TEVERSAL CONTINUE STRONG START WITH WIN AT VICS

BORROWASH VICS 0 TEVERSAL 2
EAST MIDLANDS COUNTIES LEAGUE @ ANDERSON ELECTRICAL ARENA
8 AUGUST 2018 --- 7.45PM

BORROWASH VICS ANDERSON ELECTRICAL ARENA

Teversal made it two wins from two outings confirming their poor pre season form mattered for nothing because its all about winning when the season starts and tonight Mathew Wilkinson and Joel Smith provided the finishing touches that showed that Teversal will be there or there about again this season against a resolute Vics.
An interesting first game of the 2018/19 football season would take me to Derby and for the first time since a few seasons ago when Derby County Ladies played at the ground and Sunday afternoons were spent watching the Rams.  Night games on public transport are becoming increasingly difficult with the loss of many services and tonight I was grateful to intrepid photographer Bill Wheatcroft for travel to and from the game to create an interesting first visit for the season.

THE JOE KELLOGG STAND WITH CLUBHOUSE

Based alongside Graham St Prims on The Asterdale Club site I have covered the surrounds and both grounds before so wont go big on them again except to say Borrowash are a resilient outfit who deserve some good fortune after ground problems with vandals and an expansive 'bowl' of a stadium that must be too time consuming to look after the club have fenced of some of the moor expansive areas.  But overall the volunteers do a remarkable job to keep on going against I guess the odds at many times during.  They now have a steady set of changing rooms, club house area and adjoining stand/terrace with the piece de resistance being the large cantilever stand which sits back a little from the pitch but is absolutely the selling point of the ground.

REFEREE LIAM VAYRO LEADS OUT THE TEAMS

Having paid our admission and gained a copy of the programmes there was time to obtain the teams and also greet a few of the Tevie officials who were enjoying the terrace area outside the clubhouse, as ever a pleasure and I look forward to a Carnarvon St visit soon.
The game started off at a pace with a hard and bobbly pitch, to be expected after the red hot weather of the last few months,  there was much endeavour and the home side were proving to have the upper hand but gradually Teversal got a foothold into the game and the home side were thankful to Lewis Soar for an excellent tip over the bar.  It was the number one who was called into action when he saved from Wilkinson but just three minutes before the break it was the same player who was put through and he chipped the kee to give the Nottinghamshire side the lead.

SOME EARLY MATCH ACTION

On the stroke of half time danger man Wilkinson crashed a header against the bar and Borrowash were relived to hear the half time whistle from referee Vayro.
Vics were giving this game a good old go but the more likely side looked like Teversal and so it proved on 75 minutes when a sharp move saw Joel Smith tap home a neat close range cross from Ben Cartwright doubled the visitors lead.  In the closing stages Wilkinson again found Soar in fine form between the sticks for Borrowash.
A close game at the final whistle but one that Teversal did enough to claim the three points Borrowash showed enough though that if they can keep that level of performance up they ought not to struggle at the wrong end this season.