Tividale FC

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Midland Football League
Premier Division
Saturday 8th March 2025
Tividale 4-3 Studley

A Massive Result

In a game that had everything. The one thing that stuck out a mile, was the new found confidence that meant that when we went behind, we did not allow our heads to drop or feel sorry for ourselves instead we worked our sock’s off and got back into the game.

Once again Phil Rann named the same side and substitutes. There was some sympathy for the lads on the bench but they were all getting various amounts of game time in each game.

Tividale started the game well and pressed the Studley defence into defending in their own 18 yard box  but their best chance came in the 12th minute when a Jordon Sangha cross was put wide by Ezekiel Agyemang. A minute later and unexpectedly Studley were a goal up. A hurried Ethan Hawkes clearance from the edge of his box, fell to MacKenzie Lamb just inside the Tividale half. He looked up, saw Hawke way off his line and calmly chipped the ball over him and into the back of the net.

Tividale were right back at the visitors and Sangha had a good chance on 16 minutes, but he failed to hit the target. Seven minutes later and Studley stunned the home side again, when from a poor Tividale clearance, the ball fell to MacKenzie on the edge of the box and he rifled the ball into Hawkes bottom right hand corner. Giving the keeper no chance.

Not deterred by the two goal deficit, Tividale continued to take the game to Studley and on 25 minutes Agyemang flashed the ball across the Studley 6 yard box but Jason Wood was unable to steer the ball on target and he shot wide. On 27 minutes the home side were back in it when  Ethan Delaney took on Studley defender Taz Chibaya and was brought down in the penalty area by the full back. Agyemang stepped up and sent keeper Matt Horton the wrong way.

A 29th minute Sangha corner was met by centre back Matt Holland but his shot was too close to Horton who held it comfortably. Two minutes later and Hawkes turned a MacKenzie pile driver around the post denying the midfielder his hattrick.

On 40 minutes the game was level when after a neat one two between Sangha and Alfie Higgs, the former drilled the ball past Horton and inside his near post.

Half Time:- Tividale 2-2 Studley

Tividale again started the half brightly and Horton did well in touching over the bar a 46th minute Sangha shot that was headed for the top corner. Tividale turned the game completely on its head in the 48th minute when Studley defender Harry Lake handled the ball in the area and Agyemang put the ball in the same place as his first penalty and though Horton guessed correctly, he was nowhere near it.

The game now began to open up as both sides were looking to add to their goal tally, Agyemang headed over a Sangha corner on 51 minutes and Horton launched the following goal kick down field to Studley striker Josh Yeboah but his shot was blocked by Hawkes and then the ball rebounded back off Yeboah and out for a goal kick. Yeboah had another chance in the 63rd minute, but this time he blazed over.

A minute later and the home side extended their lead with a 4th. This one was down to Agyemang not giving up, chasing a ball that looked to be going out for a goal kick. Keeping the ball alive and pulling it back from the bye line and Higgs flicked the ball past Horton and into the back of the net.

Tividale were now looking comfortable and should have made it five in the 80th minute when a Ryan Piggott effort came back off the bar, it dropped nicely for Nathan Guest, who unselfishly picked out Lewis Derrick, but he lost all composure and skied his shot.

As the game went into injury time, Tividale defender Callum Lloyd was shown a second yellow card and three minutes into injury time Studley’s Lucas Edmonds cut the deficit to one, leaving a very nervy last couple of minutes but Tividale held on for those important three points.

Full Time:- Tividale 4-3 Studley

Tividale:- 1.Ethan Hawkes, 2. Tom Rann (16. Myles Durham 88), 3. Sam Bratt-Wyton, 4. Jason Wood, 5. Callum Lloyd, 6 Matt Holland, 7. Jordon Sangha, 8. Eddie Rann (15. Lewis Derrick 73), 9. Ezekiel Agyemang (14. Ryan Piggott 72), 10. Alfie Higgs (12. Nathan Guest 70) 11. Ethan Delaney (17. Aon Mohammed Abbas 79

Unused Subs:– None