Stourbridge FC v Curzon Ashton
Stourbridge were undone by an extremely well organised Curzon Ashton team.The first 10 minutes saw the home side in the ascendancy but once the visitors had settled down they rarely looked in any real danger. Time and again,through a lack of options, Stourbridge were forced to hoof the ball upfield to Benbow who,in turn,was being tightly marked and given little chance to improve on his current scoring spree.The home side did have their chances but to be honest,none were really clear-cut Conversely,the visitors were a constant thorn in the side of the hosts' defence.This spectator was not particularly surprised when the visitors took the lead on 27 minutes,the ball being worked to the left side and a precision cross into the area saw Cummins unmarked to poke the ball in.Stourbridge kept working but it was becoming increasingly obvious it would take something special to pierce such a well-drilled defence. The hosts problems increased just before half-time when Benbow was carried off with a suspect hamstring.
Half-time ; Stourbridge 0 Curzon Ashton 1
The home side put up a much-improved performance in the second half,peppering the visiting goalmouth but to no avail. They were very unlucky when a rising shot cannoned off the underside of the bar and back into play while they were enjoying the lions' share of possession. The visitors seemed content for the hosts to play across them and when the chance arose,counter-attack at pace.Fair play to Stourbridge who never gave up but one suspects their failure to score was more due to the visitors organisation than to their own shortcomings.
A good game where the home side gave it everything but were beaten by a highly impressive Curzon Ashton team.
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MOTM Stourbridge ; Number 5
MOTM Curzon Ashton ; Goalkeeper
Entrance ; £3(special concession)
Programme ; £2
Drink ; £1
Crowd ; 589
Referee ; Good,but sometimes overly fussy.
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