AFC Mansfield 4-1 Teversal FC

....or "I was afraid to raise my hand for a pint, for fear of purchasing a budgie!"

Saturday 31st January 2015 kick 0ff 3:00pm

Venue: Forest Town Arena, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

Competition: Northern Counties East League Division One

Referee: Mr. Lee Hibble

Scorers:
AFC - Chris Timmons (63), Steve McGurk og (75), Ryan Williams (84), Mark Dudley (89)
Teversal - Aiden Harris (39)

Line-ups:

From the eleven games we had to choose from, at lunch-time there were only two left - Basford Utd v Coleshill and AFC Mansfield v Teversal FC. As we had visited Greenwich Avenue recently, we opted for this NCEL Div 1 game.

The great and the good of local football were in attendance, but our afternoon was brightened up by the appearance of our friend and favourite Manchester City fan, Steve "retired bank manager" Reading. I say "favourite Manchester City fan", but in all honesty he is probably the only one we know!

It was also nice to see Sue Funk again - I don't think we've bumped into her since hubby Rudy was manager at Rainworth.

The first 30 minutes of the game were a bit of a non-event with neither team looking comfortable on the ball.

Teversal thought they had taken the lead in the 7th minute, but Josh Brentnall's "goal" was scored from an off-side position. On 26, AFC also had the ball in the net, but Craig Mitchell's was also adjudged to have been off-side. 

The visitors took a surprise lead with 6 minutes of the first half remaining - Luke Pickering's shot from the right was parried by AFC keeper Jason White, but left back AIDEN HARRIS was johnny on the spot, and gleefully stabbed home the loose ball. H-T 0-1

  

Do these resemble a pair of boobies, or is it my imagination running riot?

... maybe not, but here's a proper pair of tits.

We all knew that the home team would come out firing on all cylinders, and the introduction of youngster Declan Brewin and Joe Naylor after the break appeared to give them a more attacking edge. 

The Bulls were dominant throughout the second half, with Teversal seldom able to venture out of their own half of the pitch. CHRIS TIMMONS brought the scores level on 63, rising like a salmon to head home Ashley Kitchens' long throw from the right. 

The pressure was piled on by the now rampant Bulls, and Ryan Williams almost gave them the lead in the 71st minute, his low drive fizzing just past the outside of the post.

Teversal thought they had regained the lead two minutes later. One of their few ventures into the AFC half saw Toby Birch turn two defenders inside out before racing into the box and firing past White. However, Assistant Referee Miss Blanchard had her flag raised as apparently she saw Birch foul a defender on his way to goal. 

It got worse for the Tevie boys soon after. A free-kick was fired into the penalty box and centre back STEVE McGURK somehow managed to loop his defensive header over Ryan Brooks to give AFC the lead.

The games best goal came in the 84th minute when Brewin fired in  a great ball from the right and RYAN WILLIAMS nipped in to clip home at the near post. MARK DUDLEY scored the fourth for the home team, but knew little about it! A corner in from the right sailed across the goal and appeared to hit the defender chock in the goolies - hard enough to divert the ball into the net, but not hard enough to make his eyes water!! F-T 4-1

A cold day, but enjoyable enough and another £3.25 added to the charity total.

The reference about the budgie? Steve was at a game at Eastwood CFC earlier this season and they had some kind of cage bird auction going on......

Admission: £4.00

Programme/team sheet - many thanks Pete Craggs.

Attendance: 220

Charity: £3.75

Pics: courtesy Kev Goodman

MOM: even though he only played the second half, Declan Brewin was superb.

Here we go...

Shake

Match officials

Saturday 31st January 2015 - local teams in action / inaction

These fixtures are subject to change - if in doubt, please check with the home clubs before you travel...


NPP
Belper Town 2-3 Stamford FC
FC Utd of Manchester P-P Ilkeston FC
Stourbridge FC 1-0 Matlock Town

NP1S
Loughborough Dynamo 1-7 Leek Town
Market Drayton Town 2-0 Rainworth MW
Mickleover Sports P-P Chasetown FC
Norton Utd P-P Carlton Town

MFL
Basford Utd 3-3 Coleshill Town
Continental Star P-P Dunkirk FC
Long Eaton Utd P-P Boldmere St. Michaels
Loughborough University 2-2 Shepshed Dynamo

NCELP
Cleethorpes Town P-P Worksop Town
Glasshoughton Welfare P-P Staveley MW
Heanor Town P-P Armthorpe Welfare
Liversedge FC P-P Retford Utd

NCEL1
AFC Mansfield 4-1 Teversal FC
Clipstone FC P-P Grimsby Borough

EMCL
Blaby P-P Whetstone Athletic v Borrowash Victoria
Graham St Prims P-P Anstey Nomads
Greenwood Meadows P-P Arnold Town
Kimberley MW P-P Gedling MW
Radcliffe Olympic P-P Stapenhill FC
Radford FC 1-1 Bardon Hill
South Normanton Athletic P-P Barrow Town

CML CUP
Hucknall RL P-P Sherwood Colliery
Hucknall Town P-P Pinxton FC
Thoresby CW P-P Clifton AW

CMLN
Bilsthorpe FC 3-2 Brodsworth Welfare
Clay Cross Town P-P Ollerton Town
Glapwell FC P-P Harworth CI
Newark Town 1-1 Askern FC

CMLS
Blidworth Welfare P-P Mickleover RBL
Eastwood CFC P-P Harrowby Saints
Linby CW P-P Mickleover Royals
Southwell City 3-3 Bulwell FC

NSL SENIOR DIVISION
Attenborough FC P-P Keyworth Utd
Beeston AFC P-P Ruddington Village
Bilborough Town P-P Burton Joyce
Boots Athletic P-P Bingham Town
Sandhurst FC P-P Wollaton FC
Selston FC P-P Awsworth Villa
West Bridgford 9-0 Kirton BW

Gedling MW 4-4 Radcliffe Olympic

Tuesday 27th January 2015 - kick off 7:45pm

Venue: Plains Road, Mapperley, Nottingham

Competition: EMCL Cup 1/4 final

Referee: Mark Scarisbrick

Scorers: (£6.00 for maggie's!)
Gedling - Tony Law (43 p), Alex Clarson (69), Kelvin Mushambi (86,  120+1 p)

Radcliffe - Connor Hardy (4), Lee Potts (9, 84), Jake Morris (111)

Line-ups:

Spent the game in the company of our  friend Richard Lane - it's always good to see Richard, whose knowledge of the game is second to none.

The visitors took the lead in the 5th minute when CONNOR HARDY chested home a left wing corner at the near post. Five minutes later Olympic doubled their advantage after home keeper Scott Miles gifted the ball to Joe Hegarty inside the box, and the no. 8 calmly fed LEE POTTS who gleefully drilled the ball into the empty net. Gedling were back in it on 43 - TONY LAW firing home from the spot after Kelvin Mushambi had been upended in the box. H-T 1-2

The home team were reduced to 10 men early in the second half, Harry Simpson dismissed for tripping Kieron Davies as he was just about to pull the trigger, denying the no. 7 what was an "obvious goal-scoring chance".

Gedling were handed the equaliser on a plate on 69, Radcliffe keeper Hadlee Dunne dropping the ball at the feet of ALEX CLARSON, and although the sub almost messed up the chance, he eventually managed to roll the ball past the hapless keeper.

With 6 minutes of the game remaining, LEE POTTS curled a beauty into the top corner from just inside the box to put Radcliffe back in front. However, the lead lasted barely a minute as straight from the re-start, Carson raced down the left and fired in a cross that found MUSHAMBI unmarked in front of goal, and "Mushy" is not going to miss from 6 yards out. F-T 3-3

JAKE MORRIS restored the visitors' lead in the 111th minute, his low shot from the edge of the box beating Miles before trickling into the net off the far post. The Miners earned a replay though as the clock ticked towards the final minute of extra-time. A penalty kick awarded by Mr. Scarisbrick for a foul in the box saw MUSHAMBI send the ball arrowing past Dunne and earn the home team another chance to progress in the competition. F-T 4-4

Admission: £5.00
Programme: £1.00
Attendance: 78
MOM: Lee Potts
Charity: £6.00

Midweek games - w/c 26th January 2015

Monday 26th 

NPP
Ilkeston FC 1-1 Blyth Spartans


Tuesday 27th 

MFL
Shepshed Dynamo 2-1 Heath Hayes

NCEL CUP
Glasshoughton Welfare 0-2 AFC Mansfield
Lincoln MR 2-1 Worksop Town
Retford Utd 1-6 Tadcaster Albion

EMCL CUP
Gedling MW 4-4 Radcliffe Olympic (aet)


Wednesday 28th

NOTTS F.A. SENIOR CUP 1/4 FINAL
Carlton Town 2-3 Basford Utd  (at Greenwich Avenue, Basford)

NCEL CUP
Albion Sports P-P Staveley MW
Pontefract Colliery P-P Clipstone FC

NCEL1
Bottesford Town 0-5 Shirebrook Town
Dronfield Town P-P Teversal FC

CMLS
Mickleover Royals 2-0 Holbrook St. Michaels
Southwell City P-P Hucknall RL


Thursday 29th

NMDL U21
Buxton FC P-P Heanor Town
Newark Town P-P AFC Mansfield
Retford Utd P-P Carlton Town
Sheffield FC P-P Staveley MW

NMDL U19
Hallam FC P-P Dunkirk FC
Mansfield Town P-P Southwell City

Wollaton FC 1-0 Selston FC

Saturday 24th January 2015 -  kick 1:59pm

Venue:  Wollaton Sports Association, Wollaton Road, Nottingham

Competition:  Notts Senior League Senior Division

Referee:  Phil Towers

Scorer:  Ryan Bowen (9)

Line-ups :
Wollaton - Turner, Middleton, Hunter, KcKeever, Lambert, Mitchell, Stark, Millenstead, Alls, Day, Bowen. Subs: Ranson, Atkins, Johnson, Palmer, Liburd

Selston - Simpson, C. Davis, Renshaw, Farnsworth, Marriott, Gregory, T, Moore, Riley, B. Moore, Cooper, R. Davis. Subs: James, Hackett, Wright, Olden, Blades.

Cards: not official, just taken from from my notes - but it has to be said that the Ref was a busy chappy!!

Wollaton -
McKeever (2 yellows + red)
Lambert (yellow)
Stark (yellow)
Millenstead (yellow)
Day (yellow)
Bowen (yellow)
Johnson (yellow)

Selston -
Gregory (yellow)
Cooper (yellow)
Hackett (yellow)

Wollaton is 8 miles from where we live, so we estimated that if we left home at 1:25pm, we would be there well before the 2:00pm advertised kick off. However, Saturday afternoon traffic proved to be much heavier than expected, particularly between Moorbridge and Nuthall island. What should have been a 20 minute run took us over half-an-hour! Going the wrong way at a roundabout on the way didn't help, but not only was the volume of traffic insane, the majority of the vehicles trundled along at 20 MPH!

Anyway, we arrive at the ground with the teams lined up ready for the off - and took up a position behind the bottom goal. It was a chilly afternoon, but at least it was dry. The game was decided by a ninth minute 20 yard strike from Ryan Bowen, the no. 11 stepping inside a defender before drilling the ball low and wide of Jake Simpson in the away goal.

The home team celebrate Bowen's goal

Selston striker Jay Cooper dribbled through the Wollaton defence on 24, but his eventual shot was well saved by Rikki Turner in the home goal. Selston should maybe have been awarded a penalty in the 37th minute when Sean Gregory was held as he prepared to fire at goal, but Mr. Towers waved play on. Outside the box, I reckon it would have been a free-kick - especially as the game was peppered with them.

On 40, Jamie Renshaw fired a cross into the box from the left and Cooper showed great technique, volleying powerfully at goal but he could only find the safe arms of Turner. Cooper then tried his luck with a 30 yard free-kick - again Turner saved comfortably. H-T 1-0

Great technique

Wollaton should have gone futher ahead within 5 minutes of the restart when Bowen raced down the left and fired a perfect ball across the visitors goal. Lee Day looked odds-on to convert from 6 yards, but lifted the ball way over the bar.

Gregory nearly levelled the scores after 58 minutes had been played, but he clipped the ball over the bar after Jamie Renshaw had played him in from midfield.

On 64, Jordan Alls was also guilty of a glaring miss, hitting the ball wide after finding room at the far post. Ben Moore force Turner to tip over on 83, but he had a glorious chance to grab a share of the points with seconds to go - clipping the ball over from one yard out after a Damien James corner was headed back across goal straight to his feet.

Alls fires wide 

James McKeever fouled Gregory on 85 and saw a second yellow card. With Wolloton down to ten men, Selston poured forward, but failed to break down the stubborn home defence. Cooper had the games final effort deep into added time, hitting the ball well from the edge of the box, and looking in disbelief as Turner missed the ball with his hands, but somehow managed to sit on it and stop it entering the net.F-T 1-0

Admission: £0.00
Programme: didn't see one
Attendance: h/c 74
Charity: £0.75
Pics: courtesy Kev Goodman

Saturday 24th January - local teams in action

F.A. VASE R4
Chadderton FC 0-5 AFC Mansfield
Worksop Town 0-1 Glossop North End (aet)

NPP
Barwell FC 1-0 Belper Town FC
Halesowen Town 0-0 Ilkeston FC
Matlock Town 0-3 Witton Albion

NP1S
Carlton Town 0-1 Lincoln Utd
Loughborough Dynamo 2-0 Norton Utd
Spalding Town 2-0 Rainworth MW
Stocksbridge PS P-P Mickleover Sports

MFL
Basford Utd 8-1 Heath Hayes
Dunkirk FC P-P Brocton FC
Shepshed Dynamo 1-2 AFC Wulfrunians
Stourport Swifts 1-1 Long Eaton Utd

NCELP
Heanor Town P-P Garforth Town
Nostell MW P-P Staveley MW
Reftord Utd 1-5 Armthorpe Welfare

NCEL1
AFC Emley 1-2 Clipstone FC
Shirebrook Town 4-2 Rossington Main
Teversal FC 3-0 Lincoln Moorlands Railway

EMCL
Arnold Town 4-0 Holbrook Sports
Ashby Ivanhoe 1-2 Radcliffe Olympic
Borrowash Victoria 4-1 South Normanton Athletic
Ellistown & Ibstock Utd 9-0 Greenwood Meadows
Graham St Prims 2-1 Kimberley MW
Radford FC 3-2 Blaby & Whetstone Athletic
Stapenhill FC 4-0 Gedling MW

CML CUP
Linby CW 1-3 Clay Cross Town
Mickleover Royals 2-1 Mickleover RBL (aet)
Real Utd 1-1 Harrowby Saints (Saints win 3-1 on pens)

CMLN
Bilsthorpe FC 2-0 Glapwell FC
Harworth CI 5-0 Easington Utd
Ollerton Town 2-1 Newark Town
Sherwood Colliery P-P Westella VIP
Welbeck Welfare 0-6 Thoresby CW

CMLS
Belper Utd 5-1 Eastwood CFC
Hucknall RL P-P Clifton AW
Hucknall Town 0-1 Bulwell FC
Pinxton FC 6-0 Holbrook St. Michaels
Southwell City 0-5 Blidworth Welfare

NSL SENIOR DIVISION
Attenborough FC 2-1 Sandhurst FC
Awsworth Villa 1-3 Bingham Town
Beeston AFC 1-8 West Bridgford
Boots Athletic A-A PMG Cavaliers
Burton Joyce 7-0 Kirton BW
Ruddington Village 1-3 Cotgrave FC
Wollaton FC 1-0 Selston FC

Midweek games - w/c 19th January 2015

Monday 19th

North Mids U21 Development League
Ilkeston FC P-P Carlton Town


Tuesday 20th 

F.A. VASE R4
Chadderton FC P-P AFC Mansfield

NOTTS F.A. SENIOR CUP 1/4 FINAL
Carlton Town P-P Basford Utd

NCELP
Handsworth Parramore P-P Heanor Town

NSL SENIOR DIVISION
Keyworth Utd P-P Awsworth Villa

North Mids U19 Development League
Collingham FC 5-2 Mansfield Town
Southwell City P-P Espial FC


Wednesday 21st

F.A. VASE R4
Worksop Town P-P Glossop North End

NCELP
Barton Town OB P-P Retford Utd

EMCL
Borrowash Victoria P-P Kimberley MW
South Normanton Athletic P-P Graham St Prims

CMLS
Mickleover Royals 2-0 Swanwick PR

NSL SENIOR CUP
West Bridgford 2-1 Cotgrave FC

North Mids U21 Development League Cup
Heanor Town P-P Buxton FC


Thursday 22nd

North Mids U19 Development League
Dunkirk FC P-P Buxton FC
Hallam FC P-P Retford Utd

North Mids U21 Development League
Retford Utd P-P Mickleover Sports


Friday 23rd

North Mids U21 Development League
Staveley MW P-P Newark Town