SHIFNAL TOWN 3 BEWDLEY TOWN 0
Midland Football League, Premier Division
Tuesday 22 November 2022
A solid performance saw Shifnal take all three points, and at the same time, they eased into second place in the league table. The home side had the chance to take the lead after only 4 minutes, when Tyrone Ofori came in from the left, but Haydn Whitcombe was quickly off his line to smother the shot. The visitors came close in the 9th minute when a cross from the left was inches away from Josh Carpenter’s head. Shifnal were causing all sorts of problems to the visitors’ defence from the wings, particularly Mikey Nelson on the right. Jack Kelly was unfortunate with a 14th-minute header from a corner, which was headed off the line by a defender. Bewdley showed their threat on 26 minutes when Sam Lester did well on the right before crossing for Carpenter, whose 20-yard shot was just too high. 2 minutes later, the hosts were ahead, when Nelson crossed from the right, the ball falling to JEREMY ABBEY, who netted from close range. Nelson was again in the thick of the action after 35 minutes with a quick break, but his chip over Whitcombe was intercepted by a defender. A minute later, a corner from the right was headed against the crossbar by Ofori. A minute before the break, the visitors had a chance to equalise when Ewan Edwards played the ball inside for Carpenter, but his first-time shot was blocked by a defender.
2 minutes into the second period, Shifnal doubled their lead from a break down the right. Nelson cut in along the by-line and shot, the ball going into the net off the unfortunate Bewdley skipper SAM PRESCOT. Abbey brought the best out of Whitcombe with a fierce 25-yard drive after 64 minutes, as the hosts strove to put the game out of Bewdley’s reach. This they finally did in the 72nd minute, substitute Luke Walsh receiving the ball on the right before pulling it back to KANE LEWIS, who made no mistake from the edge of the penalty area. The visitors kept going until the final whistle, and substitute Moubarak Moumouni found himself through on goal on 84 minutes, but his 20-yard shot was saved at full stretch by Adam Whitehouse.
SHIFNAL: Adam Whitehouse, Josh Green (Jack Fishman 74mins), Jack Kelly, Sam Griffiths, Emem Jones, Joe Thompson, Mikey Nelson (Luke Walsh 56mins), Keanu Cooper (Ashley Brown 74mins), Tyrone Ofori (Max Chimenes 65mins), Jeremy Abbey (Lewis Jarman 74mins), Kane Lewis.
Caution: Walsh (69mins).
BEWDLEY: Haydn Whitcombe, Ewan Edwards, Callum Gillies, Dan Brookes, Sam Prescot, Jake Whitehouse, Ellis Stubbins (Max Morris 65mins), Moussa Koita, Josh Carpenter, Sam Lester (Asa Humphries 79mins), Stanford Stewart (Moubarak Moumouni 53mins).
Sub not used: Joe Stockton.
Caution: Prescot (31mins).
Attendance: 63.
Referee: Daniel Ellis (Bromsgrove).
Assistant referees: Philip Magness (Wednesbury).
Stuart Hale (Wednesbury).
Shifnal Star Man: Mikey Nelson.
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