Tividale hit 4 against Atherstone

                             ⚽Midland Football League Premier Div⚽

Tividale 4  Atherstone Town 0

    Played at The Beeches

After watching the dross served up at the World Cup this week being described as Football,😂😂, this game was a ray of sunshine, two teams going at it hammer and tongue.

The first half was fairly even with both sides threatening , the visiting keeper being slightly the busier until the 36th minute when a cross from the right seemed to have beaten everyone when Tivi number 4 somehow managed to squeeze it in at the far post ⚽.

The hosts started the second half with all guns blazing and it paid off immediately as they increased their lead from the spot on 50 minutes⚽ and there was more to come as Tividale upped the tempo another gear. On 64 minutes came the best move of the match ; a ball down the left was chased by the defender and the Tivi player, the attacker winning the duel and putting over a sumptuous cross which was smashed on the volley into the net⚽. The scoreline was complete on 79 minutes as Tivi number 17 forged his way through⚽.

The scoreline says Town were given a sound beating but that paints an incorrect picture ; they were always in the game but their finishing couldn't match that of their hosts. 

Entrance ; £4 concession

Programme ; £2

Drink ; £1.50

Referee ; 9/10

Attendance ; 130 est

Shifnal Town and Walsall Wood share the spoils.

                          ⚽Midland Football League  Premier Division⚽

                         Shifnal Town 3 Walsall Wood 3

Played at The Acoustafoam Stadium

About 15 minutes into this game,my mate Pete said  ' There aint going to be many goals here today '. Pete knows stuff.

Wood could have taken an early lead  when a defender attempting to tap the ball out, saw it rebound of the foot of the post and that was the only telling goal action during a hectic first 35 minutes with plenty of attractive football being played by both sides with the visitors just shading it. Following that misplaced effort Wood took the lead with a well worked goal following some excellent work from their tricky number 8 passing it to their number 17 who curled into the top LH corner⚽. With seconds left to the break the hosts equalised via a bit of 'route one '⚽ . For the neutral, the 100 mph football on show was a brilliant spectacle as the two sides went at it hammer and tongue with the visitors two wide men proving a real handful.

Minutes after the break Wood regained their lead when their number 9 met a corner  perfectly⚽ but Town were not to be denied as again they replied with an equaliser⚽. This enthralling encounter took another twist when the visitors again went ahead⚽ and to all intents that looked like curtains for Town but to their immense credit they again found a leveller with seconds of the match remaining⚽.

An excellent encounter between two very good sides. Wood showed why they are at the top , they really are an excellent team but to be fair most credit has to go to Town for coming back 3 times against such a team.

BTW, I wont be be asking Pete for any future forecasts.

  

Entrance ; £6 concession

Programme ; N/a

Drink ; £1.50

Referee ; 6/10

Crowd ; 120 est

Entertainment value ; 9/10

Dudley Town defeat Wednesfield

                                        ⚽Midland Football League Div 1⚽

                                 Dudley Town 2 Wednesfield 1

Played at Guardian Warehousing Arena

Curious game,this ; a first half of absorbing entertainment followed by a pretty dismal second half.

The hosts got off to a flyer on 8 minutes when the keeper failed to hold onto a speculative effort and the ball was tapped home. They proceeded to boss most of the remaining first-half minutes with the visitors relying mostly counter attacks.

Wednesfield levelled straight after the break from the penalty spot ( the keeper saving the shot but failing to hold and as before,the balled was tapped home).  Their half-time 'chat' must have been something as they were much better than their first-half efforts and were unlucky on a couple of occasions. Dudley gained themselves a second goal on the hour. The game gradually descended into numerous fouls and free-kicks with Dudley regaining control to see out the game for a deserved win.

  

Entrance ; £4 concession

Programme ; £2

Drink ; £1.20 - £1.50

Referee ; 9/10

Entertainment ; 8/10

Tipton Town progress in Birmingham Vase

                                                 ⚽ Birmingham Saturday Vase ⚽

                              Tipton Town 3 Continental Star 1

Played at Tipton Sports Academy

This was a very decent game with Town entertaining their MFLDiv3 visitors. The first quarter was very nip and tuck as both teams enjoyed periods of possession but a youthful looking Town always looked the more likely to score and so it was they who closed the half with a 2-0 lead.

Following the break the hosts continued to appear the more threatening with some fast,flowing moves especially down the left and try as they might,the visitors found an impregnable defensive line blocking their advance. Town added a well-deserved third before Star raised their game for a final push which earned them a penalty, duly despatched, to put a more respectable touch to the scoreline.

 

Entrance ; £3 concession

Programme ; N/a

Drink ; £1.50

Refereee ; 8/10

Entertainment value ; 8/10