Tividale FC

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Midland Football League
Premier Division
Saturday 10th August 2024
Shifnal Town 3-0 Tividale

Tough start to the league campaign

So, time for a new season and a new look Tividale squad now under the leadership of Phil Rann travelled to Shifnal Town for the opening league game of the season.

With Jamie Hunt out injured after limping off with ligament damage in last week’s FA cup defeat at Brocton and Callum Lloyd serving a 3 match ban for his dismissal in the same game. The manager had to make a couple of changes bringing in new signings Jordan Sangha and Harry Higginson. He also dropped young Brandon Mossini to the bench and brought in Ethan Delaney to the starting line-up.

The first chance of the came after 3 minutes when Shifnal were awarded a freekick right on the edge of the box on the left hand side, when Tividale keeper Ethan Hawk was judged to have handled the ball outside of his box. The freekick took a  nick off the wall and the Hawk was able to push it up into the air and then gather it at the second attempt.

Tividale’s first effort came 2 minutes later when Jordan Sangha spotted the Shifnal keeper George Scott off his line and tried his luck from just inside the Shifnal half. It was a good effort which went just over the bar. On 10 minutes a Shifnal through ball put Goodluck Eke in one on one who forced a good save from Hawk. Initially the ball bounced kindly for the forward who with the entire goal in front of him and practically on the goal line somehow managed to put the ball wide of the goal.

Tividale won the ball on the halfway line on 15 minutes a through ball then put Ethan Delaney in on goal but a brilliant challenge from the recovering defender just as he was about to hit the ball ended the attack. 3 minutes later the Shifnal keeper Scott had his clearance blocked the ball was played out to the Tividale’s Delaney who cut inside and hit a weak effort with his left foot which was comfortable for Scott. On 24 minutes Tividale were struggling to clear their lines and the ball broke for a Shifnal midfielder about 35 yards out who hit a powerful shot which was well held by the Hawk. A minute later Tividale had a freekick on the right which was swung into the box and caused complete chaos after a bit of penalty box pinball the ball was eventually cleared for a Tividale throw. Shifnal took the lead on 35 minutes Joe Cuff with a freekick from 25 yards which he bent low around the Tividale wall and into the bottom corner. Shifnal doubled their lead 5 minutes later when an attempted clearance by Mohammed Sahil Sajad bounced off Eke and the spin of the ball was kind to the striker who rolled the ball into an empty net.

Half Time: Shifnal Town 2-0 Tividale

The second half started as the first finished, with Tividale struggling to clear their lines and the ball breaking to Kevin Monteiro who rifled the ball past the Hawk to put Shifnal 3 up on 48 minutes. The game then settled into a rhythm of Shifnal being comfortable and not taking any risks as they didn’t need to, with the visitors huffing and puffing but not getting much to show for it.

The next chance of any note came on 82 minutes when Tividale skipper Samuel Bratt-Wyton hit a dipping effort which went just over the Shifnal bar. 2 minutes later Shifnal played a ball over the top for Joe Cuff to chase he got there first but could get the ball past the onrushing Hawk who came put to meet him who blocked Cuffs attempt to knock the ball past him before clearing the ball up field.

Full Time: Shifnal Town 3-0 Tividale

Plenty of positives for Tividale to take from the game who created a few chances of their own in the first half, they just need to be a bit more decisive in the final third.

Tividale:- 1. Ethan Hawkes, 2. Tom Rann, 3. Sam Bratt-Wyton, 4. Jordan Sangha 5. Mohammed Sahil, 6. Harry Higginson, 7. Ethan Delaney (15. Michael Agyemang 74), 8. Eddie Rann, 9. Ryan Piggott (16. Tyrese Segree ), 10. Alfie Higgs (17. Lewis Derrick 65), 11. Aon Mohammed Abbas (14. Mario Mendez 52).

Unused Subs:- 12. Brandon Mossini.