⚽Emirates FA Cup 2023/4⚽
Tividale 1 Rugby Borough 4 Played at Packwood Road
Football returned to Packwood Road for the 2023/4 season,in the guise of Emirates FA Cup, on a cold November afternoon(well, that's what it felt like), this being the initial step on the marathon journey to Wembley in May 2024. Todays visitors, Rugby Borough play in the United Counties League following promotion from the Spartan South Midlands League last season.
The hosts started well, scoring after 4 minutes,only to see it ruled out for o/s. Just minutes later Borough were unlucky with a shot rebounding from the foot of the post....a warning shot of things to come. Tivi took the lead after 17 via Dell⚽ and frankly, that was about as good as it was going to get for the hosts as the visitors got into their stride and basically took control of the game. The equaliser was always on the cards and it came with an almost comical goal with the ball trickling over the line⚽. That was seemingly it prior to the break, but the visitors had other ideas, the ball being crossed from the right, the player just helping it on its way with a little flick sending it looping over the keeper into the back of the net⚽. It wa sno more than they deserved for some enterprising and entertaining play.
The second half was only minutes old when Borough increased their lead with ascreamer from the corh corner of the area, giving the keeper little chance. To be fair to Tivi, they had upped their game and certainly gave it their all but it was never going to be enough against a thoroughly organised, uncompromising defence and if the game was still there to be won, it was definitely lost on 70 minutes as Borough added a fourth following a muddle in the area⚽.
Borough progress to the next round wit a few quid in the bank while Tivi can console themselves by the fact they were beaten by a very good team on the day.
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