Bromsgrove Sporting notched up their first win of the season on Tuesday evening, courtesy of a 3-1 away win versus Tamworth.

First half goals from Richard Gregory and Shaquille McDonald and a 94th minute header from substitute Kyle Perry guided Sporting to all three points, after Rhys Hoenes had given Tamworth an early lead from the penalty spot.

It wasn't the best of the starts for the Rouslers, as Hoenes scored with a third minute spotkick placed straight down the middle of the goal after being hauled down in the area by Liam Spink.

It could have gotten even worse soon after, as Hoenes caused trouble once again, with a run of his setting up Ahmed Obeng, who fired a golden opportunity from inside the box comfortably over.

However, as the half progressed and Sporting grew into the match more, it would be the Rouslers who would truly dominate proceedings; a 15th minute Robbie Thompson-Brown free kick found the head of McDonald, but was well tipped over by Tamworth keeper Jasbir Singh.

The equaliser would come 22 minutes in, as Josh Quaynor battled to win the ball, finding Charlie Dowd, who whipped in a sumptuous ball to an unmarked Gregory, who headed home from close range with authority.

Joe Hull and Nathan Hayward had speculative effort fly well wide, before the Lambs' Obeng put a great cross into the box that Tyrell Waite headed over with the goal at his mercy.

The home side were made to pay for this miss, as two minutes later, as Thompson-Brown and Hayward collaborated to win the ball in the middle of the park, passing to Gregory, who played McDonald through, allowing him to run onto the ball and slot home into the bottom corner coolly past Singh.

Sporting continued where they left off in the second half, as McDonald capped a driving run through the middle with a shot that was fired over from 20 yards.

Tamworth enjoyed a few chances midway through the 45, as a Ryan Beswick free kick from a promising position was saved smartly by Tony Breeden before James Fry has a cross-shot unexpectedly clatter the crossbar. Soon after, substitute Kai Williams hit the side netting from inside the box.

However, this would be as good as it got for the home side, who were struggling to cope with the Rouslers' tenacity and intensity.

A Quaynor free kick was headed narrowly wide by Perry with fifteen minutes left, which was quickly followed by another Sporting substitute, John Pykett, rifling a fierce effort towards goal that would have gone into the top corner were it not for a fine save from Singh.

On 88 minutes, a woeful lunge by Christopher Cox on another of Bren Kelly's mid-game changes, Will Shorrock, resulted in him being given his marching orders by referee Gareth Davis.

The final two moments of the game both involved the influential Quaynor; a 92nd minute cross of his was met with a looping header by McDonald but Singh was more than equal to it before the third goal came two minutes later, as a pinpoint Quaynor corner was met with the head of Perry, who guided it into the bottom corner, which was met with jubilant scenes from players and fans alike, as Sporting chalked up their first win of the 2019/20 season.

From Tamworth FC Website

For the first ever meeting between Bromsgrove Sporting and The Lambs, Smith and Danylyszyn made two changes to the side that brought a point back from St Ives with Waite replacing Creaney and Wilder coming in for the injured Magunda.

After a minutes silence for former players Alan Allsopp and Peter McBean, The Rouslers got the game underway attacking the Castle End and forced corner on the right which was cleared. But in the next move forward Hoenes sprinted into the box, tried to go past Massey and the Sporting defender brought him down. Hoenes struck the penalty past former Lambs keeper Breeden and lifted the roof on The Lamb (1-0, 4 mins).

Hoenes tricked his way into the box on 11 but the ball was nipped off his toes and rolled wide for Obeng to strike and it rose over the target. Singh tipped McDonald’s header from 12 yards over the bar and the Lambs defence cleared the corner forcing one of their own shortly after but Beswick’s ball into the box was taken by Breeden at height.

Scores were level on 22 when a right sided cross was not dealt with and Gregory headed home, unmarked inside the near post (1-1, 22 mins)Yafai was booked for a pull on Quaynor on 25 and Thompson-Brown fired the freekick into the terracing behind Singh’s goal. A long range effort from Hayward went wide of the mark on 34 and o 36 Waite headed a good cross from Obeng on the right off target.

Sporting took the lead on 38 with a clinical finish from McDonald inside the box past Singh after an equally incisive through ball off the outside of his boot. (1-2, 38 mins)

Cox sent a measured cross in deep from the right on 43 and Waite cushioned the header over Breeden but the ball also dropped over the corner of bar and post. Spink was booked for a challenge on Waite on the left on 45 but the deadball from Beswick went through to Breeden. A foul was then awarded against The Lambs and Gregory forced a superb save from Singh to push it around the post and the half time whistle blew.

HT: Tamworth 1 - 2 Bromsgrove Sporting

Tamworth restarted proceedings and immediately went on the hunt for an early second half equaliser but Sporting continued to hunt The Lambs down quickly. Creaney replaced Obeng on 52 to add some fresh firepower to the front line but it was Hoenes who set up Beswick with a freekick after the former had been brought down by Quayner on 56. Beswick’s freekick forced Breeden into a low save at his left hand post and Fry’s return ball into the area clipped the front of the bar before being cleared. Waite forced a corner with a blocked shot on 62 but Sporting cleared through Dowd and Rowe-Turner’s clearance nearly span off his boot past Singh.

Substitute Williams forced his way into the Sporting box on 70 but was under pressure for his shot and struck into the side netting. Former Tamworth striker Perry came on for the visitors on 72 and he positioned himself in the box for a freekick on 76 when Gough conceded on the Bromsgrove right wing. Perry got his head to the ball but it skimmed out past the far post.

A powerful strike from distance from Pykett forced Singh to push the ball over the corner of bar and post on 78. From a Lambs attack on 84 Quaynor broke forwards but it quickly broke down and when Tamworth pushed on again Bromsgrove defended in numbers.

Cox was sent off for a challenge on Shorrock on 88 as was manager Smith and in added time one for McDonald and one for Hull too. Deep into the six minutes of additional time a left sided corner was headed home by Perry to the delight of the travelling faithful (1-3, 94 mins)

Tamworth Team:
Singh, Cox, Gough, Beswick (c.), WIlder, Rowe-Turner, Obeng (Creaney 52), Fry (Clement 77), Waite (Williams 65), Yafai, Hoenes
Subs: Frances, Reid

YC: Yafai 24
RC: Cox 88

Bromsgrove Sporting Team:
Breeden, Spink, Wilson, Hayward, Lincoln, Hull, Dowd (Pykett 72), Quaynor, McDonald, Gregory (c.) (Perry 72), Thompson-Brown (Shorrock 58)
Subs: Massey, Brown

YC: Spink 45, Shorrock 61, Hull 94, Quaynor 94

Attendance: 707

Man of the Match: Event Pro Solutions chose Singh

Referee: Mr. G. Davis