BRETFORTON OLD BOYS v
MEADOW PARK:
THE RM SMITH CUP FINAL, AT THE HOME GUARD CLUB, TIDDINGTON…
Stratford Alliance Division 1 team Bretforton O.B. will play Division 2 outfit Meadow Park on Tuesday evening at Tiddington in the RM Smith Cup Final…
A cup final in January!
This could well turn out to be a keenly fought match because of Bret’s Division 1 pedigree and also due to Meadow Park’s fine start to this season.
I will be there to cover the match and video highlights with commentary, some images (tough under floodlights) and a full match report will be available at themowdog.blogspot.com from Wednesday…
The statistics below are all taken from the Full-Time website…
Bretforton’s progress to the Final:
A bye in the first round led to a tough game in the round of 16 away at Central Ajax Reserves, who currently lead the Division 1 league table. However, goals by Morgan Ballinger, Aden Booth, Jack Howard Nailor, Simon Large and Harrison Middleton saw Bret progress 1-5.
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| THE REMARKABLE STEVE EDGHILL... |
In the Quarter-Final, the Old Boys drew 0-0 at home to Shottery United but succeeded 5-4 in a penalty shootout.
The Semi-Final saw Bret paired with Division 2 leaders FISSC Reserves and the game was decided by Manpreet Singh’s goal for the Old Boys.
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| MANNY SINGH... |
Bretforton’s recent form:
The Old Boys currently lie 5th of 6 teams in Division 1 with 5 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. Their goal difference is +7 and they have amassed 17 points. They are 4 points behind both league leaders Central Ajax Reserves and second placed AFC Bromsgrove but Bret have one game in hand over both of those teams.
The last four outings, all at home, began with an 8-4 home win v AFC Bromsgrove, secured by goals from Booth with a hat-trick, Daryl Mitchell with 2, plus singles by Jamie Clarke and substitutes Harrison Middleton and Kamil Zieba.
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| JAMIE CLARKE, RIGHT: 9 GOALS FOR THE OLD BOYS THIS TERM... |
A 2-3 home loss to Ajax followed, with Zieba and an own goal not being enough against the league leaders but then a disappointing home defeat to Blockley United was suffered in the Nursing Home Cup, as the visitors ran out 1-3 winners. Fin Fowles scored the Old Boys’ consolation goal.
On Saturday on a heavy home pitch, Bret were holding FC Wickhamford to 3-3 until a late flurry of goals saw the Old Boys go down 3-6. Sam Beddoes and Mitchell with 2 scored Bret’s goals…
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| BEDDOES: SCORED ON SATURDAY... |
Leading scorers are Booth with 10 overall and Clarke with 9…
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| ADAM STANLEY: 9 APPEARANCES THIS SEASON... |
Meadow Park’s road to the Final:
A bye in the first round, just like Bretforton, was followed by a 4-0 home victory in the round of 16 against Tysoe United, the goals being scored by Nathan Benson who was also voted the team’s MVP, Connor Powell, Jon Troth and Mason Taylor.
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| JON TROTH... |
The Quarter-Final resulted in an emphatic 4-1 win v AFC Stratford, the goals being grabbed by Powell, Dan Jarvis, the team’s MVP Jed Morris and Josh Thorn.
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| JOSH THORN... |
The Semi-Final ended in a 6-1 defeat for visitors FC Wickhamford, a game in which Powell nabbed 4 goals, whilst the team’s MVP Sam Horton scored once, as did Jarvis.
Meadow Park’s recent form:
Currently lying 4th of 12 teams in Division 2 of the Stratford Alliance, Park have won all 7 of their league games, amassing a goal-difference of +38 and a total of 21 points. They have 5 matches in hand over leaders FISSC Reserves, who have 31 points, due to drawing one and also losing one of their 12 contests so far, having won the other 10.
Recently then, the RM Smith Quarter-Final game v AFC Stratford followed a hat-trick of 6-0 home wins, v Blockley, Inkberrow Academy and Tysoe United. Nathan Benson netted 2 v Blockley and was voted MVP, whilst Horton, Brandon Aston, Powell and substitute Thorn added the others.
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| DAN EVERTON: 9 APPEARANCES, 2 GOALS... |
Nathan Benson was again MVP against Inkberrow, scoring once, as did Horton, Powell and replacements Bailey Eades and Jarvis. The other goal was self inflicted by an Inkberrow player…
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| BRANDON ASTON: SCORED AGAINST BLOCKLEY... |
Nathan Benson netted a brace v Tysoe, as did Powell, added to by Ryan Timmins and substitute Jack Sutcliffe.
Sandwiched between postponements away and home against Badsey Rangers in the league, Park beat FC Wickhamford in the RM Smith Cup as described above and were then involved in a Nursing Home Cup round of 16 tie on the road at Division 2 leaders FISSC Reserves.
The match ended 3-3 but Park progressed 3-4 on penalties. Nathan Benson scored in the match, as did Lewis Burford and Ryan Timmins. Three MVPs were announced after that tie: Max Allen, Lewis Burford and Ryan Timmins…
Leading overall goalscorer is Connor Powell with 21...
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| 21 GOAL CONNOR POWELL... |
Final thoughts:
So, all to play for at the Home Guard Club under floodlights…
Division 2 v Division 1 and both teams have something to prove…
Thanks to Lloyd at Meadow Park for providing me with some images to use in this preview…
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