7 Dec 2013-3:00 pm
Half Time: 1-0
Lichfield City
3
3 : 1
Bromsgrove Sporting
1
Full Time
(82)
J. Maskrey (Stoke-On-Trent)
Summary
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Lichfield City
Bromsgrove Sporting
Goal 1:0 25'
Ben Minshull
60' Red Card
Craig Jones
Craig Jones
61' Yellow Card
Matt Poyner
Matt Poyner
Goal (from penalty) 2:0 62'
Liam Holt
Substitute 62'
In:Dan Rock
Out:Ollie Budd
67' Yellow Card
Chris Duggan
Chris Duggan
69' Substitute
In:Sam Wilkinson
Out:Matt Poyner
Sam Wilkinson
Goal 3:0 70'
Dan Rock
Substitute 78'
In:Ashley Bennett
Out:Ben Minshull
81' Substitute
In:Brett Mander
Out:Chris Duggan
Brett Mander
81' Substitute
In:Jake Harvey
Out:Adam Daly
Substitute 87'
In:Dominic Coulson
Out:Kyle Minto
90' +2' 3:1 Goal
Mark Bellingham

One of the beauties (or shortcomings if you prefer) of the game of football is that the outcome after 90 minutes sweat, toil and tears can hang on just one incident. That proved to be the case with last Saturday's match.

Admittedly Sporting were one down at the time on the 62nd minute but were not playing that badly and an equaliser looked to be on the cards when an horrendous back pass was intercepted by Lichfield star Kyle Minto who sprinted up the pitch with the Sporting defence yards behind. Having got into a scoring position Craig Jones finally caught up with him only to hook the striker's legs from underneath him in the penalty area. Referee Mr Maskery pointed to the spot and Jones received a red card as the last man. Up stepped Liam Holt for the kick but Sporting keeper Jake Bedford guessed correctly and diving to his right kept the ball out of his net.

With ten men against eleven it was asking a lot but with a fair wind achievable for the Rouslers but moments after one penalty, Lichfield had another awarded when Matt Poyner clumsily knocked over Ollie Budd. This time Liam Holt made no mistake and gave his team a two-goal advantage.

Anyway from the start, Lichfield playing down hill were much brighter with half a dozen reasonable chances in the first quarter hour. Sporting were however denied the best effort when Mark Bellingham hit the post after Lichfield keeper Liam Hogen had parried Matt Poyner's shot.

The home side finally took the lead on the 25th minute when Kyle Minto evaded the Sporting back four to put in a precision cross to Ben Minshull who chipped over the advancing Jake Bedford for a well-taken goal.

From then on Sporting got their act together and started to move the ball around well and get it up front. Rico Taylor in particular being quite impressive during this spell.

However that all came to pieces in the second half with the two penalty incidents effectively deciding their fate. Lichfield scored a third on 70 minutes when substitute Dan Rock found himself unmarked after a receiving a good cross from Dan Worrall and fired home with his first touch of the ball.

With a good cushion Lichfield defended in numbers making it virtually impossible for Sporting to find a way through particularly with a man short. However they did hit the woodwork a couple of times and Bellingham made the scoreline a bit more respectable with an easy tap in two minutes into added time.

So at the fourth attempt, Sporting again fail to get a result at Brownsfield Park. After the match coach Les Palmer said, "We had our moments and should have take our chances. We hit the post three times but luck was not on our side and we gave goals away that we should have defended".

Lichfield: Liam Hodgen, Richard Deavall, Jon Huckfield, Todd Perry (capt), Dan McLeod, Dan Worrall, Leon Morgan, Liam Holt, Kyle Minto (Dominic Coulson 87 mins), Ben Minshull (Ashley Bennett 78 mins), Ollie Budd (Dan Rock 62 mins).
Subs not used: Jordan Hunt

Sporting: Jake Bedford, Chris Duggan (Brett Mander 81 mins), Adam Daly (Jake Harvey 81 mins), Lewis Clarke, Joe Cole (capt), Craig Jones, Rico Taylor, Darius Darkin, Matt Poyner (Sam Wilkinson 69 mins), Mark Bellingham, Jack Wilson
Subs not used: Danny Edwards, Danny Morris.

 

Lichfield City
Bromsgrove Sporting
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
3 Goals 1
Lichfield City
Substitutes
62'70'
Bromsgrove Sporting
67'81'
 
d
81'
60'
 
d
90'
61'69'
Substitutes
81'
81'
69'
Coach