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Bromsgrove Sporting 2 Barwell 7
By Simon Mathieson
Seventh heaven in Worcestershire
Well. This was a night that will live long in the memory for Barwell fans, players and officials alike. A big away win in the FA Trophy only a week after losing to the same team at home in the league. 7 goals scored by 4 different scorers with the 2 conceded coming very late on. The game was still only 3-0 to Barwell with 15 minutes to go but, in a crazy ending, finished up 7-2 to the away team of Barwell.
Barwell changed their shape from the game against Bromsgrove a week ago and looked to take the game to Sporting from the off. Tristan Dunkley was involved early on with a shot on 3 minutes from some distance out. He had another shot on 7 minutes but Breeden got down well to save it. The keeper only parried it to Kai Williams and he shot but a defender had got back to block it. Dunkley was almost bearing down on goal again within minutes but was flagged offside. The number of offside decisions against Barwell remained an issue for around 25 minutes, some looked dubious but most were correctly given.
Williams and Omotola had chances as the half progressed and there was a great run from Jake Whitmore that almost saw him beat the defence and make a shooting opportunity for him. The Bromsgrove defence looked to have no answer to the pacey attacking play that the Canaries were displaying.
Bromsgrove did not create many chances and Whitmore was keeping Greg Mills quiet out on the Barwell right. Shorrock had a mazy run on 26 minutes that led to a corner. The corner gave Sporting a chance when it was met with a strong header but it managed to hit another attacking player and go away from danger.
Barwell finally beat the offside on 29 minutes and it led to the first goal. Tristan Dunkley had a ball played over the top to him and he ran on to it well. He collected it behind the defender and was one on one with Breeden. He shaped to shoot and coolly curved the ball around the keeper and into the goal. Despite another dangerous run from Shorrock not long after this, Barwell doubled the score through Dunkley again on 33 minutes. This time he was on the edge of the area and he struck the ball well and it flew in to the net for a 2-0 lead.
Barwell were threatening to run riot and they had another chance through Kai Williams on 35 minutes. The winger flew down the left wing and whipped in a fine cross only to see it cleared. 2 minutes later the 3rd goal came and it was Brady Hickey with a fine shot from the edge of the area, almost exactly where the 2nd goal had been scored from. It was an Eliot Putman corner that was met by the head of Jamie McAteer but then cleared. The clearance only went as far as Hickey and he made no mistake.
Bromsgrove ended the half well when Max Bramley got down well to his right to keep out a Greg Mills effort.
Half Time: Bromsgrove Sporting 0 Barwell 3
As could have been expected, the home side started the half well. Shaq McDonald hit the side netting on 46 minutes to make sure that the Barwell team were under no illusions about the threat posed. Eliot Putman then cleared the ball well inside the 6 yard box on 55 minutes as Bromsgrove started to apply more pressure. The Bromsgrove manager made a couple of substitutes and changed his formation as he went in search of a way back in to the game.
Barwell, though, soaked up the pressure well and started to get back in to attacking shape. On 61 minutes the away side broke from defence and the ball went to Joey Evans. He controlled it well and found Dunkley out wide who then returned the ball to Evans. Evans tried to get a shot away but he was closed down.
Hakeem and Towers replaced Williams and Dunkley respectively in the 63rd and 68th minute. The game evened up as it headed in to the last 20 minutes with Barwell still leading 3-0. Despite some nerves from the Barwell fans, there looked to be enough within the team to show that they could hold out for the win. However, the next 17-18 minutes went goal crazy.
On 74 minutes Omotola had a shot cleared off the line after Jamie Towers had done good work on the right to make a cross. Joseph Evans scored the 4th goal a minute later when he controlled the ball well on the edge of the area and then used quick feet to round Breeden and bury it in the net.
Sam Hollis replaced Omotola on 77 minutes and with his first touch he lobbed Breeden for 5-0. He was passed the ball and, from the corner of the box, lifted it over Breeden who had come out to around the penalty spot. Just 3 minutes later it was 6-0 when Jamie Towers scored with his head. Towers had a shot that Breeden saved well but the ball went from the arms of the keeper back to Towers at head height and he had an open goal in to which to nod it.
Bromsgrove joined in the scoring spree when McDonald knocked in the ball from an unmarked position in the area after a cross from Greg Mills. Mills then went close himself as the game opened up.
Hollis almost had a 2nd goal on 84 minutes when he hit the cross bar with a deft touch after another good cross from Towers. Towers then scored his 2nd and Barwell's 7th with a cool strike from inside the box. There was a sense of disbelief from the Barwell fans as well as the remaining Sporting fans but the scoring had not finished as McDonald grabbed another goal for the home side on 87 minutes.
The referee brought an end to proceedings to the delight of all associated with Barwell and to, perhaps, the relief of the home team.
Full Time: Bromsgrove Sporting 2 Barwell 7 (Seven)
Attendance: 544 |