SHIFNAL TOWN 4 UTTOXETER TOWN 0 Midland Football League, Premier Division Monday 27 December 2021

 SHIFNAL TOWN 4  UTTOXETER TOWN 0 

Midland Football League, Premier Division

Monday 27 December 2021

 

A much-improved display from Shifnal saw them ease to a comfortable victory against a workmanlike Uttoxeter side. The visitors settled into the game first, as the hosts repeatedly gave the ball away, but they were unable to create many worthwhile chances. The only effort on target from Uttoxeter came after 16 minutes from a long-range effort by James Curley which was straight at John Brown. The hosts gained some rhythm as the half progressed and could have opened the scoring in the 35th minute, when Tom Hill’s ball inside fell to Keanu Cooper, who chose to lay the ball off rather than shoot. 2 minutes later, Shifnal were ahead following some excellent work by Matthew Barnes-Homer on the right. He crossed low into the six-yard box, where a defender deflected the ball to COOPER, who this time made no mistake, driving into the bottom corner of the net from 15 yards.

 

Shifnal stepped up a gear after the break, and it came as little surprise when they extended their lead on 53 minutes. From a corner on the left, HILL beat Jack Tolley with a bullet-header. Hill came close again after 71 minutes after being played in by Liam Palmer, but Tolley saved his 12-yard shot at full stretch. It was 3-0 in the 75th minute, when the hosts broke quickly, HILL netting in off the far post from 20 yards. Debutant Brandon Tanomjit set up Barnes-Homer after 85 minutes, with the visitors’ defence appealing for offside, but he dinked his shot wide of the post from the edge of the penalty area. Substitute CALLUM GRAYBROOK rounded off the scoring a minute into stoppage time, when he made a fine run down the left, played a one-two, then drove inside the far post from an acute angle.

 

 

SHIFNAL: John Brown, Sam Griffiths, James Bloor, Brandon Tanomjit, Connor Hughes, Sean Jones, Reece Taylor (Callum Graybrook 68mins), Liam Palmer, Tom Hill (Dave Easthope 79mins), Matthew Barnes-Homer, Keanu Cooper (Rune Corinaldi 73mins).

Subs not used: Andre Robinson; Dan Churm.

 

UTTOXETER: Jack Tolley, Tom Thorley, James Curley, Doug Price, Reuben Kenny, Ollie Ritchie, Craig Gwinfield (Harry Griffiths 73mins), Nigel Dawkins, Kyle Esplin, Paul Hughes (Leo Emery 68mins), Ross Haig (Ethan Bloor Jones 54mins).

Sub not used: Pete Martin.

 

Attendance: 137.

Referee:  Michael Day (Shrewsbury).

 

Assistant referees: Peter Woodfield (Rugeley).

                               Rebecca Scott-Mullen (Stafford).

 

 Shifnal Star Man: Tom Hill.                 




 

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