TABLE TOPPERS TEVERSAL DEFEAT RIVALS

TEVERSAL 3 ANSTEY NOMADS 1
EMCFL @ CARNARVON ST
27 JANUARY 2018 --- 3PM

DAVE COCKERILL GETS A HEADER IN FOR TEVERSAL

Some sharp finishing from league leaders Teversal saw them defeat Anstey Nomads in a crucial clash at the top of the East Midlands Counties League and establish themselves as clear leaders over todays visitors and fellow challengers Selston.

LIGHTS ON AND THE TEAMS ARE OUT

For regular readers Teversal is as you will know always a local favourite of the blog and indeed pre the festive season the reserves v Pinxton was taken in but not blogged because there always remains a willingness to repeat yourself.  Well here goes D H Lawrence, Lord Carnarvon, Tesco stands, enjoyable club to visit with good programme, teams easily displayed oh yes and a good snack bar the latter of big importance of course.  All the above still applies and I have to say its wonderful to see the first team doing so well after their enforced switch from the NCEFL to their new home league, regular strugglers in the former have turned out to be league leaders in their new challenge and this is fantastic news for 'tevies' regular band of officials.

DAVE COCKERILL SHOWS PERFECT BALANCE ON THE DAMPER AREAS

The trip to Teversal by necessity today was undertaken at the last minute for this mouth watering encounter and unusually for the blog was a 25 minute one bus journey away although even that could not go smoothly with a late departure nearly 15 minutes behind time arrival at Carnarvon St allowed around 5 minutes to spare, add to this after a morning of following the postponements, again, it was far from a simple local match.  Thankfully Teversal had posted game on and providing no more rain, which stopped around mid-day, we would be kicking off at 3pm.

SOME MORE ACTION FROM BEHIND THE GOAL

The outer areas of the pitch were showing a rising of the muddy stuff after a rolling and marking out job had been achieved on Friday but the surface looked remarkably good although a little heavy of course.

BOTH BENCHES IN PONDERING MODE

As ever the cultured left foot of Dave Cockerill featured early on for the home side but on a few occasions he could not find the finish his team were looking for but ever the threat his touches threatened the challengers from Leicestershire who in there own right had come into this first half with an equally positive attitude.  On the goals front it all happened inside one minute in the first half Mason Brown set up Jason Ireland for a sharp finish on 28 minutes to give the visitors the lead and straight from the kick off a low cross off the left was met at the back post by Matt Wilkinson who guided the ball home to level the scores.

MATT WILKINSON IS CONGRATULATED ON HIS EQUALISER FOR TEVERSAL

Half time saw a sample of a chip cob which was of a usually enjoyable standard the compact bar was full with people getting out of the murky afternoon and with the two TV's playing away it makes the club an attractive proposition for a game, have I sold it enough yet for you to visit?

I GUESS THAT ONE HURT A LITTLE

Within 3 minutes of the re start Teversal had the lead Kurt Bamford weaved his way into the box and fired low into the bottom left of the visitors goal, this period of play had 'tevie' on fire with some delightful football and they deservedly extended their lead on 55 minutes when Brad Cox swept the ball home.  Anstey tried and tried to mount a significant challenge and felt that they had the ball over the line in one second half attack but the referee waved their appeals away and Teversal continued to defend their lead with confidence with a Daz Taylor effort cleared off the line by Jason Gregory they were still looking to attack.  At the other end Joe Hopewell tested Josh Turton in the home goal but the number one saved with his legs.

GOOD LUCK IN THE LAUNDRY WITH THAT ONE

A highly entertaining match which saw two good sides battle it out on an afternoon that saw a few followers come up from North West Leicester and with an addition of local clubs supporters whose games were off it allowed the attendance to reach three figures.  Overall they saw a Teversal side cement their lead with some nice football and three very sharp finishes with confidence rising who would back against them?