Tividale FC

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Midland Football League
Premier Division
Tuesday 13th August 2024
Tividale 1-0 Romulus

Tividale off the Mark

Although the weekends game ended in defeat against one of the title favourites. Phil and his management team were far from disappointed with the effort that the lads put in and they were rewarded with a home win three days later.

Tividale went into the game with a couple of changes. Matt Holland replaced the unavailable Mohammed Sahil Sajad and Mario Mendez came in for Aon Mohammed Abbas.

The first 20 minutes were fairly uneventful with the home having the majority of the possession but without causing the Romulus defence any real problems. Yet it was the visitors who had the first real chance when Max McNulty seemed to be taken by surprise when the ball fell at his feet in the 21st minute but he stabbed the ball wide from 8 yards. Four minutes later and Romulus were in again. This time a under hit back pass from Holland left keeper Ethan Hawkes stranded with Reece Nunn one on one with him but he blocked the forwards shot and cleared.

Romulus were now right into the game and again should have done better on the half hour when Jeval Thompson-McKenzie shot wide and then on 41 minutes after a mazy run from Zak Mackenzie he tried to play in McNulty but the pass was wayward. A minute later, Mackenzie pounced on another poor Tividale defensive pass but again Hawkes was alert to the danger and foiled the attacker with a great tackle and cleared the ball.

Half Time: Tividale 0-0 Romulus

Romulus started the half as they ended the first creating the better of the chances the best being McNulty heading against the bar from a corner after a couple of minutes of the half. It was 55 minutes before Tividale threatened again when a neat Mendez pass found Alfie Higgs but his shot was deflected wide.

It was now Tividale’s turn to go on the front foot and on the hour, Higgs had a glorious chance but he put his shot wide. On 63 minutes came the move of the game. Tremendous one touch passing between Higgs, Michael Agyemang and Ryan Piggott, but the Piggott lifted his shot over the bar.

While Tividale were on top it felt that they had to score as the game may swing again in the visitors favour and on 67 minutes they obliged. A Jordan Sangha corner was cleared back out to him. This time he whipped the ball across the face of the goal and there was Higgs to head home giving his name sake, keeper Jack Higgs no chance. Ethan Delaney tried an audacious effort on 72 minutes from a good 40 yards in an attempt to catch the keeper off his line  but it went wide and then in injury time Brandon Mossini hit a screamer that rattled the bar.

Tividale saw out the final few minutes with good game management and in the end, it was a very good win.

Full Time: Tividale 1-0 Romulus

Tividale:- 1. Ethan Hawkes, 2. Tom Rann (12. Brandon Mossini 75), 3. Sam Bratt-Wyton, 4. Jordan Sangha 5. Matt Holland, 6. Harry Higginson, 7. Ethan Delaney, 8. Eddie Rann (16. Vishav Kumar 88), 9. Ryan Piggott , 10. Alfie Higgs, 11. Mario Mendez (14. Michael Agyemang 63)

Unused Subs:- 15. Aon Mohammed Abbas, 17. Lewis Derrick