Dudley Town in command

                                     ⚽ Midland Football League  Div 1⚽

Dudley Town 4  Ashby Ivanhoe 0

Played at Aspray Arena

Town started this game at breakneck speed and the visitors didn't know what had hit them. The scoring opened in the 6th minute as Danks put the home side ahead. Within two minutes they had a second scored by Lawley and the visitors were struggling to construct anything positive such was the hosts dominance and on 17 minutes things got a whole lot worse as Towns' number 11(?) despatched  a third.

By the half-hour the visitors were beginning to see a bit more possession but without really testing the keeper.

The second half was really just a reprise of the first with Ashby doing their best but with no end result and it was no surprise when Town added a fourth via number 16 Harry Crook, albeit from a misjudged back-pass.

Ashby can have no complaints about the result as on  the day Town were the better side.

An excellent game for the neutral.

MOTM Dudley town ; Number 6

MOTM Ashby Ivanhoe ; Number 17

Entrance ; £3 concession

Programme ; £2

Drink ; £1

Referee ; 9/10

Crowd ; 80 est

Entertainment value ; 9/10

Team Dudley well worth their win.

                              ⚽ West Midlands Regional League Div 1⚽

Tipton Town 2 Team Dudley 4

Played at Tipton Sports Academy

This was definitely a game of two halves, given the visitors were two goals to the good inside the first 25 minutes. Town were second-best for a large part of the first half as the visitors were in their face and preventing them from playing anything constructive. The effort was certainly there but was let down by no positive end result ; that is until just before the break when a fairly innocuous looking cross from the left was controlled on the volley with his right and smashed home with his left by HarryClifton. A 'Worldy' indeed !

Town were a different side at start of the second half and were unlucky on a couple of occasions but Dudley weathered the storm and added a further two goals which seemed to settle the issue until substitute Nataniel D'Jalo netted a fine solo effort.

Town couldn't really complain as on the day they were beaten by the better side.

There was quite a few 16 year olds playing today, all acquitting themselves admirably. 

MOTM Tipton Town Number 10

MOTM Team Dudley Number 7

Entrance ; £3 concession

Drink ; £1.50

Crowd ; 50 est

Referee ; 9/10

Entertainment value ; 8/10

Old Wulfrunians show how its done

                          ⚽ West Midlands Regional League  Div 1⚽

Old Wulfrunians 4  Allscott Heath 0

Played at Bilbrook Juniors FC

The visitors had two opportunities to take the lead within the first few minutes ; both were missed and the inevitable happened - the hosts scored on five minutes. Allscott were having the majority of possession without having anything to show for it, the reasons being twofold, decent defending and once again, fluffed chances. Wulfrunians showed them how to do it on 25 minutes with a real 'daisy cutter' and again ten minutes later with a ball over the high press from the visitors and the hosts number 11 did extremely well to beat the defender and round the keeper to score. Five minutes later they added a fourth which was probably the best constructed goal of the match ; number 3 sent a nice pass for 11 to run onto, he kept going, beating the defender (who complained the ball had crossed the line), passed into the centre where it was duly despatched. 

The visitors came out for the second half with renewed vigour, had lots of possession but try as they might, they were unable to breach the home defence due to poor finishing and an excellent display from the home keeper who twice denied a goal when in a 'one on one situation' .

So, commiserations to the visitors who probably would have scored a few on another day but credit to the home side who took their chances.

MOTM  Old Wulfs ; Keeper

MOTM Allscott ; Number 4

Entrance ; £2 concession

Programme ; N/a

Drink ; £1

Referee ; 9/10

Entertainment value ; 8/10