Tividale FC

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Midland Football League
Premier Division
Saturday 26th December 2024
Stourport Swifts  0-0 Tividale

Stalemate down by the river.

After conceding 5 goals in our last game, it was great to keep a clean sheet but at the other end our failings were still there as we struggled to find the back of the net even though we created some decent chances.

With it being Boxing Day and the Christmas holiday’s as is the norm there were a lot of players unavailable for this fixture and in the end, there was 5 changes and a number of positional changes as we looked to bounce back to the beating we had against Dudley Town. Out for this game were Jordon Sangha (suspended), Lewis Derrick (unavailable), Ryan Piggott, Nehemia Zazi and Raheem Akhtar rested. In came Tom Rann (from suspension), Jason Wood, Callum Lloyd, Aon Mohammed Abbas, and Ezekiel Agyemang.

With Rann returning at right back, Sam Bratt-Wyton returned to left back and Luke Postle moved back to wide left with Tom Cottam moved into the No 10 role.

Tividale had the better of the start and an Abbas pass found Agyemang on 10 minutes but he fired wide. 8 minutes later Abbas himself saw an effort go wide. Although Stourport had most of the possession they never really threatened until Jim Hanson had a clear chance but his shot on the turn flew narrowly wide.

Matt Harland then linked up well with Chris Knight on 30 minutes for Kobi Love to force a fine save from Tividale keeper Ethan Hawkes turning his shot around the post. 5 minutes later and Swifts were in on goal again Love with a 20 yard effort that shaved the crossbar. Hawkes was in action again soon after, holding on to long range effort from Cameron East, and a fine run from George Baker saw Knight fire his low cross narrowly wide.

As the half ended Postle fired a shot come cross, across the Swifts 6 yard box but no Tividale player could get a touch and at the other end an East cross was headed over by Baker.

Half Time:- Stourport Swifts  0-0 Tividale

In the first attack of the second half on 46 minutes, Knight shot weakly wide when clean through on goal, and then 2 minutes later Hawkes denied Love in a one on one situation. Then Baker drove his right foot effort straight at a grateful Hawkes.

Swifts keeper Dom Richards was called into action after 58 minutes when he touched over the bar a Piggott shot seconds after coming on as a sub. Fellow Tividale sub Brandon Mossini then shot wide in the 74th minute. .

Harry Higginson did well to block a snapshot from Jim Hanson and as the game meandered out to a close Piggott again failed to hit the target with his shot and Hawkes produced another fine save from an Ethan Hanson header following a corner to keep the game goalless.

Full Time:- Stourport Swifts  0-0 Tividale

Tividale: 1. Ethan Hawkes, 2. Tom Rann, 3. Sam Bratt-Wyton, 4. Jason Wood, 5. Callum Lloyd, 6. Harry Higginson, 7. Aon Mohammed Abbas (14. Ryan Piggott 57), 8. Eddie Rann, 9. Ezekiel Agyemang, 10. Tom Cottam (16 Jason Wood) 76), 11.Luke Postle (15. Brandon Mossini 65)

Unused Subs: 12. Raheem Akhtar, 16. Nehemia Zazi