TEVERSAL FIRST WIN IN GOAL FEST

TEVERSAL 7 FC HUMBER UNITED 4

NCEFL 1 AT TOMLIN PERSONNEL PARK

18 SEPTEMBER 2021 --- 3PM [3.20PM]

CAM PINNICK A HAT TRICK VERSUS FC HUMBER UNITED

Two sides struggling away at the wrong end of the NCEFL Division One table and a dour battle was probably what would have been expected but this produced an unbelievable goal fest and then a few more that in the end gave Teversal their first win of the season and lifted them off of the foot of the table.  For FC Humber United they would put forward the delayed kick off with some of their squad being delayed as an option for the loss but overall this proved that the problem probably lies in the defence of both sides as they clearly know where the goals are at the other end of the pitch.

MINERS MEMORIAL AT SILVERHILL

A second trip of the season to one of my comfort grounds would start just shy of noon with a fifteen mile round walk taking the place of the previous seasons travel all over the country.  Today would see a slightly different route and the motorway would play a part in this blog as per last time.  Treading the pathways through Pilsley this time and with an option of the the Five Pits Trail or walking straight on and undertaking half a mile walk at the side of the road on the busy and fast Hardstoft tarmac, I opted for the latter and amazingly this time was mainly only threatened by cyclists getting too close and they really should no better with the amount of times they complain about cars and trucks getting in their safety zone.  Entering the eastern edge of Tibshelf and crossing the motorway, which last time you may remember had a visit from the boys in blue as I took some truck pictures on the country lane route, a large cloud of smoke appeared in the distance with traffic slowing on the incline before the Tibshelf Services.  Thinking nothing more I marched on with the remaining forty five minutes of this 2 and a quarter hour journey passing the Derbyshire Nottinghamshire boundary.

KEEP YOUR HANDS AWAY FROM THE BALL

Arriving with a good hour plus to spare I took an assessment of the time to climb up the nearby Silverhill Colliery Country Park to view the 'testing for gas' miners memorial.  Now it is a steep climb but well worth it, the views are wonderful, back towards Derbyshire anyway haha.  The pit was closed in 1992 and obviously the effects of losses to the local communities can never be regained a nice wildlife area has been left in its place though.  The memorial is a large display of a kneeling miner with a gas lamp with a thoughtful display of much of his working equipment attached to his belt also displayed.  It was a good stretch out but a wonderful look at the 'miner' from what is the highest point in Nottinghamshire at 670 feet above sea level.

A YELLOW FOR CRAIG ALLEN

Marching down the hill was much easier and arrival at the ground just short of 2.30pm seemed pretty good with players out training on the pitch until a few minutes later home secretary Kev Newton mentioned the delayed kick off due to a few of the visitors squad stuck on the M1.  It appears the pall of smoke was a coach that had set fire and the resulting danger had closed the motorway, there was a delay until 3.15pm and the dread of an abandoned game sprung forth.  Thankfully match referee Maw was clear the visitors had enough players to commence and we would be underway shortly, fortunately the visitors saw their missing players and physio arrive just after 3pm and we kicked off twenty minutes behind.

TEVERSAL HAVE A TURN AT DEFENDING

The visitors are currently playing in Selby and I guess their intentions are to move back towards Hull but they have had a rough start to their season with a win and two draws alongside a mass of goals in games involving them, so I guess what was to follow should have been obvious.  They have a very good social media side and on that front look well set up to promote their club.

We only had to wait until the second minute when a tantalising cross from Tom Widdowson saw Cam Pinnick sweep the ball home and Teversal were in delirium to be in the lead this early.  But they could only hold on for five minutes and Jamie Phillips drove in to level the scores.  Tevie would re take the lead when previous supplier Widdowson appeared at the far post with a sharp finish from a Charlie Smith cross.  It got even better for the home side when just over the half hour mark when Brad Hall added the third.  It wasn't all goals though Teversal cleared a United effort off the line before at the other end a 25 yard free kick was well turned round by Aidan Smith in the visitors goal.  For just under a quarter of an hour to half time there were no goals but would the second half make up for that, yes it would.

GREAT STRIKE FROM BRANDON BURKE TO MAKE IT 3-4

It is a constant problem to me writing up high scoring games without it just being a list of goals but that's what the game is about and we should celebrate them because there is nothing football fans hate more that a 0-0.  Humber pulled the deficit back to one when a superb towering header from Ewan Hallows rustled the back of the home net within eight minutes of the re-start.  Now the visitors sensed a chance to get right back onto level terms and home keeper Michael Ball had to be on top form to push over an effort from Luca Binsley.  

Teversal though had other ideas after a brief relaxation period and on 64 minutes they re instated the two goal advantage when Pinnick got his second with a lovely drive across the keeper into the far corner of the net.  Now it was all Teversal captain George Simpson should have scored when he fired over in front of goal and then moments later the visitors cleared off their line as Teversal looked to put this game beyond doubt.  But you should know better that think that with twenty minutes remaining FC Humber dragged themselves back into the game with a superb strike from just inside the box courtesy of Brandon Burke 3-4.

But again this remarkable game produced another goal and it was Teversal who reinstated the two goal advantage on 79 minutes when Joe Fox made no mistake firing home with a low drive.

ANOTHER CAR THIS TIME FOR JAMIE BAXTER

Tense game as we approached ninety minutes it was surely all over, think again of course.  As we dropped over the ninety minutes Pinnick secured a hat trick with a sharp close range finish and then wheeled away to remind his coach of  the promise of a few beers if he ever got a triple for Teversal, hopefully that went into the Tevie bar.  Within a minute the visitors again reduced the arrears when Bartlomley Grzywa hit a lovely back post cross and a superb half volley from Louis Blackwell found the roof of the home net..

Then in the fourth minute of stoppage time we added to the ratio a third goal in time added on in this frantic game and it was Pinnick who turned provider to set up Ryan Hancock who made it seven for Teversal.

And rest.

An amazing game with goals galore showing both sides can score but the worry around any defensive frailties would be put aside for a short wide as the home side celebrated their much needed first three points, for the visitors they will site a disrupted start to the afternoon but they took part in an entertaining game but of course they want more for their efforts. 

MORE DEFENDING FOR TEVERSAL TO DO.