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Friday, November 21, 2008, 14:00
Newark 2
TAMWORTH and Newark fought out a battling 2-2 draw on Saturday.
Tamworth took the lead when Jez Holloway turned his defender with ease and slotted the ball home to score his seventh of the season.
A clever deflection nearly doubled the lead on the next attack but they did make it 2-0 when a clever pass from Holloway found Sperrink who fired past the keeper.
Twenty minutes of madness then let Newark back into the game as they scored two quick goals.
Tamworth had plenty of possession after the break and one attack saw Jay Haywood square the ball to Sperrink who saw his shot magnificently saved by the Newark keeper.
Tamworth also had their defence to thank as they made some last ditch tackles to keep Newark out and keeper Tony Banks saved one with his glove to ensure the home side at least grabbed a point.
Adders Men's First XI 3
Daventry 3
ATHERSTONE threw away a two goal lead as Daventry fought back to gain a point from an ill tempered game.
Justin Hadley's side wanted to give a winning send off to Martin Webb and Michael Pipe as they set off on their travels to Australia.
And it all seemed to be going well when Richard Stubbs crashed in the ball to open the scoring for the Adders midway through the first half.
The Adders doubled their lead early in the second half when Richard Charles-Jones fired the ball into the roof of the net from a tight angle.
However, Atherstone then seemed to press the self destruct button as Daventry battled their way back into the game.
First Stubbs was sin-binned for a rash tackle and he was quickly followed by James Meer for a similar offence.
In the meantime, Daventry had wiped out the Adders lead with two textbook short corners.
However, the Adders regained the lead when Webb finished off a well drilled Adders short corner and all three points looked to heading the Adders way with only two minutes left on the clock.
Daventry threw everything at the Adders and the home side were dealt a killer blow with the last move of the game, as the visitors scrambled in the equaliser on the stroke of full time.
Shrewsbury 1
Tamworth Ladies First XI 2
TAMWORTH bounced back to winning ways with a hard fought win over Shrewsbury.
The town ladies controlled the match in the first half and took the lead after some excellent work down the right hand side.
Katie Payne and Katie Mander linked up well to give Stevie Oversby the space for a first time shot on goal which was too good for the keeper.
Tamworth quickly scored a second after a quick transfer from right to left.
Allie Dickins picked up the ball, after a great run to keep the ball in play, and passed to Alex Burns.
She created space for Rebecca Popple to take a shot from the top of the D which left the goalkeeper standing.
Shrewsbury managed to pull one back before the half time whistle.
Tamworth managed to keep control of the game in the second half although Shrewsbury managed to threaten on several occasions but were denied by some great saves from Nicky Youngman.
Adders Ladies First XI 0
Coventry and North Warwicks 3
ATHERSTONE ladies were ultimately no match for the unbeaten league leaders Coventry.
Man of the match goalkeeper Lisa Spirit earned her award, managing to keep the score line respectable, as the ladies took some time to settle down.
Atherstone began to apply pressure towards the end of the first half, but they fell behind before the break.
The second half was a fairly even affair but two goals late on gave the score a flattering look.
Tamworth Ladies Second XI 0
Leek 3
TAMWORTH but in a battling display but lost out against tough opposition in the form of Leek.
Good defending from Sarah Hutchinson, Charley Rowe and Wendy Garret kept the score even until Leek netted following a lucky break.
Tamworth then attacked well with Charlotte Bacciochi and Donna Eccles applying pressure to the Leek defence but they were unable to clinch the vital goal.
Leek came out fighting in the second half.
Some good play from Sarah Arnold and Hannah Smith stopped them scoring but Leek eventually managed to breakthrough the defence to score two more goals.
Tamworth Ladies Third XI 3
Erdington Ladies 5
TAMWORTH Ladies were defeated in a high scoring contest against Erdington.
The town side started brightly, enjoying plenty of possession, but they were unable to convert their chances.
Erdington looked dangerous on the break and the town side were grateful to goalkeeper Margaret Worsley for making some fine saves.
Tamworth finally broke the deadlock just before half-time when Clare Neal's pass was deflected into the net by Chris Mander.
Erdington were quick off the mark at the start of the second half as they scored two goals inside the first ten minutes.
Charlotte Hastings then capped a fine performance with a well taken equaliser before Erdington retook the lead.
Claire Miles scored Tamworth's third goal from a short corner but two goal in the dying minutes victory.
Tamworth Men Third XI 2
Northampton 0
TAMWORTH'S third team overcame a young and well drilled Northampton side.
Northampton were dangerous on the attack but some sharp defending from Martin Shakespeare and Simon Clark kept Tamworth in the fight.
A short corner earned shortly before the half was then neatly slotted into the left hand corner by Kevin Guest to give Tamworth the lead.
Tamworth remained firm at the back and secured victory with a fine strike from Nick Pound.
Leek 3
Tamworth Men Fourth XI 3
TAMWORTH'S youngsters battled out a 3-3 draw with Leek.
Tamworth started well with Jake Millander causing lots of confusion in the Leek defence.
He was rewarded for his efforts when he collected a through ball from Josh Volante and rounded the keeper before scoring.
A few minutes later, the same pairing gave Jake Millander a second goal.
Tamworth went close on a number of occasions and with Robert Trevasse making his full debut he was unlucky not to score.
In the second half, Leek changed their formation and put the Tamworth defence under pressure.
They were rewarded with a goal when Tamworth failed to clear a ball out of defence.
Tamworth were restricted to break away attempts at goal and on one occasion a fine free hit from Ross Carter was diverted into the goal by Graham Homer.
As the Tamworth youngsters started to tire, Leek pushed forward and the result was two goals.
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