BEWDLEY TOWN 3 SHIFNAL TOWN 8 Midland Football League, Premier Division Tuesday 9 November 2021

 BEWDLEY TOWN 3  SHIFNAL TOWN 8

Midland Football League, Premier Division

Tuesday 9 November 2021

 

A topsy-turvy game if ever there was one, as Town raced into an early 3-goal lead, only to allow the hosts to pull back to 3-2 (not for the first time this season). A few harsh words in the dressing-room at half-time then ensured that the lead was rarely threatened in the second period, although Bewdley, to their credit, never gave up. After Harry Cunningham had gone close early on, the visitors took the lead from a corner in the 11th minute, Rees Wedderburn’s kick being headed home at the far post by the unmarked LEWIS RILEY-STEWART. A minute later, the same player almost netted for the hosts as he deflected a left-wing cross, George Scott making a fine save. James Bennett-Tindall then had a couple of chances to extend Town’s lead, first heading straight at the keeper from Jay Holdcroft’s cross, then seeing his floated effort come back off the inside of the post following good work by Cunningham. The second goal came after 23 minutes as Jake Webb and Wedderburn combined on the right, Webb’s low cross being tapped in at the far post by HOLDCROFT. 3 minutes later, Bennett-Tindall made a good run down the right, and his low cross gave HOLDCROFT another tap-in. The visitors eased off with the game seemingly won, and were made to pay as Bewdley grabbed two goals in 3 minutes to get right back into the game. A swift break in the 38th minute caught the visitors’ defence napping, and DYLAN HART lashed the ball home from 10 yards. Then on 41 minutes, HART again broke – despite looking to be several yard offside – and rounded Scott before tapping into an empty net. Vociferous penalty appeals by Shifnal on the stroke of half-time saw Riley-Stewart sin-binned for the first 10 minutes of the second half.

 

Shifnal started the second period with all ten men behind the ball until Riley-Stewart reappeared, but then normal service was resumed. A fine ball over the top on 57 minutes picked out CUNNINGHAM flying down the left, and he calmly beat Joe Sidaway with an angled shot. 2 minutes later, a cross from the left was played inside for WEDDERBURN, who fired into the corner of the net from 20 yards. An unfortunate error by Scott gifted SAM LESTER a third goal for the hosts in the 63rd minute, giving them a glimmer of hope, but Shifnal ensured that they were not allowed to build on this. A one-two between substitute Tom Hill and Wedderburn after 72 minutes opened up the home defence again, and Wedderburn’s low cross was tapped in by HILL. Shifnal’s seventh goal came on 84 minutes when HILL outpaced the home defence and chipped over Sidaway from 10 yards. A minute later, Hill should have notched his hat-trick as he was played through again, but the ball bobbled as he chipped the keeper again, and it came back off the crossbar. 2 minutes further on, substitute Kyle Montague’s cross from the left was too high, but Webb retrieved the ball and played inside for WEDDERBURN to fire home from 15 yards.

 

BEWDLEY: Joe Sidaway, Dan Hadley, Ollie Mulders, Ryan Grosvenor, Dan Flowers, Jordan Graham, Kyle Belmonte, Simon Rudd (Adam Beardsmore 68mins), Josh Carpenter (Luke Morris 68mins), Dylan Hart, Sam Lester.

Subs not used: Tom Smith; Jack Knott; Joe Stockton.

 

Cautions: Rudd (32mins); Grosvenor (68mins).

 

SHIFNAL: George Scott, Jake Webb, Jordan Jones, Kieron Northwood, Connor Hughes, Lewis Riley-Stewart, James Bennett-Tindall (Keefe Williams 69mins), Brad Sharman, Jay Holdcroft (Tom Hill 61mins), Rees Wedderburn, Harry Cunningham (Kyle Montague 71mins).

Sub not used: Angelo Franco.

 

Sin bin: Riley-Stewart (45mins).

 

Attendance: 126.

 

Referee:  Mark Billingham.

Assistant referees: John Roskelly.

                               Lloyd Bell.

 

 Shifnal Star Man: Rees Wedderburn.

                  



 

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