A brace from substitute Kyle Turner secured a 2-1 win for Bromsgrove Sporting against Hinckley AFC in the Midland Football League Division One on Saturday afternoon.

Hinckley have been a bogey side for Sporting on previous occasions and echoes of the away side's 6-2 FA Cup demolition job in August seemed to be looming as Javier Roberts opened the scoring with a header on 37 minutes.

But two second half Turner efforts from inside the six-yard box were converted, helping the Rouslers seal another precious three points as they keep within touching distance of league pacesetters Coventry United.

The early stages saw Bromsgrove have the majority of the play but strong winds were certainly not making for many clear-cut chances, the best of which were tame shots from Connor Collins and Sean Brain.

Hinckley had the first real opportunity, as Ryan Seal's sixteenth minute corner was rather fortuitously taken by the wind into the direction of the goal, only for the crossbar to come to keeper Chris Jay's mercy.

But they only had to wait twenty minutes more for the opener, when Seal's pinpoint cross found the head of Roberts, who dispatched his effort into the corner with authority.

Sporting almost levelled the scoring in the final moments of the half, as Nathan Walker, who has only recently signed from Hinckley, laid the ball off nicely for Collins, whose powerful effort was well saved by Tom Cross.

Following the break, the home side continued to dominate proceedings but still had nothing to show, with Craig Jones and Sam Wills both wasting chances.

The 64th minute saw Sporting get the equaliser, when Turner had the easiest of tap-ins after getting onto the end of a low cross from the lively Reece Hewitt.

His second came six minutes later, as a sumptuous corner from Wills was glanced home at the front post by Turner.

Wills himself had a chance to extend the lead on the 77th minute, with his 20-yard free kick easily beating keeper Cross, only the upright could prevent a wonder goal.

The final ten minutes saw real backs to the wall stuff for Sporting but resolute defending prevented efforts from Roberts and Luke Richards going in.

A thoroughly deserved victory for Sporting and Turner was very modest about his match winning contribution, saying, "I came on at the right time and just had to score those chances really."

Bromsgrove Sporting overturned a 1-0 half time deficit to condemn Hinckley AFC to their second straight defeat at The Victoria Ground this afternoon.

In front of a crowd of 401 on a blustery afternoon in Worcestershire, Hinckley had marginally the better of the first half and were ahead at the break courtesy of a goal from the returning Javia Roberts.

But Bromsgrove used the conditions to their benefit after the break, and substitute Kyle Turner scored twice from close range to move his side ten points above Hinckley in the Midland League Division One table.

Carl Abbott made just one change to the Hinckley starting eleven that was defeated by Racing Club Warwick last week, with Roberts' return on the wing meaning Sean Williams moved to right back, JJ Melligan into midfield and Jean Kalenda partnered Alex Morris at centre back.

The opening half hour was a relatively quiet one, with both sides taking time to settle into the game. The closest either side came to opening the scoring was when Brendan Kelly headed Luke Richards' corner narrowly over his own crossbar, and the resulting Ryan Seal corner was tipped onto the bar by home keeper Chris Jay.

Dale Edwards was proving to be The Roulsers' biggest threat during the first half, and after his deflected shot was headed away from the six yard box by Williams, the same player's cross-shot ran right across the face of goal without a Bromsgrove forward applying the finishing touch.

Then, the hosts had strong penalty shouts waved away, before Hinckley took the lead on 37 minutes. In the inside left channel, Ryan Seal turned and crossed delightfully to the far post where Roberts met the ball with a header that found the inside of Jay's far post.

Approaching half time, Connor Collins saw his twenty yard strike parried round the post by Tom Cross as Hinckley took their lead into half time.

But after the interval it was mostly one way traffic towards the Hinckley goal as Bromsgrove penned their visitors in. After Alex Morris came across well to block Collins' shot, Sam Wills and then Collins both curled shots narrowly wide as Bromsgrove came close to levelling.

And the equaliser, which had been coming, arrived shortly after the hour mark. Reece Hewitt's trickery on the left wing saw him beat his man and drill a low ball into the six yard box where Turner, who had only been on the pitch for two minutes, converted from close range.

And parity lasted only seven minutes as Bromsgrove quickly turned the scoreline on its head. Hinckley switched off from a right wing corner and allowed Turner to glance home at the near post with the defenders flat-footed.

The hosts nearly added a third when Wills' free kick crashed against the post with Cross beaten, and it took until the 85th minute for Hinckley to register a shot on target in the second half as Richards' half volley was comfortably saved.

But for the last five minutes it was Hinckley's turn to dominate, and they arguably should have snatched a point late on. After Roberts' left foot strike flew just over the bar, the best chance fell to Richards in stoppage time as the captain's free header at the far post was straight at the goalkeeper.

In the end, though, Bromsgrove held on for their deserved victory and Hinckley will have to dust themselves down before taking on Leicester Road in the Jelson Homes Senior Cup on Tuesday.

Bromsgrove: Chris Jay, Liam Spink, Jack Wilson, Nathan Walker, Craig Jones, Brendan Kelly, Sean Brain (Kyle Turner 61), Reece Hewitt, Connor Collins (Luke Corbett 80), Sam Wills, Dale Edwards (Ethan Hanks 61). Subs not used: Sam Horton, Lucky Nwosu.

Goals: Kyle Turner (63, 70)

Hinckley: Tom Cross, Sean Williams (Rico Taylor 33), Lee Thomas, Jean Kalenda (Oli Basham 46), Alex Morris, JJ Melligan, Javia Roberts, Marcus Jackson, Ryan Seal (Jason Wood 79), Marco Adaggio, Luke Richards. Subs not used: Sam Arnold, Elikem Amenku.

Goal: Javia Roberts (37)

Attendance: 401