TEVERSAL UNBEATEN START COMES TO AN END THANKS TO THE LAW

TEVERSAL 0 V HEMSWORTH MW 1
NCEL 1ST DIVISION @ CARNARVON ST
25 AUGUST 2015 7.45PM

CARNARVON ST HOME OF TEVERSAL FC

A strike 3 minutes into the second half by Bill Law was enough to secure Hemsworth all three points and despite a barnstorming performance for the remainder of the second half Teversal could not find a way through the visitors defence.
As ever I always look forward to a visit to Teversal and the club being one of the nearest to base it should be easy but sadly due to very poor night time public transport in recent years it has become an all to infrequent gig.  To those that follow the blog and look for the Welsh connection well there is clearly one here with the club based on Carnarvon St.  Following an early arrival and a sample of the chip and peas cob there as time for a little look at the ground which has not changed since a description was made in an April blog versus Grimsby Borough.

THE NETS ARE LOWERED INTO PLACE JUST MOMENTS BEFORE THE TEAMS EMERGE ONTO THE PITCH

There were a few familiar faces here tonight including secretary Kev and club Chairman Pete it was nice to see former Alfreton Town player and now referees assessor Matt Walsh for the first time this season.  On the way to the game Dave the flag man formerly of the Glapwell parish had come up in conversation with the last time we met him being the April blog game here and within a few minutes of arriving you can of course guess who walked through the turnstile.  We spent a nice evening talking past, present and future football based around non league and a bit of Burnley with a nice side order of Scottish football too.

DAVE MINUS BURNLEY COLOURS TONIGHT RESPLENDANT IN 1966 BOBBY MOORE NUMBER '6' SHIRT

Dave was resplendent in his 1966 Bobby Moore retro number 6 shirt which was a change to a normal selection of claret and blue for his beloved Burnley.

STAPLE NON LEAGUE DIET CHIPS AND PROGRAMME

So having sampled the snack bar chips and peas with small cob we took up position to the top side of the dug outs only to be on the move again shortly after into one of the famous Tesco trolley park shelters as this miserable evenings weather started to through down some sharp rain. 

THE VIEW FROM ONE OF THOSE FAMOUS TEVERSAL SUPERMARKET STANDS, WITH DAVE OBSERVING PROCEEDINGS

It really has been unbelievable that evening games in August that normally present lovely conditions for viewing football but so far this season its has produced some poor weather especially for the purpose of any match pictures.  As the evening progressed the rain receded but in its place it became cooler and with an increasing wind, autumn seemed very close.

JAKE TITTLEY

Before the game it was good to catch up with former Clay Cross Town player Jake Tittley and also to note that Dave Cockerill was in the starting line up for Teversal, a player of advancing years but with a subtle and quality distribution.
The first half was an entertaining affair which probably saw the visitors shade it but we went into the break goal less. 
The second half started with Hemsworth on the up and as early as three minutes in its was a sweet finish from Bill Wall who sped through on the inside right and fired across the out coming Dale Sheppard in the home goal to give the visitors the lead.
The goal seemed to galvanise Teversal into action Cockerill was prominent in setting up Gary Atkins who fired over from a good position after 63 minutes.  The game then entered a spell of pin ball in the 6 yard box with Hemsworth struggling to clear the lines the post and then a goal line clearance kept their lead intact.  On 68 minutes Visiting keeper Chris Snaith was on hand to pull off a good save from Khyle Sargent who looked to equalise with his effort.  Teversal continued to push on and cross after cross was cleared by the Hemsworth defence, in the end you just felt the equaliser was not going to come for the home side.
After 5 minutes of stoppage time referee Carpenter called time on Teversal's 100% start to the season and the Tevie boys had gone down to a slightly harsh defeat in a game they had deserved something from.  The blog guesses they will play worse this season and win.

LEFT LEG/RIGHT LEG/ RIGHT ARM, IN/OUT-PRE MATCH UNIFORMITY