farnborough 2

BORO’S cup dreams and their unbeaten record came to an end in a thrilling clash at the Raymond McEnhill Stadium — but not before they had given Conference side Salisbury an almighty scare.

In a breath-taking encounter, both sides played some fantastic football, with the Conference outfit coming out on top, after they fought back from 2-1 down at the break to win it 4-2. This match followed Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Cherrywood Road.

Salisbury’s prize is a long trip to Accrington Stanley in the first round proper.

In a superb first half display, Steve King’s Farnborough produced one of their best halves of football so far this season, and deservedly led at half-time, thanks to Nic Ciardini’s first goal of the season and an own goal from Jamie Turley.

But the second got off to the worst possible start when James Smith gave away a penalty, and a defensive mix-up soon followed as the dangerous Matt Tubbs was gifted two goals to complete a hat-trick, after his first half opener.

Chris Flood, a former Farnborough player, then added a rapid fourth and, despite a late rally, Boro were unable to recover.

The Boro manager admitted after the game that he was bitterly disappointed to have conceded goals in the manner that his side did.

“I’m disappointed to lose the game,” King said. “I felt at half-time that were in control of the game, at times.

“I told the players at half-time that the 20 minutes at the start of the second half were the important bit, and that we had to keep it tight. but we did totally the opposite. we needed to keep our discipline and we didn’t.

“Smudger [Smith] gave away a penalty after two minutes, and then I don’t know what was going on with Barney [Richard Barnard] and Robbo [Steve Robisnon] for their third goal. They started to play football after that.

“We did have chances at the end and I thought we could have had a penalty. if we had made it 4-3 it could have been tight in the end.”

Boro were boosted by the return of Daryl McMahon and Bradley Bubb from suspension, and both men came back into the side, at the expense of Simon Wormull and Kezie Ibe.

And it was Boro who made a bright start to the game, with Bubb and Dean McDonald looking sharp in attack.

However, the home side were to show a ruthless streak in attack throughout the game, and they signalled that intent after eight minutes. it was Tubbs who opened the scoring in stunning style, crashing home a freekick from the edge of the box that beat Barnard’s despairing dive.

But Boro were undeterred, and they produced their first goalbound effort when McMahon swung in a cross and skipper Robinson headed across goal for his centre back partner Smith, whose header was easily saved by James Bittner.

That was a sign that Boro were coming back into it, and after 15 minutes they were back on level terms. McDonald did well to wriggle into space and lift in a great cross, and as Bubb knocked it back across the six-yard box, the outstanding Ciardini arrived from the left to slot calmly under James Bittner for a deserved equaliser.

Boro’s passing was crisp as they carried the fight to the home side; just six minutes later they had completed a remarkable turnaround. McMahon whipped in another tantalising cross and, under heavy pressure from Jack King, Turley could only turn the ball past his own keeper to make it 2-1.

Boro continued to look in control, although Salisbury did begin to create things as Flood came into the game more. the former Boro man’s that picked out Tubbs but his header was well wide.

Boro were still looking dangerous at the other end and, from a long-range freekick, McMahon hammered an effort just wide, before Bubb’s half-hearted appeals for a penalty were turned down.

Salisbury had one last sight of goal in an action-packed first period, when Sean Closhessy swung in a cross from the right, and Tubbs headed straight at Barnard — but it was Boro who deservedly went in ahead after an excellent first half display.

The start of the second half was always going to be crucial, with Boro needing to keep things tight early on, but it was Salisbury who came out all guns blazing.

They fired in a warning shot when Daniel Webb nodded the ball down in the Boro box just seconds into the half, and both King and Tubbs appeared to divert it goalwards, forcing Barnard to tip brilliantly over the bar.

But disaster struck two minutes later, when Smith fouled Webb in the penalty area. Tubbs made no mistake from the spot.

That gave the home side even more belief and they threw everything at Boro, who could not hang on to parity.

Both Robinson and Barnard left the ball to each other and the in-form Tubbs gratefully nipped in and slotted into the empty net, to leave Boro reeling.

Salisbury were intent on getting the tie done and dusted and continued to get bodies forward and played some good football — but Boro managed to weather the storm and came back into the game.

They came so close to an equaliser when McMahon crossed into the area, Bubb knocked the ball down, and King could only stab over the bar with a stretching effort.

Seconds after there was chaos in the home side’s box from another McMahon delivery, but after Bittner fumbled, McDonald saw his eventual effort blocked.

But, just as it seemed that Boro were getting back into the match, another disaster came when Sacha Opinel slipped on the right. That allowed Flood to speed forward, and he cut inside before firing a superb low drive into the bottom corner to make it 4-2 and leave Boro stunned.

Manager King reacted by bringing on Ibe and switching to three up front, but Boro nearly proved their own worst enemies at the back again, when Barnard mis-controlled in his box and Bradley Gray almost took advantage.

Gradually Boro began to drag themselves back for a final push as the clock ticked down, with King heading over from a corner, but the pace of Flood was always a worry to Boro’s backline.

But as the game entered the final five minutes, Boro did carve out two good chances, both falling to Ibe. the first came when McMahon and Bubb combined, with the latter flicking the ball into Ibe, and the striker’s looping effort landed just the wrong side of the post. Seconds later he went clean through, latching onto substitute Anthony Thomas’ flick-on, but he shot just wide as Bittner clattered in.

That proved to be Boro’s final and the home held on to book their place in the next round.

It also brought an end to Boro’s superb unbeaten start to the campaign but, over two games, King’s men can be proud of the way they matched a talented Salisbury side, who would be pushing at the top end of the Blue Square Premier had they not suffered a points penalty.

Farnborough: Barnard, Opinel, Ciardini, Sylvain (Ibe 68), Robinson, J Smith (Thomas 84), McMahon, Holloway, King, McDonald, Bubb. SUBS not used: Price, O Smith, Stevens, France, Wormull.

WHILE it was good while it lasted, Boro were never going to win the FA Cup — but the FA Trophy is a different kettle of fish. No Conference side will fancy meeting Boro in non-league football’s most prestigious knockout tournament. Steve King will certainly believe that his side are capable of going all the way to Wembley.

But first Boro must see of visitors Burgess Hill Town, from Ryman one South, in Saturday’s 2nd round Qualifying tie (3pm kick-off).

Offensive Player of the Year

LaRon Council, Sr., RB, Northwest Missouri

Defensive Player of the Year

Zach Watkins, Sr., LB, Washburn

Freshman of the Year

Levi Terrell, RB, Nebraska-Omaha

Coach of the Year

Mel Tjeerdsma, Northwest Missouri

FIRST TEAM

Offense: QB Blake Bolles, Jr., NW Missouri; RB LaRon Council, Sr. NW Missouri; RB Levi Terrell, Fr., Nebraska-Omaha; WR Jake Soy, So., NW Missouri; WR Cedric Houston, Sr., Missouri Western; TE Mike Higgins, Jr., Nebraska-Omaha; OL Harrison Lingenfelter, Jr., Nebraska-Omaha; OL Jason Wiseman, Jr., NW Missouri; OL Brett Grozinger, Jr., NW Missouri; OL Wes Yarbough, Sr., Fort Hays St.; OL Nathan Martin, Sr., Missouri Western; K Greg Zuerlein, Jr., Nebraska-Omaha; KR/PR C.J. Lovett, Sr., Fort Hays St.

Defense: DL Zac Keller, Sr., Nebraska-Omaha; DL Eric Lawrence, Sr., Washburn; DL P.J. South, Jr., Central Missouri; DL Tyler Roach, Sr., NW Missouri; LB Zach Watkins, Sr., Washburn; LB Chad Kilgore, So., NW Missouri; LB Eric Sternberg, Sr., Truman; DB Randy Shepherd, Sr., Central Missouri; DB Myles Burnsides, Sr., NW Missouri; DB Pierre Desir, Fr., Washburn; DB Ryan Jones, Jr., NW Missouri; P Jordan Hofer, Sr., Central Missouri.

SECOND TEAM

Offense:

QB Mike Garrison, Jr., Fort Hays St.; QB Dane Simoneau, So., Washburn; RB Anthony Stewart, Jr., Central Missouri ; RB James Walker, Jr., Fort Hays St.; WR O.J. Murdock, Jr., Fort Hays St.; WR Drameagon Powers, Sr., Washburn; TE DeMarco Cosby, Jr., Central Missouri; OL Brian Folkerts, So., Washburn; OL Dennis Bergland, Jr., Nebraska-Omaha; OL Jay Nunez, Sr., Pittsburg St.; OL Ty Lewis, Jr., Washburn; OL Chris Norris, Sr., Missouri Southern; OL Todd Shelton, Sr., Missouri Western; K:Steve Ivanisevic, Sr., Washburn; KR/PR Cedric Houston, Sr., Missouri Western.

Defense: DL Sean Paddock, Sr., NW Missouri; DL Jairius Jarvis, Jr., Missouri Southern; DL Shayne Shade, Jr., NW Missouri; DL Ben Bianchino, Sr., Washburn; DL Jeremy Wallace, So., Central Missouri; LB Bobby Stroup, Jr., Nebraska-Omaha; LB Sean Whiters, Jr., Missouri Western; LB Michael Krajicek, Sr., Washburn; DB C.J. Lovett, Sr., Fort Hays St.; DB Casey Curran, Jr., Washburn; DB Demetrius Lavant, Sr., Truman; DB Alex Kuhlman, Jr., Pittsburg St.; P Ethan Kosjer, So., Fort Hays St.

HONORABLE MENTION

Central Missouri: Eric Czerniewski, Jr., QB; Bobby Guillory, Sr., WR/KR; Nate Stoffel, So., OL; Mike Martin, Sr., OL; Chris Gilchriest, Sr., DL.

Emporia State: Kevin Smart, Jr., RB; Danny McEvoy, Sr., WR; Jordan Godberson, So., OL; Daniel Webb, Jr., DL; Nathan Linsey, Jr., LB; Tyler Chilson, So., P.

Fort Hays State: Cordarol Scales, Jr., WR; Anthony Smith, Jr., WR; Beau Gadwood, Jr., TE; Colby McKinney, Jr., OL; Jacob Crossman, Jr., DL; Nathan Rausa, Sr., K.

Missouri Southern: Johnny Johnson, Sr., RB; Daniel Thompson, Sr., WR; Dave Benham, Sr., DL; Dusty Bratzler, Jr., LB; Antwoine Brown, Fr., DB; Justin Cowper, Jr., DB.

Missouri Western: Drew Newhart, Jr., QB; Thomas Hodges, Jr., RB; Ferrell McGhee, Sr., WR; Steve Jones, Sr., OL; Brad Davidson, Sr., DL; Matt Glades, Jr., LB; Ian Thompson, Jr., DB; Brad Beckwith, Jr., K.

Nebraska-Omaha: Greg Wunderlich, Sr., QB; Ben Vanderslice, Sr., DL; Nate Wissink, So., DL; Jason Zabka, Sr., DB.

Northwest Missouri: Tyler Shaw, Fr., WR; Abe Qaoud, Sr., WR; Kyle Sunderman, Jr., DL; Evan Wilmes, Sr., LB; Adam Vondrak, Jr., LB; Aldwin Foster-Rettig, Jr., DB.

Pittsburg State: Terrance Isaac, Jr., RB; Kendall Fisher, Sr., WR; Martin Burke, Sr., TE; Mike Roberts, Sr., DL; Caleb Jessup, Sr., LB; Antonio Graham, Sr., LB.

Truman: Vanness Emokpae, Jr., WR; Shea Carr, Jr., OL; Ryan Ploesser, Jr., DL; Michael Elliott, So., DB.

Washburn: Vershon Moore, Fr., RB; Brad Haug, Sr., FB; Ryan Mertz, So., TE; bill Boyer, Jr., OL; Brandon Jackson, Sr., DL; Austin Hills, Jr., P.