Wulfrunians and Romulus in an entertaining draw.

                 ⚽ Midland Football League Premier Div⚽

AFC Wulfrunians 1 Romulus 1

Wulfrunians were at Romulus from the off, hitting the woodwork twice within the first 20 minutes but the visitors were in no mood to give anything away and their defending was something to behold. Apart from the odd breakaway, the visitors rarely threatened and it took until 30 + minutes for them to mount anything serious and that amounted to a disallowed goal for handball but that was the spark for them to liven up and for the rest of the half they looked a lot brighter, hitting the bar from a turn and shot from short range, this being their first real goal attempt.

Romulus started the second period as they'd finished the first, on the front foot and it was they who now looked the most likely. That being the case, it was against the run of play, somewhat,that Wulfrunians took the lead on 65 minutes through Barker who, receiving the ball from the left, had as much time as he wanted to score⚽. Both sides were really going for it and something had to give and so it was on 88 minutes the visitors drew level via an own goal which, it has to be said, they deserved⚽.

A real good game for neutral and partisan alike with both teams fully committed.

 

Entrance ; £4 concession

Programme ; £1.50

Drink ; £1.50

Referee ; 7/10

Crowd ; 100 est

Entertainment ; 9/10

Wulfrunians goal feast.

        ⚽Midland Football League  Premier Div⚽

AFC Wulfrunians 6  Bewdley Town 1

The writing looked to be on the wall, for the visitors from the very start as the home side tore into them and the inevitable first goal came in the 10th minute following a goalmouth melee when Wulfrunians Munday smashed the ball home⚽. It wasn't going to improve any time soon and 7 minutes later the hosts added a second, the keeper doing well to parry the first effort but unable to prevent Munday increasing his personal tally⚽. Although under the cosh, the visitors did manage a decent effort on 25 minutes. Munday was unlucky on the half-hour, his hat-trick effort being cleared off the line. The visitors were finding it difficult to mount any sustained pressure and Wulfs added a third around the 40 minute mark, the keeper having no chance when a deflected shot from Digie left him stranded⚽. That was seemingley all the action for the first period until Wulfs were awarded a free kick some 25 yards+ out and Maslen-Jones curled a wonderful shot into the far corner, the keeper tipping the ball onto the post  and into the net⚽. 

The visitors needed to improve on their first half showing ; they did show much more at the start of the second and were rewarded with a goal on 66 minutes from Richards⚽. Alas, it was all to no avail as a couple of minutes later Chilton beat the keeper at the other end⚽. The scoring was completed on 90 minutes when Wulfrunians were awarded a penalty which was duly converted by Bright⚽.

 Wulfrunians were well worth their win although it has to be said the visitors didn't really turn up until the second period where they did threaten for a brief spell

Entrance ; £4 Concession

Prog ; £1.50

Drink ; £1.50

Referee ; 9/10

Attendance ; 90 est

Entertainment ; 8/10

Casuals claim the spoils in a terrific contest.

    25/11/2023                               

               ⚽Midland Football League ⚽

Wolverhampton Casuals 2  Shifnal Town 1

This was something to on a cold afternoon as two good teams went toe to toe with Casuals certainly having the better of the early exchanges but with neither side really threatening a goal. Having said that, the visitors worked their way into the game midway through the first period and it was they who held sway for most of the rest of the first half.

The second period saw the hosts impose themselves  much more and their pressure told in the 64th minute following a rapid counter-attack, with the ensuing shot from Cottam seemingly taking a wicked deflection resulting in the ball trickling over the line⚽. It was no more than they deserved for their no nonsence efforts and they certainly weren't prepared to stand on their laurels as they went in search of the killer goal, but it was Shifnal who claimed the next goal in the 83rd minute when , from a corner on the right Jarman headed in⚽. To all intents and purposes that seemed to be it until, in the 93rd minute Smith unleashed a cracking shot into the top rh corner giving the keeper no chance⚽.

This was a really good game for partisan and neutral spectator alike, played at a fast pace with some thundering (but fair) challenges going in. The visitors played their part but can't really have any complaints as Casuals were the better side on the day. 

Entrance ; £5 concession

Programme ; £1

Drink ; £1.50

Referee ; 9/10

Att'ce ; 75 (est)

Entertainment ; 9/10

 

Tividale progress in F A Vase.

                               ⚽F A Vase⚽

Tividale 2  Shirebrook Town 0

After 20 minutes, there was little to choose between these two save Tividale possibly looking the more threatening in front of goal but neither keeper having been troubled. Shirebrook  repeatedly made headway until the 18 yard box where, time and again things came to an abrupt halt.

Following the break the hosts certainly upped their game and it paid dividends around 65 minutes when Townsend sent a low shot between the post and keeper to put them in the driving seat⚽ whilst the visitors again were guilty of doing all their hard work up to the penalty area and hitting a brick wall(often due to terrific defending by Tivi but also wasting their good work with wayward shots). Tividale, by now were having the bulk of play and increased their lead around 75 minutes when the keeper totally misjudged the bounce of the ball and Townsend was able to head his and Tivi's second into an empty net⚽. The visitors were awarded a late penalty but the keeper did really when, although diving the wrong way he  saved  with his feet.

Tividale were worth their win due to their second half endeavours while Shirebrook although looking a more than capable side seemed to lack a cutting edge where it mattered.

  

Entrance ; £4 concession

Programme ; Sold out

Drink ; From £1.50

Referee ; 3/10

Crowd ; 90 est

Entertainment ; 9/10