Tividale FC

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Midland Football League
Premier Division
Saturday 14th December 2024
Tividale 2-5 Dudley Town

Mistake’s

As much as the endeavour and spirit is there and the constant praise from club’s that have beat us. If we don’t cut out the lapses in concentration and schoolboy errors, we will carry on circling the plug hole of relegation until the inevitable happens.

Two enforced changes were made from the side that came up short against 1874 Northwich 2 weeks ago. With Tom Rann suspended for this game and Ethan Delaney suspended. Luke Postle and Nehemia Zazi replaced them, With both Brandon Mossini and Jevani Robinson also unavailable. Postle was asked to play in the unfamiliar position of left back and skipper Sam Bratt-Wyton switched to right back. Zazi was a straight swap for Delaney.

The visitors were on the front foot from the off and it was a complete onslaught for the first 25 minutes. Tividale keeper Ethan Hawkes can count himself fortunate on 10 minutes when punching away a Lewis Mitchell shot but that went straight to Dudley midfielder Todd Sherwood but he blazed over the bar from 12 yards. Dudley were ahead on 12 minutes when a Matt Funge cross somehow pin balled between Bratt-Wyton and Hawkes and landed at the feet of Dudley striker Ethan Muckley who was left with a simple tap in.

It should have been 2-0 a couple of minutes later when Muckley turned provider with a neat lay off but Jordan Davies shot wide. Then a lovely flick by Funge on 17 minutes sent Muckley through on goal but his shot failed to trouble Hawkes. Davies again had a great chance in the 23^rd minute to get on the score sheet when he was clean through but Harry Higginson got his body in the way of his shot and deflected it for a corner.

Tividale’s first effort on goal came after 25 minutes when a Lewis Derrick cross was headed inches wide by Ryan Piggott. The chance kicked the home side into gear and although not threatening, neither was Dudley. But just as they were looking comfy. Dudley struck again. Funge whipped in a cross on 32 minutes Raheem Akhtar is unable to clear at the front post and Muckley is on hand to hammer the ball into the roof of the net from 6 yards.

On 43 minutes a Dudley player was able to get to the bye line, this time Muckley and his shot fell to an unmarked Funge who steadied himself, looked for all the world that he would hit Dudley’s third but he smacked his shot off the crossbar.

Half Time:- Tividale 0-2 Dudley Town

Tividale were given a lifeline within two minutes of the restart when Zazi was brought down in the penalty area by Dudley defender Jamie Edwards and Jordon Sangha stepped up and beat Dudley keeper Joe Williams from the spot.

Unbelievably Tividale handed the two goal advantage back to the visitors when straight from the kick off Funge steals after Tividale fail to clear and beats Hawkes Williams

Ryan Piggott did well to get between his two markers and get his shot off after 52 minutes and although it beat Williams it lacked the power required and a Dudley defender was able to cover and clear. But on 55 minutes Dudley were 4-1 up when from a ball into the box again Tividale fail to clear and Alex Perry is on hand to sweep the ball home.

Three minutes later and the home side are down to 10 men, when goal scorer Sangha is shown a straight red for a challenge in front of the dug outs. My opinion a foul and yellow yes. Straight red card very harsh.

At this point you felt that Tividale may fall apart here, but no not this irritating lot who proceeded to take the game to the visitors. Aon Mohammed Abbas’s free kick to make it 4-2 on 67 minutes kicked it off. A beautifully flighted strike that had Williams scrambling across his line in vain.

Piggott had a great chance to cut the arrears to one when a Mitchell slip let him in one on one with Williams but the keeper pulled off a great save. Then just as Tividale went down to 9 men with a Bratt-Wyton sin Bin fellow substitute Ezekiel Agyemang was also denied by Williams after a great passing move.

With three minutes to go Dudley were awarded a penalty after a tired looking challenge from Akhtar and Brad Mansell made 5-2 from the spot. Tividale still pressed forward and Piggott was denied a consolation goal when his shot was deflected for a corner in stoppage time.

Full Time:- Tividale 2-5 Dudley Town

Tividale: 1. Ethan Hawkes, 2. Sam Bratt-Wyton, 3. Luke Postle (15. Aon Mohammed Abbas 65), 4. Jordon Sangha, 5. Raheem Akhtar, 6. Harry Higginson, 7. Tom Cottam (14. Ezekiel Agyemang 65), 8. Eddie Rann, 9. Ryan Piggott, 10. Lewis Derrick (16 Jason Wood) 76), 11.Nehemia Zazi

Unused Subs: 12. Callum Lloyd, 17. Alfie Higgs