TIVIDALE VS SHIFNAL TOWN Midland Football League, Premier Division Saturday 22 January 2022

 


TIVIDALE 1  SHIFNAL TOWN 0 

Midland Football League, Premier Division

Saturday 22 January 2022

 

The Beeches has never been one of Shifnal’s happier hunting grounds, and today proved to be no different. In fairness to the hosts, they just about deserved their victory, but they had to work very hard for it. Facing the not insignificant slope, the Shifnal defence put in a sterling performance to keep a clean sheet at half-time. The lively Elliott Hartley caused all sorts of problems on the Shifnal left, and only some excellent goal-keeping by George Scott and some profligate finishing denied him. He should have scored after just 3 minutes when he arrived late at the far post to a ball in from the left, but he blazed over from close range. It was not all one-way traffic, and home keeper Peter Hawk was called upon to make a fine save in the 10th minute to keep out Brandon Tanomjit’s 20-yard strike. Hartley was through on the Town goal on 15 minutes, but Scott saved superbly at his feet. A minute later, Hartley’s 18-yard volley was equalled by a flying save from Scott to turn the ball over the crossbar. Midway through the half, Hartley was again played through, but he dragged his shot wide from 20 yards. Liam Palmer set up Callum Graybrook for the visitors in the 34th minute, but his shot from just outside the penalty area was a yard too high.

 

The second half was very different, and Andre Brown broke swiftly on the right after 46 minutes, but his low drive was saved at the near post by Hawk. The hosts came close on 53 minutes, when Darragh Bustin’s fierce angled drive came back off the angle of post and crossbar. Town continued to have more of the play, and Matthew Barnes-Homer set up Graybrook in the 63rd minute, but Hawk saved well from his shot from the edge of the penalty area. Jason Wood burst through for the hosts on 72 minutes, but his well-struck 25-yard shot was narrowly wide. The only goal of the game came after 82 minutes, when the visitors’ defence were all at sea from a Brad Welding free-kick, allowing HARTLEY to slam home the loose ball from 12 yards. Shifnal had a glorious chance to grab an equaliser a minute before the end, but substitute Josh Hesson blasted over the crossbar from 15 yards.

 

 

TIVIDALE: Peter Hawk, Tom Hurdman, Brad Welding, Luke Carter, Dan Bryson, Matt Hunt, Darragh Bustin, Curtis Cocking, Ethan Muckley (Dan Smith 72mins), Jason Wood, Elliott Hartley.

Subs not used: Cameron Milne; Lewis McPike; Hayden Reeves; Joseph Burroughs.

 

 

SHIFNAL: George Scott, Sam Griffiths, Matt Jones (James Bloor 72mins), Jack Fishman (Josh Hesson 67mins),  Connor Hughes, Sean Jones, Brandon Tanomjit, Liam Palmer, Andre Brown, Matthew Barnes-Homer, Callum Graybrook (Dave Easthope 85mins).

Subs not used: Reece Taylor; Sheridan Martinez.

 

 

Attendance: 36.

Referee:  David Hinton.

 

Assistant referees: Alex Richard, Keith Hackett.

 

 Shifnal Star Man: George Scott.                  






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