West Midlands Regional League Premier Division
Shifnal Town 3 Smethwick 2 (click on each team for their Wickipedia page)
Shifnal took their chance to climb the table with this result.With a 2-0 half-time lead,it seemed Town were destined for three points but this game was anything but clear-cut.Granted, Town just about deserved to be in front at the break but the neutral(includes us) could take the other view and say the visitors didn't deserve to be losing.Indeed,for long periods of the first half Smethwick were in the ascendency but lacked the killer touch.
Whatever was said in the visitors dressing-room at half-time....it worked ! Smethwick seemed to take the game by the scruff of the neck and before too long they were level albeit due to two goalkeeping errors but it was no less than they deserved for their efforts.That appeared to be it until a delicious cross was controlled and lobbed over the visiting keeper.
This was a tremendous game for the neutral.Prior to this match,I watched the Liverpool/ManU game which was absolute dross so we say thank you to both teams for entertaining us.
Entrance ; £1 concession
Programme ; £1
Drink ; £1 Coffee ****
Crowd ; 40 est
Referee ; 7/10
Entertainment value ; 9/10
Non League dogs ; Didn't see any
West Midlands Regional League Division 1
The Cottage Ground,Wednesfield
Willenhall Town 0 Tipton Town 3 (click on each team for their Wikipedia page)
Following a few hiccups of late,the visitors got themselves back into winning ways with this emphatic victory over their near neighbours. The hosts got off to a bright enough start but Tipton were soon into their stride and on 12 minutes,took the lead with a simple tap-in. Willenhall saw plenty of the ball but their game seemed hurried and urgent and they created hardly any worthwhile chances whereas the visitors,with their measured passing game saw numerous efforts either saved or fizzed wide.As the match progressed it became more evident there was only going to be one result and the visitors confirmed this by adding two more goals.
Willenhall could not be faulted on effort but on the day Tipton were the better team.
Special Mentions :
Willenhall Town ; Number 5
Tipton Town ; Number 10
The catering lady ; believe it or not we were asked if we wanted croutons on our soup ! Hows that for superior service ?
Entrance ; £1 concession
Programme ; N/a
Drink ; £1. Coffee ***
Crowd ; 40 est
Referee ; 8/10
Entertainment value ; 8/10
West Midlands Regional League Division 1
Gornal Athletic 6 Wyrley 2(click on the teams for wiki or twitter page link)
Anyone watching MOTD tonight will not see the two sublime moments we witnessed.Indeed,for a few seconds it was as though we'd been transported to the Nou camp or the Bernabeu as Cox danced his way (a la Messi 👏👏)through the visitors' defence to score a peach of a goal! Not to be outdone,following the interval,the visitors No 16 pulled off a similar feat,beating a couple of players,creating a space and planting the ball in the roof of the net.
Athletic gained only their second win of the season with this emphatic result over strugglers Wyrley. It was,in a way, a strange sort of game with Gornal dominating long stretches of play,Wyrley unable to get any sort of momentum going and the hosts threatening to run away with the game with a double figure score and yet,there was a period following half-time when the visitors upped their game,pulled a goal back to make it 4-2 and came close to getting a third.That would have been interesting to say the least.However,Gornal were not to be outdone and bagged the points with an impressive display.
Special Mention ; Gornal Athletic ; Number 7 Cox
Wyrley Number 16(?)
Entrance ; £2
Programme ; £1
Drink ; £1 *** Not a good coffee but certainly not a bad one!
Crowd ; 45 est
Referee ; 7/10
Dogs ; 0
Entertainment value ; 7/10
West Midlands Regional League Division 1
Tipton Town 0 Old Wulfrunians 1
This was a game of few chances.The visitors,it has to be said,were the the better side for most of the match. Towns best spell was early in the game but even then they found a resolute visitors' defence.On twenty minutes Town were awarded a penalty which was saved superbly
Apart from the occasional foray that was about the sum total of Tiptons' threat.The visitors,on the other hand always seemed to find an opening and it was no surprise when they took the lead on 75 minutes with a very well-worked goal.They also hit the post and the crossbar as well as forcing the home keeper into at least three brilliant saves.
This was probably just a 'bad day at the office' for Town.For Wulfrunians,praise indeed for a thoroughly well-deserved win.
Special mentions ; Tipton Town - No 5
Old Wulfrunians - No 7
Entrance ; £3 concession
Programme ; n/a
Drink ; £1 Star value ; *** Pretty good
Referee ; 6/10
Crowd ' 40 est
