Season 07-08 : Northern Counties East League : Match Report

TEVERSAL  3  -  0  BORROWASH VICTORIA Prepared by Kevin Newton

TEVERSAL - Wilson, Hauton (Hudson 56), Goodacre (Lyall 56), Holmes, Short G., Giles, Tighe, Scott, Woodcock, Rathbone (Thorpe 68), Townroe. Subs Not Used – All used.

BORROWASH VICTORIA - Smith, Staton (Leigh 52), Banks, Land, Cox (Reynolds 62), Thornhill, Heer, Pawley, Payne, Saxton, Guy (Thompson 45). Subs Not Used – All Used.

REFEREE - Mr M. Leslie from Ruddington.

MAN OF MATCH - Teversal – Sam Holmes, Borrowash Victoria – Jamie Pawley.

ATTENDANCE - 101

"TEVIE WIN PUTS THEM TOP - AGAIN!" Teversal welcomed Borrowash Victoria to Carnarvon Street, after the Derby side had pulled off an impressive and confidence boosting win against Tadcaster Albion a week earlier to live up to their pre-season expectations. But a disciplined, workmanlike performance from the Tevie Boys saw a 3-0 win recorded that reflected game. The Vic’s looked like they were to continue the previous weeks showing with a lively start to the game, with Wilson in the Teversal goal making an excellent save after 5 minutes from Pawley’s snap shot from the edge of the box, with Goodacre on hand to clear up the danger from the loose ball. The home side however looked solid at the back and the naive running of Saxton to be caught offside numerous times, saw the foundations laid for Teversal to control the game. Add an excellent move on 16 minutes down the right wing with Hauton finding Woodcock with time and space to pick out the well-timed run of Townroe to clinically finish from 12 yards to put the Tevie Boys in control. The approach play was superb by the home side, but lacked that killer instinct to produce the final telling ball to put the icing on the cake after some neat and patient build up play. With half time approaching, another quality build up did open up the visitors defence when Townroe headed back across goal from Rathbone’s cross, with Woodcock looking destined to fire home a second to put a truer reflection on the game, but the striker fired high over the bar and onto the Teversal Trails. If the home side controlled the first half, they certainly dominated the second, Jack Townroe setting the tempo with an excellent 46th minute run and cross from the left flank, with Smith in the Vic’s goal getting the slightest of touches to deflect it from the onrushing Woodcock. That preceded the visitor’s only effort of note in the second period, when Pawley set up the substitute Thompson that had been introduced at the break, with Wilson alert to make another impressive save. Andy Woodcock thought he had doubled the lead on 56 minutes when he latched onto Holmes free kick, but the linesman flag showed the Tevie marksman had marginally gone to early. One pleasing thing for the home side was the introduction of their three substitutes that didn’t affect the pattern of play and showed the quality in depth that they have. Borrowash remained in the game whilst the game stayed at 1-0, so when the second goal came on 76 minutes you could see them physically sink knowing there were no way back. The goal was a true speculative striker’s goal, with Woodcock picking up the ball at a tight angle to clever lift the ball over Smith at the near post to settle the ball into the net at the far post and secure a victory that the Teversal play deserved. The game drifted into added on time and Sam Holmes marked a personal game with a goal that epitomise the team performance, solid, determined and oozed quality, Tighe sending in a quality free kick that Holmes powerfully headed home past the stranded and dejected Smith to make it 3-0 to the Tevie Boys and put a true reflection on the game. One final point, referee Mr Leslie put in another excellent performance to add to his growing reputation that will see the Ruddington official climbing the refereeing ladder at fair rate if he continues to show this level of performance. Teversal hope to maintain the shock pressure on the top boys, when they travel to AFC Emley a week on Saturday 17-11-07 for a 3.00pm kick off, leaving Carnarvon Street at 12.15pm. A game they know they will be going into as League leaders.