First blood to Sturbridge:      Stourbridge  1  Coalville   0         3 minutes

Quick reply from Coalville:    Stourbridge  1  Coalville  1          Berridge    5 minutes

Coalville have missed a penalty . Putman's spot kick saved by Stourbridge keeper White    It's still 1-1

Stourbridge  1  Coalville 2         Berridge  30 mins

Stourbridge  1  Coalville  3         McGlinchey  32 mins

Half Time :   Stourbridge  1  Coalville  3         Attendance 473




 

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Here we go again

Ossett  0  Carlton  1     Niall Davie (8')
Alvechurch  1  Barwell  0    11' Jamie Soule
Alvechurcn  1  Barwell  1      24' Beck-Ray Enoru
Stratford  1  Leiston  0       25' Callum Ebanks  
Bromsgrove  0  Rushden & Diamonds  1     32' William Glennon

HT   Ossett  0  Carlton  1
HT   Alvechurch  1  Barwell 1
HT   Strarford  1  Leiston  0
HT   Bromsgrove  0  Rushden & Diamonds  1





 

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DATE: WED 22 MAR 2023   BY STEVE WHITNEY
Premier Division Central Title Race Tightens Up
The title race in the Pitching In Southern League Premier Division Central looks like heading for a thrilling finale after this week’s midweek matches.

Superb photo of Callum Ebanks scoring for Stratford (Photo Stratford Town FC) 

Monday evening saw Coalville Town move to within a point of leaders Tamworth after winning at Stourbridge and the Ravens have been joined on 72 points by Leiston, who were held to a draw by lowly Stratford Town on Tuesday night. Stratford had the better of the opening half and took the lead after 24 minutes when Callum Ebanks drove forward and fired past Sam Donkin in the Leiston goal. The Bards could have been three up at the break and hit the woodwork through Charlie Williams and Lewis Ison, with Donkin tipping a Williams header onto the crossbar. Leiston went into the break happy to have only been one down and were much improved in the second half. And they deservedly drew level on 67 minutes when Will Davies scored his 29th goal of the season in all competitions, heading a Finley Barnes cross past Liam O’Brien. The game ended 1-1 but Stratford, who are now 18th on 39 points, will be kicking themselves that they didn’t make the most of their first half chances.

Bottom-markers AFC Rushden & Diamonds finally ended a run of nine successive defeats by holding mid-table Bromsgrove Sporting to a 1-1 draw at the Victoria Ground. And although it looks as though Diamonds are doomed to relegation, manager Chris Nunn will be encouraged by the performance of what was a young side. And one of the stars of the evening for the visitors was their latest signing – or should I say re-signing – in centre-back Will Glennon. Originally a Diamonds academy graduate, he was allowed to leave Hayden Road in the summer of 2021 and has been playing at Step 5 level for United Counties League Premier Division South side Bugbrooke St Michael. This season, despite playing mostly at the back, he has notched an amazing 25 goals in 33 games for the Badgers, including a number of penalties. And, despite this being his first team debut, Glennon stepped up to take a spot-kick awarded for handball after 32 minutes and confidently smashed the ball past Sporting `keeper Olly Taylor. The home side equalised just past the hour-mark when a superb pass from Mo Sebbeh caused a mix up in the box and substitute Jack Tolley, on loan from Vanarama National League North neighbours Kidderminster Harriers, got his head to the ball first to nod over Diamonds` number one, Dean Snedker. But the battling visitors held firm and defended well to earn a draw and end a miserable run.

Another good run came to an end at Lye Meadow against Alvechurch in the evening’s other game.Barwell headed to Worcestershire on the back of a five-match unbeaten run which has lifted the Canaries up to 11th in the table and away from any relegation fears. But they were beaten 2-1 – a result that lifts Ian Long’s men to 14th and five points ahead of fourth-bottom Kings Langley. The home side took an early 11th minute lead when Jamie Soule finished off a Tyrell Skeen-Hamilton cross. Barwell equalised in the 24th minute through the impressive Beck-Ray Enoru. Both teams had chances to go ahead after that, but the winner came just 4 minutes from time when Alvechurch were awarded a corner which Jack Concannon whipped in and the ball was punched into his own net by Canaries` keeper Andy Wycherley.