Midland Football League
Premier Division
Tuesday 12th September 2023
Tividale 1-1 Stourport Swifts

One point more

Tividale followed up their win on Saturday with a battling point against a Stourport side. Once again nothing could separate the two sides here at The Beeches as this was the third successive draw between the two clubs at the home of Tividale.

Manager Stuart How showed the faith in his squad when he made SIX changes to the starting line up from the side that secured our first win of the season 3 days before. Well, there was five changes and one forced on him due to an injury in the warm up. Tarryl Davis broke down in the warm up and Joe Hawkins returned at centre back. The other changes were Zac Kourouyianni, Jake Lloyd, Ryan Snape, Kamol Campbell and Ewan Edwards were all rested, and Callum Gillies, Cody Mullan, Max Morris, Nashawn Blake, and Lewis Taylor-Boyce came in.

In a half devoid of any real goalmouth chances as both defences were well on top, both keepers redundant and both midfields struggled to get a foothold in the game. It was in the 41st minute before the first chance came along when from a Matt Johnson corners Aaron Birch headed home from corner from close range. on the stroke of half time Tividale had their first chance and could have equalised when a James Douglas free kick was wide by Joe Hawkins

Half Time:- Tividale 0-1 Stourport Swifts

After the break Mullen tried his luck from distance and his shot whistled wide. Then Stourport’s Dan Reka headed Daniel Binner’s cross straight at Tividale keeper Louis Connor and then Binner himself shot high and wide on the hour mark. A 66th minute a Lee Chilton cross was met by Binner, but Connor was equal to his effort and beat it away from point blank range.

Two minutes later and Tividale were level. His corner from the left-hand side evaded everyone in the area and found its way into the net at the far post.

Stourport pressed for the winner and the final chance fell to Luke Sidaway whose shot came back off the post from eight yards out.

Full Time:- Tividale 1-1 Stourport Swifts

Tividale: – 1. Louis Connor, 3. Callum Gillies (12. Kamol Campbell 79), 5. Joe Hawkins, 6. Joe Burroughs, 7. Taylor Townsend, 8. Nashawn Blake (17. Ewan Edwards 55), 9. Dominic Dell (15. Marcus Beckford 88) 10. James Douglas, 14, Cody Mullan, 16. Max Morris (11. Ryan Snape 68), 19. Lewis Taylor Boyce (2. Zac Kourouyianni 74) 

Unused Subs:- None

Midland Football League
Premier Division
Saturday 9th September 2023
Northwich Victoria 0-3 Tividale

Tividale open the win account

This was Tividale’s second coach journey in two weeks and while everyone loves an away day coach trip and last weeks journey home from Whitchurch was brilliant. the trip back after a win is just something else.

Boss Stuart How had to make a couple of changes to the side who played so well last weekend. With Jakob Burroughs staring his two game holiday. Jake Lloyd started in the middle of the park and fit again Tarryl Davis came in at centre half for the unavailable Joe Hawkins

Vic’s forced a corner in the first minute which was played short between Dylan Switters and Callum Parker, and it was Switters who nearly caught out Louis Connor in goal net with a curled cross. It was mainly Vic’s in possession, but they didn’t have much of an impact in the Tividale penalty area. Vic’s best chance came in the 17th minute as great build up play as Parker, Llyton Chapman, and Joe Camozzi combined which led to a Chapman shot over the bar. Two minutes later, Switters curled an effort in, which was dealt with well by the impressive Connor. It was Tividale who took the lead however with their first real effort, and what a strike it was as well. From a Kameron Campbell throw, the ball was played across the edge of the Vic’s area to Dominic Dell who hit it with the outside of his foot first time, and it flew into the top corner giving Vic’s keeper Adam Reid no chance. Minutes later, Vic’s came close as Parker was inches away from turning in a Matty Clarke cross shot. Tividale then started to press more, and Reid had to produce a smart stop from a Ewan Edwards drilled shot from a tight angle in the 38th minute. Then came the killer blow. In the 44th minute a Taylor Townsend corner was sent in for Tividale from the right, Reid missed it, and the ball fell for Ryan Snape at the back post to poke the ball home.

Half Time:- Northwich Vic’s 0 Tividale 2

Vic’s seemed to come out for the second half with more purpose and pushed Tividale onto the back foot. Marcus Perry, now wide on the left, clipped a shot just over in the 50th minute, whilst 2 minute later, he forced Connor to tip another shot around the post after he beat his man and raced towards goal. Next it was substitute Ryan Jackson’s turn to test Connor as he fired a shot in from the edge of the area, but the keeper just managed to push the shot away. Jackson and Camozzi were teaming up well down the right and it was good interplay between them which led to Camozzi firing a first-time effort just over the bar. In the 76th minute, Vic’s were denied by a wonderful double save by Connor, as he managed to first push out a stinging shot from Caelan Kilheeney before somehow turning over Jackson’s header from the rebound. It just was not going to be Vic’s’ day !Indeed, Tividale then made the game safe in the 78th minute as a cross from the right somehow found its way across goal for Lewis Taylor-Boyce to tap in from 2 yards out.

Full Time:- Northwich Vic’s 0 Tividale 3

Tividale: – 1. Louis Connor, 2. Zac Kourouyianni (14. Marcus Beckford 75), 6. Joe Burroughs, 7. Taylor Townsend, 8. James Douglas, 9. Dominic Dell (19. Lewis Taylor Boyce 62), 10. Jake Lloyd, 11. Ryan Snape (15. Nashawn Blake 67), 12. Kamol Campbell (3. Callum Gillies 68) , 17. Ewan Edwards (16. Max Morris 70), 18. Tarryl Davis

Unused Subs:- None

Midland Football League
Premier Division
Saturday 2nd September 2023
Whitchurch Alport 2-1 Tividale

Tividale still without a win

Tividale played the first of their two consecutive journeys up the M6 / M54 with a trip to Whitchurch Alport and despite another improved performance. They again came back with nothing in the points column.

Despite being put under a fair amount of pressure in the first half Tividale defended well and were a threat on the counter. And went ahead in the 47th minute when Ewan Evans received a Taylor Townsend pass and fired home from an acute angle

Half Time : Whitchurch Alport 0-1 Tividale 

Tividale played the first of their two consecutive journeys up the M6 / M54 with a trip to Whitchurch Alport and despite another improved performance. They again came back with nothing in the points column.

the second half was much of the same with the home side pressing but Tividale with two great chances to extend their lead. First Taylor Townsend broke free but his shot was blocked by a Whitchurch defender and then Kamol Campbell broke from a home corner played a long one-two with Edwards that left him one on one with the home keeper who blocked his shot with his legs.

With 10 minutes to go Alport equalised when a Chris Azimall  shot is deflected off Campbell leaving Louis Connor stranded. Then in the 89th minute they scored the winner when Azimall broke into the area and puts the ball past Connor for his and Alport’s second

Full Time : Whitchurch Alport 2-1 Tividale

Tividale: – 1. Louis Connor, 2. Zac Kourouyianni, 4. Jakob Burroughs (10. Jake Lloyd 62), 5. Joe Hawkins, 6. Joe Burroughs, 7. Taylor Townsend, 8. James Douglas, 9. Dominic Dell (15. Nashawn Blake 70), 11. Ryan Snape (3. Callum Gillies 67), 12. Kamol Campbell, 17. Ewan Edwards

Unused Subs:- 13. Marcus Beckford, 16. Max Morris

Midland Football League
Premier Division
Monday 28th August 2023
Tividale 1-2 Studley

Much better but still no points.

On Saturday night after the horror show against Bewdley. It was difficult to see where the next point was coming from. Fast forward 48 hours and after a Bank Holiday Monday game. The feeling was that if we had showed the same desire and application in our first 5 games of the season, we would have a few more points. And a bit of luck in this game we would have at least got the point the performance deserved.

With an injury to Cody Mullan, captain Zac Kourouyianni was switched to right back and the returning Joe Hawkins joined Joe Burroughs in the centre of defence. Also returning to the starting eleven was Ryan Snape, Jakob Burroughs, and Ewan Evans in place of Lewis Taylor-Boyce. Max Morris and Callum Gillies.

High flying Studley struggled to get a foothold in the first 30 minutes of the game as Tividale dominated the possession and were quicker in all aspects of the game.  their first chance came after just 3 minutes when Snape tested visiting keeper Brendan Bunn with a shot that he collected at the second attempt, Snape had a great chance 2 minutes later, but he could only head wide a Kourouyianni cross. Jakob Burroughs then tried an effort that went wide, and Ewan Edwards was denied by Bunn after a goalmouth scramble. All this in the first 15 minutes.

Studley’s first chance came on 21 minutes when Josh Schuck headed over a John Mills corner. Studley’s next chance came on 28 minutes when a Tividale unenforced error presented the ball to the opposition. One ball through the middle of the home defence and Schuck is through one on one with Tividale keeper Louis Connor and he made no mistake placing the ball past the keeper and into the back of the net. Talk about sucker punch!

Tividale were right back on it and Bunn was forced to get down and palm away a Jakob Burroughs shot on 31 minutes and then the keeper comfortably dealt with a Snape free kick in the 33rd minute. Studley’s Zachary Guinan then watched his effort fade the wrong side of the post and Ewan Edwards was unlucky in the 42nd minute when after a superb run his shot just cleared the angle of post and crossbar with Bunn beaten.

Tividale scored their deserved goal in the 4th minute of first half stoppage time when a corner was only partly cleared to the edge of the box and Kourouyianni rifled the ball home.

Half Time: Tividale 1- 1 Studley

The second half started well for the home side and Edwards again brought out a fine save from Bunn. An Ashton De Mulder free kick was touched over the bar by Connor on 50 minutes and then on 53 minutes the first of two second half controversies. Evans is away and looked to be pushed in the back by Studley’s Harry Lake but the referee waived play on with the whole Tividale team and bench pleading for a penalty. Studley was still looking threatening at the other end and on 55 minutes a Mills short corner found Taylor Eades, but he could not find the target and the ball sailed over Connor’s bar.

On 58 minutes Tividale shot themselves in the foot for the umpteenth time this season. Ball lost in the middle of the park. One ball splits the Tividale defence. The forward runs onto it and one on one with Connor places the ball past him and into the back of the net. This time Zachary Guinan was the beneficiary. and Studley regained their lead.

Tividale pressed for an equaliser but never really threatened the Studley goal until the 85th minute when from a long Jakob Burroughs throw Lake headed the ball out for a corner that was taken by Townsend and Joe Hawkins headed over. Another Townsend corner on 88 minutes caused an almighty scramble began and it ended with Bunn sitting on his goal line with the ball under his control. Again, all the Tividale team and bench were appealing for a goal as Bunn seemed to have moved the ball from behind the goal line before getting hold of it. But the officials all agreed that the ball had not crossed the line. This decision had the Tividale players, bench, and supporters behind the goal in uproar.

With the game now well into the now customary 8 to 10 minutes added time Hawkins headed back across goal a Townsend corner. Dominic Dell latched onto it, but his shot cannoned of a Tividale player for a goal kick and Studley saw the game out and took the three points.

Full Time: Tividale 1-2 Studley

Tividale: – 1. Louis Connor, 2. Zac Kourouyianni, 4. Jakob Burroughs, 5. Joe Hawkins, 6. Joe Burroughs, 7. Taylor Townsend, 9. Dominic Dell, 10. James Douglas, 11. Ryan  Snape (19. Lewis Taylor-Boyce 78), 12. Kamol Campbell (3. Callum Gillies 52), 17. Ewan Edwards

Unused Subs:- 13. Roman Davies, 15. Nashawn Blake, 16. Max Morris