Tuesday March 25th
JW Hunt Cup Quarter Final
Tividale 3 Brocton 4
Brocton rang the changes from the side that picked up a valuable point at OJM on Saturday. Jake Danan was cup tied with Tony Allsopp and Charlie King missing through injury. In came Kyle Langston, Ben Hackett, and Lucas Green-Birch. Archie Russell made a fifth appearance of the season on the subs bench. It was a milestone day for Tom Vaughan playing his 200th game and Will Whieldon his 100th. Tividale are battling to avoid the drop from the MFL Premier and have shown some resilience in recent weeks with some decent results at The Beeches.
Brocton started quickly with leading scorer Reg Smith hitting the side netting inside the first minute. An inviting cross from Connor Haddaway flew across the face of goal with no-one on hand to finish. In the seventh minute, Smith set-up Whieldon but his shot was high over the bar. Tividale’s first attempt came from Alfie Higgs and his shot was deflected for a corner. From the corner from the Tividale right, Myles Durham had a free header to put Tividale in front. The lead lasted less than a minute. A header back to Ethan Hawk was missed by the Tividale keeper, and Whieldon was on hand to run the ball into the net. Tividale were causing Brocton problems with dead balls and from a good delivery, there was pinball in the area with a defender hacking the ball off the line. In the 21st minute, Sam Bratt-Wyton was off target for the home side. Brocton took the lead in the 24th minute and it was another defensive howler. The impressive Jude King played the ball inside to Smith. His low shot was met by a defender and the keeper at the same time. The ball squirmed to Whieldon who tapped in. A minute later and it was three. An excellent cross from Smith was met by King in front of the keeper and the ball looped into the net. Brocton were well and truly on the front foot and their fourth goal was scored in the 33rd minute. A superb ball from Smith played in Whieldon and his shot on the run beat Hawk at His near post. This was Whieldon’s 50th goal on his 100th appearance. Brocton continued to look for goals with Smith having a free kick blocked by the Tividale wall. Tividale pulled a goal back, 5 minutes before the break. Brocton failed to clear a corner and Jason Wood shot from the edge of the area into the corner.
Half Time: Tividale 2 Brocton 4
Brocton had the first chance of the second half. Haddaway’s corner was met at the far post by Kenny Devoir and Hawk gathered the ball under pressure. In the 52nd minute, Ezekiel Agyemang shot which was turned behind for a corner. On the hour, Whieldon found Smith and his volley flashed wide of the far post. The game was more end to end now with Wood off target for Tividale before Whieldon saw two shots in quick succession blocked by the defence. In the 68th minute, Morgan Payne picked up the ball on the left, cut inside to create an opening and saw his shot well blocked. In the 71st minute, Tividale were given a chance to get back into the game. The ball was played into the penalty are where Agyemang challenged Langston. Agyemang went down in a heap and the referee had no hesitation in pointing to the spot. Tom Cottam stepped up and found the bottom right hand corner. In the 81st minute, a free kick from Whieldon was straight into the midriff of Hawk. With four minutes left, Brocton breathed a sigh of relief as Lewis Derrick’s free kick skimmed the outside of the post. Brocton hung on to move to a semi-final against Dudley Town.
Full-Time: Tividale 3 Brocton 4
Tividale: Ethan Hawk, Tom Rann (Nashawn Blake 66), Sam Bratt-Wyton, Jason Wood (Lewis Derrick 62), Callum Lloyd, Jospeh Garrington (Jordon Sangha 56), Myles Durham, Eddie Rann (Callum McKenna 69), Ezekiel Agyemang, Alfie Higgs, Tom Cottam. Sub (Not Used): Matt Holland
Brocton: Kyle Langston, Ben Hackett (Archie Russell 59), Josh Simcox, Kenny Devoir, Tom Vaughan, Lucas Green-Birch, Will Whieldon, Cooper Marsh (Morgan Payne 63), Reg Smith, Connor Haddaway, Jude King (Cam Osborne 69). Subs (Not Used): Ben Haddaway, Toby Smith
Yellow Card: Hackett (Brocton)
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