HAUGHMOND VS SHIFNAL TOWN Midland Football League, Premier Division Tuesday 14 September 2021

 HAUGHMOND 0  SHIFNAL TOWN 1

Midland Football League, Premier Division

Tuesday 14 September 2021

 

This was a scrappy game, as the home side sought to tighten up at the back in order to start to move away from the wrong end of the league table. Consequently, little was seen of the Mond as an attacking force, with the Shifnal keeper having very little to do. The visitors could have taken the lead after 17 minutes, when a mis-kick by the home keeper fell to Keanu Cooper, but his first-time shot was blocked by a defender. Another deflection denied Harry Cunningham in the 24th minute, following a fine run down the right and a fierce shot from 20 yards. Cooper had another chance on 29 minutes, his header from Jake Webb’s corner being too close to Jones. The only goal of the game came after 38 minutes, when a corner was only half-cleared. Cunningham crossed to the far post, where Jay Holdcroft headed back across goal for TOM HILL to head home from close range.

 

2 minutes into the second period, Hill was inches away from Keefe Williams’ cross with a diving header. A similar move on 71 minutes saw Cunningham’s header from Webb’s cross wide of the mark. It looked odds on a second goal in the 76th minute, when substitutes Angelo Franco and Kyle Montague combined on the right, but Jones made a fine point-blank save from Cunningham as he met the latter’s cross. Haughmond had Finn Sampson sent off 2 minutes from time, for denying Montague a goal-scoring opportunity. The referee turned down appeals from the home side shortly afterwards for a penalty when Scott Ryan went down in the penalty area, before Cunningham’s stinging drive was well saved by Jones.

 

HAUGHMOND: Sam Jones, Toby Pegge, Matt Fletcher, Jordan Broome (Jacob Welch 86mins), Finn Sampson, Leigh Brindley, Sam Yeardley, Steve Nicholson, Scott Ryan, Jack Briscoe (Tom Cutler 79mins), Josef Pratt.

Subs not used: Calum Bennett; Ross Bebb; Louis Irvine.

 

Caution: Nicholson (42mins).

 

Sending-off: Sampson (88mins).

 

SHIFNAL: George Scott, Keefe Williams, Jordan Jones, Jordan Uppal, Brandon Taylor, Kieron Northwood (Angelo Franco 71mins), Keanu Cooper, Harry Cunningham, Tom Hill (Kyle Montague 65mins), Jay Holdcroft, Jake Webb (Kyle Pearson 89mins).

Sub not used: Brad Smith.

 

Cautions: Northwood (33mins); Hill (62mins).

 

 

Attendance: 121.

 

 

Referee:  Sam Clark (Cannock).

 

Assistant referees: Gareth Kibby (Telford).

                               Michael Myatt (Telford).

 

 Shifnal Star Man: Jordan Uppal.

                  



 

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