WORCESTER Men's Firsts piled the pressure on but lost 3-2 at Melton Mowbray in Coaching Solutions Midlands One.

The city side went down 1-0 after five minutes but scored a deserved equaliser through man-of-the-match Steve Poole.

Worcester dominated the rest of the game with three yellow cards given to Melton, mostly for dissent.

The visitors could not convert possession into goals and lost a player to a yellow card with 10 minutes left.

It cost them two goals with fatigue playing a part and Chris Adams' consolation in the dying seconds from a short corner was in vain.

Worcester Seconds did well against a Harborne side featuring several first-teamers but lost 1-0.

They passed the ball around impressively and were unlucky to concede a goal mid-way through the first-half to a great piece of skill.

After Andy Waters' half-time team-talk, Worcester were unlucky to have a controversial goal disallowed.

The Thirds searched for their first win since Christmas but drew 2-2 at Edgbaston.

They went down 1-0 to a well-worked goal but levelled through Mark Chambers from a short corner.

Edgbaston took the lead before half-time but then put on plenty of pressure and Chambers set up Matt Sharratt for the equaliser.

Promotion-hungry Worcester Fourths proved too much for the club's Fifths in a hard-fought 2-0 win.

One goal in each half was enough as Tom Padden bagged a well-struck effort and Simon Tinley added a deflection. The Fourths can surely look forward to an exciting season in the Midlands Premier next year.

Worcester Sixths clinched a late point at Stourport Sevens as the scoreline ended 2-2.

Worcester took the lead through Judd Doughty from a short corner but Stourport equalised.

In the second-half, Stourport took the lead through a short corner but Tinashe equalised near the end.

Worcester Sevenths played well but were beaten 6-0 by a more polished Droitwich.

Worcester Badgers Potters won a close game 1-0 at Hampton-in-Arden with Chris Kendall scoring.

Both goalkeepers did well and Potters dominated the second-half without taking their many chances.

Badgers Pippins fell 3-0 at a physical Redditch side but there were plenty of positives as the city side played the better passing game. All Redditch's goals arrived in the second-half with the final two late on.

Worcester Women's Thirds lost 2-1 to Bromsgrove Firsts after they dropped a half-time lead.

They gave a good early showing with strong direct passes and renewed enthusiasm, resulting in an opening goal from Rebecca Busher.

Bromsgrove's 'keeper was forced into a string of saves as was Worcester's own custodian in the later stages of the half.

But the visitors took over for much of the second period and scored twice, despite the efforts of the hosts' Jan Mason.