TEN MEN TUPTON BEAT LEAGUE LEADERS

NEW TUPTON IVANHOE 5 JBM SPORTS 3

HOPE VALLEY LEAGUE B AT LANGER LANE

17 OCTOBER 2020 --- 2PM 

CHARLIE CLAYTON FOR NEW TUPTON IVANHOE V JBM SPORTS

With the game well set at 2 goals apiece New Tupton must have feared the worst when they conceded a penalty and were reduced to ten men when Jim Brown was dismissed before the spot kick could be taken.  But Ivanhoe's keeper Brady Parker pulled off the save and they gathered themselves together to see Jack Bingham, Danny Stevenson and Marc Bright add to their tally and see off the challenge of JBM Sports.

THE THEATRE OF DREAMS IN THE FOREGROUND OVERLOOKED BY THE TOWN HALL 

One of the more local blogs was planned today and with a previous pre-season visit to the clubs out of village home of Langer Lane on the edge of Chesterfield I did wonder what to cover so a trip to the loft to visit the old programmes.  Rummaging through to find some Biwater Clay Cross Works printed material and the old Sunday Ivanhoe's year books, mainly to find an interview I did with current manager Dave Martin in the eighties.  Also to convince the crop of players today that Dave was a jolly good player and as he does now loves the game but after the experience of this match and the constant giving of The Hope Valley League fixtures I have shelved that for later reading.

The blog tries to steer away from large match reports but how do you cover or more to the point not cover the details in this delicacy.  So there is an increase in pictures which hopefully add to the words sit back and enjoy these two sides putting on a classic.  Hopefully not too many 'typos' as its as exciting putting it to words as watching it first time round.

DANE HUST UP FOR AN AERIAL CHALLENGE FOR JBM

Having mainly taken the walking boots down the noisy A61 for the forty minute walk in the past I decided to add a quarter of an hour to the experience by coming through the adjacent village of Wingerworth making the whole journey more pleasant.  

I knew very little of JBM Sports but thankfully player manager Matthew Garnett was on hand for a quick phone chat after the game.  The club now play in memory of John Bateman hence the name, their touchline manager who sadly passed away in 2015 and now the club have remembered him in their title for the last few years.  Playing out of the 5g facility at Tapton School in Sheffield they originally had connections to Hope in the Peak District which is represented by the cement works chimney on their badge and were originally run under the moniker of Hope Sports.  This came about after Matt had been working out in nearby Castleton and spotted the opportunity to bring football to a ground in Hope.  Thanks to Matt for this and his help with names on Saturday evening.

New Tupton Ivanhoes as previously blogged are a club of double figure teams through all age groups with a ground development in the village coming along well this should see todays senior side return to their natural base and home.

HURST THIS TIME IN POSESSION ON THE FLOOR

The well known cob shop on the corner of Langer Lane was still doing a roaring trade and just over the road both sides were in warm up routines and I ventured across the busy junction.

Today the blog will bring an extra amount of pictures hopefully I can get them all in but this was some game and would be a shame to leave them out of the overall view of the afternoon.  Arriving at just after ten to two it was more or less a case of 'what times kick off?', 'what time can you get here' because referee Pete Selby kicked off straight away.  

BRADY PARKER CLAIMS FOR TUPTON

JBM came into the match perched at the top of the table and looking confident of their continued season progression they must have fancied three points against third bottom Tupton who in fairness have had a stilted start fixture wise to the season after a pre-season on rising confidence that they can but the strugglers tag behind them this season.

REFEREE SELBY HAS A QUIET WORD WITH CLAYTON

Underway in a light drizzle that had not been forecast by the wonders at the BBC weather office and so umbrella was up for the old camera lens.  It was Tupton who started at a pace with Oliver Swale crossing for Charlie Clayton at the back post who just couldn't get over the ball and fired over the bar at the other end Brown had to be alert as he cleared off the line from Sports attack.

CLOSE UP FROM IVANHOES V JBM SPORTS

The visitors captain John Hague tried an effort from distance but Brady Parker in the Tupton goal was alert to the danger and as the game continued in a free flowing vein the danger of the visitors front man Dane Hurst looked obvious and his opposite number former Clay Cross Town keeper Charlie Clayton also looked self evident.  It would be Ivanhoe who shocked the league leader though on 32 minutes when Swale beat the offside trap and with a confidence fired past the out coming keeper to start the goal fest.

SPRINGS IN THE STEP FOR NEW TUPTON

As the home side looked to extend their lead Clayton ran at the visitors defence and was brought down just short of the box for which Matt Hanson was booked however the resultant free kick was low and not strongly hit and created the keeper little problem.

JBM would get themselves on level terms just one minute before the break a neat cross from right winger Ali Massoumi saw the danger man Hurst rise to power home his header and it was honours even at the break.

OLIVER SWALE RECEIVES THE CONGRATULATIONS AFTER HIS OPENING GOAL

By the oranges time the wet stuff had stopped and the shield was down and surprisingly the weather was about to turn to a lovely October afternoon as the game came even further to life with a glut of goals and incidents.  

Within seven minutes of the re start Tupton were back in the lead when Lewis Bramwell popped up with an unmarked back post header but within two minutes it was all square when Will Hale headed back the deep cross and Hurst rose higher than anybody else to rustle the Tupton net.

THE BATTLE OF THE UNDERSHIRTS

It was JBM who looked threatening now Chris Cottyn looked to have been upended in the box twice in the same move firstly by Brown and then keeper Parker flew in dislodging the visitors players balance it looked a penalty but the man that mattered Mr Selby saw nothing amiss.  Then just past the hour mark came the game changer.

ALL LINED UP FOR A FIRST HALF TUPTON FREE KICK

Brown had put in an initial challenge the ball fell to Massoumi whose shot deflected away with a goal line clearance for what looked a corner but the referee pulled the incident back and awarded a spot kick.  Tuptons central defender Brown was incensed and consulted his dictionary for a few choice words and unfortunately left the official no choice but to issue a red card.  So Ivanhoe's found themselves about to face a penalty and continue the final 28 minutes with ten men against the league leaders.  Ominous right?  Well that was without taking into account keeper Parker who flew to his right to save the spot kick from Tom Kinlin. 

PARKER SAVES THE JBM PENALTY AT 2-2

The thoughts of an upward struggle seemed to be confirmed when just five minutes after the spot kick they did make the advantage pay in their favour when Ben Woodruff forced his way around the defence with a low cross that Massoumi smashed home at the back post.  Consulting the league table and the man advantage I expected this to be a damage limitation job now.

BEN WOODRUFF GETS IN A HEADER FOR THE VISITORS

From somewhere Tupton mounted a head of steam and had a snap shot over the bar from a long throw but amazingly just two minutes after JBM had taken the lead Ivanhoe's would level.  A right wing cross was high enough to evade most people but not Jack Bingham who levelled the scores to add just a little doubt to the league leaders minds.

ONE ON ONE AS PARKER COMES OUT TO SAVE

The game became remarkably open with JBM still looking to get hold of the three points and their threat level remained high but for Tupton it was now all about counter balancing this with some pace and to that affect substitute Marc Bright was introduced to the match.

ALI MASSOUMI SEES HIS EFFORT CLEARED OFF THE LINE

The joy of the Bingham equaliser at three all was surpassed on 77 minutes when unbelievably Tupton claimed the lead when another deep cross fell to Danny Stevenson who hit the sweetest of finishes that flew into the roof of the visitors net, cue delirious scenes for the players and their touchline following.

JACK BINGHAM MAKES IT 3-3

By this stage as much as this was an unbelievably enjoyable game I was starting to extol the virtues of 1-0 or 2-1 games as constant note making alongside trying to capture some of the proceedings on the camera were proving a full time effort.

WOODRUFF PUTS IN THE CROSS THAT ALLOWS MASSOUMI AT THE BACK POST TO GIVE JBM THE LEAD AT 3-2

A slightly disturbing incident occurred somewhere in this passage when two PCSO's turned up and looked like they were about to apprehend Ivanhoe manager Martin but thankfully he managed to talk his way out of what situation he was in or probably more to the point advised them just give me a few more minutes until I get these over the line.

WILL HALE LOOKS TO DELIVER INTO A PACKED PENALTY BOX

As JBM called up all their reserves the pressure came again for Tupton to defend but it would be the pace of Bright that would confirm the result picking the ball up on the half way line he sprinted his was past the visiting defenders in his path and guided the ball through the keepers legs to make it 5-3, 85 minutes.  A remarkable score line was now coming to the fore Tupton were not quite sure what had happened and I think JBM were probably of the same thought as well. 

DANNY STEVENSON SMASHES HOME THE SHOT THAT MAKES IT 4-3

The remaining five minutes saw Tupton play the game management card by taking the ball into the corner for as long a periods as they could for they knew that JBM would remain dangerous if they played an open game and one goal back could easily produce a second to level the scores again.  In the final minute the protect the ball play saw the visitors reduced to ten men when Massoumi was dismissed for a challenge.

MARC BROGHT MAKES IT MORE COMFORTABLE AT 5-3

This league currently just keeps on providing games like this and both sides must taken enormous credit of course New Tupton Ivanhoe will capture the headline but JBM Sports although disappointed with the result must take a massive bow and credit for their contribution to this wonderful advert for The Hope Valley League.

DAVE CONVINCES THE OFFICERS TO WAIT UNTIL NINETY MINUTES BEFORE THE HELP US WITH OUR ENQUIRIES START

A spring in the footstep returning to base by an almost repeat of the outward journey but now in wondeful sunshine and the chance to reflect on the best game of the season 8 goals, 2 red cards and a saved penalty and sadly not a TV camera in sight.  Grassroots football at its best.