Competition: Walsall Senior Cup

Wolverhampton Casuals vs Tividale

Walsall Senior Cup

Round One
Tuesday 30th November 2021
Wolverhampton Casuals 1-3 Tividale

The Colour Purple

Somehow this season every time we played in our all claret away kit, we have lost. Even when we played in it at home (this was to give our sponsors the chance to see it under The Beeches lights) we still lost then on penalties. It even got us thinking that the kit was a curse. But tonight, we laid that one to rest.

Before kick off an impeccable minutes silence was observed for the Darlaston Town 1874 and ex Tividale player Leon Taylor who tragically died at the age of 36 last week.

With the game against Bewdley postponed on Saturday afternoon due to a waterlogged pitch. It gave boss Dave King the chance to get a few more of his squad fit enough to play some part in this game. Back came Elliott Hartley and Adam Garmson for the rested Brad Welding and Eshan Greer. With new signing Jake Bram and the returning Joe Burroughs on the bench.

Tividale started the better and could have gone ahead in the second minute when a Darragh Bustin shot after some neat interplay between him and Garmson failed to really trouble Casual’s keeper Joe Williams. Romehl Seraton had Casuals first effort after 5 minutes, but Tividale keeper Peter Hawk had no problem in dealing with it.

Tividale were the more attacking side in the early exchanges and again a neat passing move in the 13th minute, this time between Hartley and Garmson set up Jason Woods for an effort that he could not keep on target. Garmson then saw his 18th minute shot saved by Williams and two minutes later he was through again from a quick throw, but this time failed to hit the target.

As in the home encounter 10 days ago Casuals were always dangerous when they were in possession and Josh Parker should have tested Hawk on 28 minutes but fired well wide. Garmson completed his hat trick of missed chances in the 30th minute when he was again put through by Bustin but again Williams would not be beaten. In the 40th minute Curtis Cocking then released Hartley into a one-on-one position with Williams, but the full back’s first touch was too heavy, and the keeper was able to get to the ball.

Tividale finished the half with one last effort. A Bustin corner was cleared back out to him he played it short to Hartley whose initial shot was cleared back out to Garmson, but his shot was saved by Williams

Half Time: – Wolverhampton Casuals 0-0 Tividale

The deadlock was broken in the 50th minute of the game when Garmson out in a wide right position sent a superb pass with the outside of his left boot behind the Casuals defence to an unmarked Hartley cutting in from the left wing and the full back just rolled the ball back past Williams and into the bottom left-hand corner of his net. Casuals hit back 5 minutes later when Tividale failed to clear a Reis Mahey corner and Anthony Smith provided the touch that looped the ball over Hawk and into the back of the net.

Casuals had a great chance to turn the game on its head two minutes later, but Hawk did well to turn a Smith shot away for a corner. Casuals were now having their best sustained spell of the game and Parker again lashed his effort wide in 63rd minute before and possibly against the run of play in that 10-minute spell, Tividale regained their lead in the 67th minute with again Garmson the provider finding Bustin who’s shot beat Williams.

Tividale made all their three substitutions in an 8-minute spell either side of their second goal and one of them Cameron Milne had two great chances in the 77th minute. The first cannoning back to him off a Casuals defender and he put the rebound wide. Another substitute Ethan Muckley found Bustin with a great cross in the 80th minute but the forward headed over.

While the game stayed at 2-1 Casuals were always in with a chance to send the tie into penalties and their forward James Thompson could have done that in the 81st minute but again he shot wide. Then Hawk provided an excellent save on 90 minutes. The game was finally put to bed in the 92nd minute when Milne finished off a lovely move from 6 yards involving Buckley and Hartley.

Full Time: – Wolverhampton Casuals 1-3 Tividale

1. Peter Hawk, 2. Tom Hurdman, 3. Elliott Hartley, 4. Luke Carter, 5. Dan Bryson, 6. Matt Hunt, 7. Lewis McPike (17. Jake Bram 63), 8. Jason Wood (12. Cameron Milne 71), 9. Adam Garmson (14. Ethan Muckley 71), 10. Darragh Bustin, 11. Curtis Cocking

Unused Subs: – 15. Joseph Burroughs 16. Dan Greatrex

Tividale
2Private: Tom Hurdman Defender
4Private: Luke Carter Midfielder
6Private: Matthew Hunt Defender
7Private: Darragh Bustin Midfielder
10Private: Lewis McPike 28 Forward
11Private: Elliott Hartley Midfielder
12Private: Daniel Bryson Defender
13Private: Peter Hawk Goalkeeper
15Private: Cameron Milne 24 Midfielder
20Private: Curtis Cocking Midfielder
23Private: Adam Garmson 24 Forward
24Private: Ethan Muckley 23 Forward
24Private: Jason Wood 15 Midfielder
25Private: Daniel Greatrex Midfielder
27Private: Joseph Burroughs Defender
28Private: Jake Bram 10 Defender
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Rushall Olympic vs Tividale

Walsall Senior Cup
Round Two
Tuesday 3rd December 2019
Rushall Olympic 3-1 Tividale

It has been a tough few weeks for the lad’s with us not being able to get even one game a fortnight in. So on the back of that, this performance against a very good step 3 should put us in good stead.

Apart from  Freddie Watts, Tyree Clarke and Jake Webb all unavailable, Manager Dave King had a full strength squad to select from. He went for a 4-3-3 line up with Curtis Cocking making his first start since limping off against Lye Town on August Bank Holiday Monday.

It was a difficult start for Tividale as Rushall were soon in their stride with some neat interchanging of passes and they created the first decent chance after just 2 minutes but Tividale keeper Louis Connor gathered Jon Letchford’s shot. On 10 minutes the powerful Levi Rowley showed a brilliant piece of finesse when curling a beauty just wide of Connor’s right hand post and 10 minutes later he had another chance that just cleared the bar.

Tividale were now slowly getting into the game and had a couple of decent chances themselves through Darragh Bustin and Dan Smith before Connor saved again from Retford on the half hour. The reprieve meant that the visitors could springboard into attack and from a 32nd minute long ball, Smith’s flick on found Bustin and he calmly lobbed Rushall keeper Jonathon Flatt. Smith then saw his shot blocked on the line and a Brad Welding effort was well saved as Tividale looked for a second but Rushall held firm and on 42 minutes they were level. From what looked like a comfortable position on the halfway line, Tividale give the ball away and within two passes the ball is bundled into the Tividale net by Danny Waldron to make the scores level at half time.

Half Time:- Rushall Olympic 1-1 Tividale

Tividale had a great chance to go back into the lead at the beginning of the first half but failed to hit the target. On the hour Rushall went ahead when Letchford showed great strength in holding off the challenge of Matt Hunt and sliding the ball past Connor and into the back of the net. 5 minutes later and Tividale were close to drawing level in unexpected circumstances, when Dan Smith charged down a Flatt clearance but the ball just bounced wide. 7 minutes later and it was 3-1. A long throw was flicked on at the near post and Letchford reacted first and nodded the ball home from a yard out.

Tividale now had to go for broke and with 10 minutes to go a great spell of play ended with Welding heading over a Tom Hurdman cross. Then Liam Wilkinson had two good chances within a minute. The first under pressure he steered the ball over the bar from 5 yards out, then he fired a rasping drive that just cleared Flatt’s bar. It was Letchford who had the last chance of the game and his chance of an hattrick when he powered in on the Tividale goal but Jacob Barnes forced him wide and his shot could only find the side netting.

So in the end it was Rushall that on the balance of play deserved their win but Tividale can be pleased with their effort and their part in a tremendous cup tie.

Full Time:- Rushall Olympic 3-1 Tividale

Tividale:- 1. Louis Connor, 2. Joe Burroughs (15. Tom Hurdman 71), 3. Lewis Probert ||(12. Dan Bryson 70), 4. Jacob Barnes, 5. Lue Carter, 6. Matt Hunt 7. Darragh Bustin, 8. Liam Wilkinson, 9. Dan Smith, 10.Brad Welding, 11.Curtis Cocking (16. Cameron Milne 71)

Unused Subs:- 14. Lee Smith

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Rocester vs Tividale

Walsall Senior Cup
Round One
Tuesday 8th October 2019
Rocester 0-1 Tividale

This game could have been over in the first 15 minutes as Tividale led after 2 and then missed 3 great chances to go 4-0 up. Instead Rocester were allowed to grow into the game and in the end wiil feel they deserved at least penalties.

A trip up to Rocester on a Tuesday night was not going to be fun logistics wise but games like this are the reason we are involved at this level. With the kick off at 7:45pm, we had 6 players at 7:05pm and 14 at 7:20pm. With a shortened warm up we were still ready to go on time.

With Lewis Probert, Liam Wilkinson, Tyree Clarke and Richard Hanson unavailable and Brad Welding injured. Boss Dave King had to shuffle personnel and formation. He reverted back to three centre backs in a 5,3,2 formation with starting debuts for Cameron Milne and Kyle Bramley plus to bolster the midfield, the return of Lee Smith re-signed 24 hours earlier.after his spell at Wolves Sporting

Tividale got of to a dream start when Darragh Bustin intercepted a poor Rocester pass, sent Dan Smith away with a pass that split the home defence wide open and one on one with home keeper and the striker gave keeper Kallum Whale no chance with a fine finish. Four minutes later and the visitors has a great chance to make it 2-0. Again Bustin’s ball over the top landed beautifully for Bramley, who in turn tried to chip the keeper but he put to much on it and it cleared keeper and the crossbar. Lee Smith then headed a Bustin corner wide.

Despite Tividale dominating the play the facts were that they were only a goal ahead and on 11 minutes a Tom Hurdman mistake allowed Macauley Rowe in but he put his shot wide. Milne and Dan Smith worked an opening between them in the 13th minute culminating in a Smith shot that Rowe collected at the 2nd attempt. Milne then released Bramley in the 16th minute but his shot was well saved by Rowe. Hunt also had a header well saved by Rowe.

After the mad start to the game it had to calm down and that it did with Rocester getting back into the game and their defence dealing quite comfortably with the Tividale attacks.

Half Time:- Rocester 0-1 Tividale

Rocester’s Elisio Francisco had the only decent chance of the second period but Tividale keeper Louis Connor got down and turned it around the post. With 15 minutes to go a Barnes header from a Bustin corner was well saved by Rowe.

For the remainder of the game Rocester gave as good as they got but just never were able to put enough pressure on a Tividale side who were never pushed to step up a gear.

Tividale:- 1. Louis Connor, 2. Tom Hurdman, 3. Darragh Bustin, 4. Dan Bryson, 5. Jacob Barnes, 6. Matt Hunt (15. Freddie Watts 81), 7. Kyle Bramley, 8. Lee Smith, 9. Dan Smith, 10. Cameron Milne (12. Jake Webb 60), 11. Luke Carter (14. Luke Brookes 81)

Unused Subs:-

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