CAMPION PLAY OFF PUSH CONTINUES AT TEVERSAL

TEVERSAL 0 V CAMPION AFC 2
NCEL 1 @ CARNARVON ST
18 MARCH 2017 --- 3PM

CAMPION TAKE THE LEAD AFTER 1 MINUTE THROUGH ELI HEY

Campion secured the 3 points they needed to keep their play off aspirations on target thanks to a goal after 1 minute from top scorer Eli Hey and then again on the stroke of half time after a superb run from Jacob Buchanan. 
On a dour and drizzly afternoon that felt anything like springtime the short trip to Teversal had become a must for a variety of reasons for the blog.  Although the delights of trips to far and beyond via 8 trains, 2 buses and a packhorse are the things that get hoppers excited I needed a local one today and Teversal provides that local one for me.  As mentioned in covering the Nottinghamshire club before I have always enjoyed my visits here and quite a few years back watched most of my football there during a season or so, today there was the added incentive of the visitors Campion.

ELI HEY MOMENTS LATER HE'S OPENED THE SCORING

Having visited the Bradford based club earlier in the season for surprisingly their 3-0 win over todays opponents Teversal and caught up with them a few weeks ago at Ollerton it was time to take a look at their impressive side and ever friendly Chairman Richard Holmes and supporters who once again it was a pleasure to meet today.  So what could be better a £5 return ticket one bus journey from base to Tevie leaving at 2.10pm arriving at the ground with 15 minutes to kick off time.

THE CAMPION EXECUTIVE BOX

On the way Tevie had already produced their team sheet and Campion had posted it on their social media.  Its a pleasure to visit Tevie for this purpose too were at some clubs its a chase around for line ups at Carnarvon St its all done as a matter of course plus the club continue to produce a handy little programme too.  Having covered the ground on quite a few occasions I resisted the temptation to take any more shots of the Tesco trolly park shelters.
I was pleased to see the trio of Hey, Talent Ndlovu and Buchanan playing for the visitors they are an entertaining set of players and with Teversal starting the ever youthful/experienced Dave Cockerill there was enough skill around to make this an interesting encounter.
Teversal still sit in the wrong end of the table and with Campion 2 places and a few points out of the play off positions this was a vital game for James Bicknell's team.

HEY AND NDLOVU CELEBRATE

The game could not have started any better for the visitors when good work on the left by Buchanan saw the ball fall out to the right before eventually coming back into the path of Hey who made no mistake from close range after just 1 minute.

GO ON THEN YOU CALL ALL JOIN IN THE CELEBRATIONS

The pitch was proving a leveller with its bobbly surface and as Teversal tried to get back into the game after that early shock they were thwarted on the edge of the visitors box as Cockerill time and again tried to engineer a pathway through for his colleagues. on 27 minutes a superb full length save from Josh Turton flying to his top right hand corner denied Lee Bradshaw as he cut in off the right wing.

BIG APPEAL AS TEVIE TAKE CONTROL

On the stroke of half time Campion made it 2-0 the ever adventurous Buchanan set off on a run beating 2 Teversal players down the left before combining with Hey on the edge of the box and unleashing a 20 yard drive which Turton got his fingertips to but could not keep the ball out of his goal.
Half time saw the regulatory sample of chip cob at Teversal's snack bar unfortunately I missed a great photo opportunity while camera was away and food in hand todays non league dog a black Labrador walked past from the bar with a packet of mini cheddars hanging from his mouth my only query was how would he open them?

A MOMENT TO PONDER FOR DEAN SHORT IN THE TEVERSAL TECHNICAL AREA

The second period saw Terversal try their best to get back into the game and again it would come through the endeavour of Cokerill if anybody, but Campion held firm and were also a threat too.  The only real chance of the half of any note came on 62 minutes when Hey set up Buchanan for a shot that Turton again did well to push away at full stretch.
As the game faded away Campion always looked well within their means and for Teversal sometime you need something just to go for you and today it didn't, overall a fair score line and Campion can but dream of a play off place that still remains alive.
With cheerios made to a few people it was about turn for the Spira service back to base just after 5.30pm and an unusually early return.

TALENT NDLOVU GETS AWAY FROM THE TEVERSAL DEFENCE