Midland Football League

Premier Division
Tuesday 13th October 2020
Tividale 7-1 Boldmere St Michaels 

Tivi are Sevsational

These lads have a knack of following a poor performance with a much improved one and so after Saturday’s no show in the FA Vase against Stapenhill. A response was required and expected. And how did they respond

With injuries in defence and midfield Manager Dave King switched Tom Hurdman to a central defender role and brought back Brad Welding into the starting line up at wing back. With Curtis Cocking still out injured Luke Carter and Liam Wilkinson held the midfield holding roles. The inform Lewis McPike dropped into the attacking midfield position with Elliott Hartley rested. New signing Adam Garmson made his first start up front alongside Dan Smith.

Tividale got off to a flyer when after 2 minutes some great work down the Tividale right by Smith and Garmson ended with the latter being brought down in the Boldmere box. We all know this is Tividale and a scored penalty is no gimme. But up stepped Carter and calmly sentkeeper Matthew Coton the wrong way. Tividale were threatening to add to their score and after 12 minutes Garmson and Smith linked up again but Boldmere blocked and cleared.

Boldmere had their first chance on 13 minutes when an Owen Parry header was well saved by Adam Harrison. With Boldmere now causing Tividale problems with a period of pressure, they equalised in the 20th minute. A Stuart Hendrie corner was not cleared by the Tividale defence and Ryan Conlon forced the ball over the line.

Tividale should have been back ahead after 25 minutes when Boldmere keeper Coton thwarted Garmson twice with a double save and 2 minutes later Coton was on hand again to deny Welding. On 32 minutes Tividale took the lead. From a Boldmere corner the ball was cleared to Smith just outside the Tividale area. His first-time pass found Garmson and his ball into the Boldmere box found Smith who had carried on his run who slid the ball home. Boldmere were still in the game at 2-1 down and where unlucky on 38 minutes when a Parry free kick crashed off the cross bar.

Tividale extended their lead on 43 minutes to 3-1 when a McPike free kick was headed home by Joe Hawkins.

As the game went into first half injury time Boldmere full back Jermaine Johnson was yellow carded when he dwelt on the ball on the edge of his box, Smith won the ball off him but Johnson brought him down trying to win the ball back. From the resulting free kick Coton denied McPike with another brilliant save turning the ball out for a corner.

Unfortunately for the visitors the Welding corner in the 47th minute was headed into his own net by Boldmere defender Stephen Palmer to make it 4-1

Half Time: Tividale 4-1 Boldmere St Michaels

Tividale’s Hawkins nearly cancelled out his first half goal when he deflected a shot towards his own net in the 51st minute but Harrison got done to turn the ball away. On 55 minutes any chance that Boldmere had of getting back into the game went when Johnson received his second yellow card for a very poor tackle.

Tividale went 5-1 up in the 65th minute when Smith rolled the ball into McPike and he stroked the ball past Coton. On 67 minutes Boldmere substitute Harry Harris had a chance from 6 yards out but put the ball over the Tividale bar.

Garmson and Smith linked up again on 68 minutes but Smith’s header from Garmson’s cross was comfortably held by Coton.

Tividale won their second penalty of the game on 73 minutes when from a corner Matt Hunt got a nudge in the back and the referee pointed to the spot. Again, Carter stepped up and though Coton guessed the right way the spot kick was into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance 6-1.

In the 83rd minute McPike was put through by a Hartley pass but Coton parried his shot and the ball was cleared. Seconds later Hartley found Welding and his neat lay off into McPike just had too much on it and he could only hit the side netting.

With the Boldmere defence now tiring and Tividale rampant, Smith’s dart into the visiting penalty area on 88 minutes was ended with a poor tackle that was not in the same post code as the ball and gave the referee the easiest decision of the night. With Carter having been substituted, McPike was on spot kick duty and he made it 7-1 as he sent Coton the wrong way.

FullTime: Tividale 7-1 Boldmere St Michaels

The teamsheet for this game can be downloaded HERE

Buildbase FA Vase
2nd Round Qualifier
Saturday 10th October 2020
Tividale 0-2 Stapenhill

 The Swans Glide Through

Tividale’s woeful home form continued with a 5th consecutive league and cup defeat here at The Beeches. This time it was first division Stapenhill who benefitted

Tividale made just the one change from the midweek draw at Racing Club Warwick. The previously injured Luke Carter replacing the injured Curtis Cocking.

Stapenhill were at it from the kick off and showed their intent in the very first minute when from a Jack Humphreys cross Ash Garner’s shot was deflected for a corner. Tividale were struggling to find their feet and the visitors were enjoying the freedom of The Beeches and with better final balls the home side could have been in serious trouble.

In the 7th minute a lovely through ball from Cameron Steele into the path of Humphreys but his shot was comfortably saved by Tividale keeper Adam Harrison.

Tividale’s first effort was in the 11th minute. A great cross from Lewis McPike was met by Dan Smith, but his header came back off the Stapenhill crossbar. 6 minutes later came another Tividale chance when an Elliott Hartley corner was headed back in the danger area by Matt Hunt but Tividale could not get a man on the end of it and Stapenhill cleared.

Stapenhill had another great chance on 20 minutes. A Steele cross was headed wide by Callum Riddell. Then on 34 minutes from a poor Tividale clearance that Riddell latched onto. It took a brilliant block from Tividale defender Jacob Barnes to deny him.

Tividale caused the Stapenhill defence an anxious moment on 40 minutes when a ball into the box was scrambled clear by visiting keeper Ben Gough with Smith bearing down on him.

Half Time: Tividale 0-0 Stapenhill

Apart from a Steele shot that deflected for a corner in the 46th minute the game seemed to meander along until the 66th minute. A Stapenhill free kick from just inside the Tividale half was met by Garner on the edge of the penalty area and his looping header hit the angle to deceive Harrison and drops over the goal line and into the back of the net.

Tividale although they were now showing a sense of urgency, just never put enough pressure on the Stapenhill defence to cause them any real concern. And whilst throwing men forward were always open for the counter attack.

In the closing minutes Tividale had everyone apart from keeper Harrison in the Stapenhill half and twice Riddell broke free. His first effort produced a fine save from Harrison and then he cleared the bar with his second.

With the game deep into injury time Stapenhill arguably made the score line more appropriate to their display. Riddell broke away again, this time playing the ball into Connor Richins and he beat Harrison with his shot to make it 2-0

Full Time: Tividale 0-2 Stapenhill

You can download a copy of this week’s team sheet HERE

Midland Football League
Premier Division
Tuesday 6th October 2020
Racing Club Warwick 1-1 Tividale

 Racers dead heat

Tividale travelled to Racing Club Warwick for the first time in recent history and played their part in an entertaining game against a very good home side.

Dave King made just the one change from Saturdays defeat, swapping Elliott Hartley for Ryan Grosvenor and once again Tividale got off to a flyer.

In just the 3rd minute a Matt Hunt clearance caused the Racer’s defence all sort of problems and Dan Smith latched onto the ball and forced a fine save from Racer’s keeper Brandon Ganley.

In the 5th minute again the Racer’s failed to deal with a ball into the box. The ball found its way too Will Rawlins but he failed to find the target with his shot.

Rawlins turned provider in the 7th minute when his ball into the inside left area again caused hesitancy in the Racers defence. This time Elliott Hartley cashed in and this time he made the home side pay. taking the ball wide of Ganley before slotting it home.

The racers had their first effort in the 9th minute but Tory Herbert shot over the bar.

After looking like they were going to be overrun in the first 15 minutes the home side were now getting into the game and on 18 minutes a Reece Ford cross was headed wide by Nick Seabourne. Then Dean Purvin tried one from distance that Adam Harrison collected at the second attempt.

Tividale had to make a change in the 27th minute when Curtis Cocking had to be replaced by Ryan Grosvenor. Curtis had received a knock earlier and “could not run it off”, 6 minutes later and the Racers were level. Liam Wilkinson conceded a free kick some 25 yards out from his goal line and Seabourne stepped up and despite Harrison getting a hand to it could not keep out the free kick.

The home side had a great chance to take the lead on 39 minutes as Tividale started to defend a lot deeper when Seabourne failed to get a Purvin cross on target screwing the chance wide. Then on 40 minutes Tividale almost took the lead in bizarre fashion. A Hartley cross was headed against his own post by a Racer’s defender

Half Time: Racing Club Warwick 1-1 Tividale

Both sides had cancelled each other out at the start of the second half before Dan Smith was played through by Hartley and Purvin brought him down in the Racer’s area. With no one racing for the ball. Up stepped keeper Harrison but his spot kick was saved by Ganley.

Racer’s Samuel Jackson then had two efforts in as many minutes. First on 65 minutes he hit the base of the post with a shot. Then his second effort just cleared the crossbar.

After that, chances were at a minimum and it was in the 82nd minute before the next one. Lewis McPike finding substitute Jelson Antonio in the area. But his shot was deflected wide.

The home sides captain Mason Rowley had two good chances to grab the winner but both his headers in the last 5 minutes the first from a Riley Kearsey free kick and the second a Jackson corner could not find the target.

Full Time: Racing Club Warwick 1-1 Tividale