Match Reports

The second half continued along the same pattern and within ten minutes, Pete Walton got his his second from close range. This effectively killed the game as a competition with the Bank happy to play out time. Five minutes from the end, Tom Lawrence latched onto a cross to score a powerful header, his first goal for Redmires in ten years!. The game finished 3-0 to Redmires who are now left to rely on the result of other games.

Our view:  "A solid performance to round off a reasonable season"

Handsworth again started the second half the better team and with only minutes gone, they regained their lead with another individual effort. Redmires looked ragged throughout the half and Handsworth continued to calve out openings. However for all their possession, Handsworth could not add to their tally and this set up a nervous last few minutes in which Redmires pushed forward looking for what would have been an underserved point. Handsworth held on to give Redmires their second defeat in a row and severely dent their promotion chances.

Our view:  "A very poor performance in which we were lucky to get away with a a defeat by such a small margin. Handsworth proved to be a real handful - Are they becoming our bogey side?"

In a high pressure game for both sides, Deep End started strongly and within five ten minutes had created a number of opportunities. However, against the run of play, it was Redmires who created the best early chance when Paul Taylor put the ball narrowly wide when through on goal. Inevitably though, Deep End's pressure paid off and it was no surprise when their Center Forward neatly finished from inside the box. Redmires were back in the game within minutes when Pete Walton latched onto a through ball to neatly finish, but the game see-sawed back in Deep End's favour when they capitalised on confusion in Redmires's with a headed goal. Things then got worse for Redmires as again poor defending resulted in Deep End's third and they were unlucky not to be even further ahead at half time.

After a very poor first half, Redmires finally managed to find some sort of form and began to control play. Deep End still looked very dangerous on the break, but Redmires's persistence finally paid off when John Davies scored from a thirty yard free kick. Redmires old boy Steve Crossley was unlucky to have a goal disallowed for Deep End, but they finally regained their two goal advantage when Shane Toulson hit an unstoppable shot following his free kick re-bounding off the wall. Redmires continued to battle and with minutes remaining they pulled another goal back through Luke Siggs. This setup a grandstand finish with a Redmires goal ruled to have not crossed the line by the referee and a tremendous goal line clearance by Deep Ends defence. However, Deep End held on to take a deserved three points. 

Our view:  "Outplayed and out-fought, Deep End thoroughly deserved their victory.

With the league title at stake, both teams could ill afford to drop points. Redmires started the game kicking against a ferocious wind. 'Service' had the better of the early exchanges with Redmires content in just clearing the lines. As the half wore on Redmires began to settle and started to play some nice football and should have taken the lead when Pete Walton broke clear but he was denied by the keepers legs. Redmires always looked dangerous on the break with Paul Taylor and Pete Walton making probing runs into the heart of the opposition defence. Towards the end of the first half  Tom Lawrence did well to clear off the line for Redmires. Service were kept at bay by the Redmires defence and were only threatening with the odd set piece and long range shots. With the whistle blown for half time Redmires could look forward to the second half with the strong wind behind them.

Redmires came out strongly in the second half leaving Civil Service on the back foot for long periods of the second half. It was inevitable that before long all the Redmires pressure would create chances. Pete Walton fired just wide when he really should have hit the target. Minutes later, Redmires thought they had scored, but again, Walton saw his shot tipped onto the bar and bounce down on the line. Redmires were becoming frustrated by their lack of luck in front of goal. Towards the end of the game, Redmires continued to create good chances with Paul Taylor and Ashton Woodhouse both going close. Jamie Milnes also saw his cross tipped onto the bar. The Service keeper was having an outstanding game and was a  real thorn in Redmires side. Service rarely threatened in the second half and again relied on set pieces and long range shots. The constant pressure from Redmires was not enough and the game ended 0-0.

Our view:  "A disappointing result from a good team performance. Redmires deserved to win but missed a host of chances. Will it cost us?"

From the start of the match, the game settled into a pattern of Redmires having the best of the possession and SCS playing mainly on the break. Redmires created several good chances which were well saved by the SCS keeper and at the other end, SCS went close on one occasion. Twenty five minutes into the half, a Redmires shot could only be parried by SCS's keeper and Luke Siggs was on hand to finish from close range. Redmires continued to search for a second goal, whilst SCS couldn't unlock Redmires's defence and at half time, Redmires had a deserved 1-0 lead.

SCS started the second half brightly but could not capitalise and eventually, Redmires took control of the game again. Castle Dyke conjured up some impressive weather conditions in the form of sleet and gales to add to the game and the conditions began to test both teams. Twenty five minutes into the half, Luke Siggs scrambled a second for Redmires and they looked to be on course for victory. However, SCS came back strongly and were rewarded with a goal with a powerful far post header. Both sides contested control for the next five minutes with Redmires coming out on top. With five minutes remaining, Pete Walton robbed the SCS keeper and put the ball in the net to seal the game. 

Our view: "A competitive game against a side who don't give up easily. We deserved the win in a match which was also a battle against the elements" 

Acorn stated the second half brightly and within five minutes had taken the lead. This finally brought the Redmires team to life, but unfortunately a combination of the woodwork and missed opportunities, meant that Acorn continued to hold the advantage. With twenty minutes left, Redmires finally unlocked the Acorn defense when Luke Siggs broke his scoring drought from inside the penalty area.  Sensing victory, Redmires continued to push forward and a second goal looked inevitable. With four minutes remaining and against the run of play, Acorn broke forward and poor defending resulted in Acorn taking the lead from close range. The remaining minutes were played out in desperate fashion, but Acorn managed to hold on for the win.

Our view: "An improving performance and on the balance of play, we deserved at least a point". 

Two minutes into the second half, Civil Service doubled their lead when their Centre Forward latched onto a under hit back pass and calmly finished. The game then became an end-to end affair as Redmires looked to get back into the match and Civil Service looked for a third, killer goal. As the half wore on, Redmires began to take control, but Civil Service remained dangerous. Redmires had a goal disallowed and Civil Service hit the woodwork, before Redmires got a goal back through a close range Paul Taylor effort. Fifteen minutes from time, a second Paul Taylor strike gave Redmires the equaliser, but not before Civil Service had a goal disallowed and hit the woodwork for the third time.

Both sides were now in search of a winner and both keepers were forced into fine saves. Four minutes from time, Pete Walton hit an unstoppable 30 yard effort to give Redmires the lead. In the final few minutes, Redmires could have further increased their lead and managed to hold on, to give them an important win against the league leaders.

Our view: "A good team performance against a good side. The game could have gone either way and for once, we seemed to have luck on our side" 

Redmires began the second half by pushing forward, however Outibridge responded well and the game became an end-to-end affair. Whilst Outibridge created several half chances from set pieces, it was Redmires who were now looking the most dangerous. A frantic goal mouth scramble saw Outibridge's best chance wasted and within minutes, Luke Siggs knocked a Redmires corner over the line, to double the lead. Outibridge immediately changed tactics, but to no avail and the rest of the game saw Redmires unlucky not to increase the scoreline.

Our view: "A solid and disciplined performance against a side that has been performing well lately " 

The start of the second half saw Yorkshire Bank step up their effort and they began to press forward. However, Redmires rose to the challenge and the game began to follow the same pattern as the first half. Whilst Yorkshire Bank managed to create one or two chances, Redmires controlled most of the play and were unlucky not to add to the score themselves. With ten minutes remaining, Redmires sealed their victory when Pete Walton scored a fine individual effort, with a solo run from the half way line.

Our view: "Playing a new system, we put together a disciplined performance to secure a well deserved win " 

A narrow pitch with a poor playing surface meant that this game was never going to be a good footballing exhibition. However, in a scrappy first twenty minutes, it was Redmires who had shaded the contest so far. Against the general run of play, it was Deep End who drew first blood when a header directly from a corner eluded several defenders and the keeper. Within minutes, the opposition were two up when a Deep End player, in space on the edge of the box produced a superb lob (or a fluke mis-kick) to beat the keeper. Against this scoreline, Redmires continued to create the better opportunities and eventually were rewarded when Ashton Woodhouse pulled a goal back, leaving it 2-1 to Deep End at Half Time.

Deep End started the second half strongly and were 3-1 up within two minutes, when poor defending allowed an easy far post header. For the next ten minutes, Deep End continued to dominate and threatened to increase their lead further. However gradually, Redmires came back into the game and twenty minutes into the half, Nick Milnes headed Redmires's second to keep them in the game. Redmires were now back in control and were soon level when Pete Walton capitalised on a Deep End Goal Keeping mistake. At this point Redmires were looking for the winner and were well in control. Deep End were increasingly relying on the break, however during one of these forays forward they were awarded a free kick in which they took the lead, with Redmires again guilty of poor defending. Despite continued pressure, Redmires could not find the equaliser and Deep End held on for a 4-3 win.

Our view: "A tight contest. We let ourselves down with some basic defensive mistakes." 

The infamous Castle Dyke weather played havoc with this fixture in a game that was played in very windy conditions. Despite this, both sides were playing some good football and up till the midway point of the first half, there had been little to chose between them. Aston Woodhouse was causing the Manchester defence problems and it was on one of his frequent runs that he was brought down for a penalty. Despite having his penalty saved, Luke Siggs converted the re-bound to give Redmires the lead. This seemed to give Redmires the edge, they began to take control of the game and five minutes before half time, Luke Siggs headed a second.

The second half saw Redmires kicking into the wind and this gave the Manchester advantage. Ten minutes into the half, they pulled a goal back, and ten minutes later, they were level after converting a penalty, when Redmires's Keeper brought down their Center Forward. The Manchester seemed to tire and Redmires began to create chances, however with four minutes remaining, Redmires lost possession on the edge of the their box and in the resulting melee, one of The Manchester's forwards was on hand to tuck the ball away. Despite a frantic last few minutes, and a couple of good saves for the Manchester's keeper, Redmires could not find the equaliser, leaving Manchester to progress to the next round of the cup.

Our view: "Unlucky, in a game that could have gone either way" 

After four defeats in succession, Redmires finally got back to winning ways. For the first time this season, Redmires had a full strength squad and with several changes made by Coach John Davies, the new approach paid dividends. Redmires dominated the match from the start and it was no surprise when Paul Taylor opened the scoring. An additional goal from Taylor, a hat trick from Ashton Woodhouse and a rare headed goal from Luke Siggs meant that at 6-0, the game was effectively over by half time.

The second half was again dominated by Redmires who continued to play some good football and were rarely troubled by Swann Morton. A hat trick by Pete Walton rounded off this impressive display.

Our view: "Our best performance of the season and back to playing something like we did last year. The question is can we keep it up?" 

Acorn stated the second half brightly and within five minutes had taken the lead. This finally brought the Redmires team to life, but unfortunately a combination of the woodwork and missed opportunities, meant that Acorn continued to hold the advantage. With twenty minutes left, Redmires finally unlocked the Acorn defense when Luke Siggs broke his scoring drought from inside the penalty area.  Sensing victory, Redmires continued to push forward and a second goal looked inevitable. With four minutes remaining and against the run of play, Acorn broke forward and poor defending resulted in Acorn taking the lead from close range. The remaining minutes were played out in desperate fashion, but Acorn managed to hold on for the win.

Our view: "An improving performance and on the balance of play, we deserved at least a point". 

Sharrow began to dominate play in the second half and Redmires were forced to defend desperately. A fine sole goal by Sharrow's Center Forward, brought the scores back level. Sharrow continued to press, but could not find the winner and the game finished 2-2 at full time.

The first five ten minutes of extra time were a stalemate, but Redmires began to emerge the stronger side and began to create opportunities. With the scores still deadlocked into the second period, Redmires continued to dominate and Ashton Woodhouse finally game them the lead from close in. Redmires looked to have the game won, however with two minutes remaining, Sharrow broke and their Center Forward scored a second impressive goal. Despite intensive pressure, Redmires could not restore their lead and the end of the game brought a penalty shoot out.

With the first penalty, Ashton Woodhouse became a 'Hero turned Villian' when he missed his fist penalty in competitive football. This set the tone for the shoot out and Sharrow's five excellent penalties took them through 5-4.

Our view: "A typical cup game which either side could have won. However our performance (like several recently) was below par". 

SCS started the second half in a more competitive manner, and whilst the game was no longer a one-sided affair, SCS could not find a way of breaking down the Redmires defence. Thus, the game descended into a scrappy midfield battle with very few opportunities on either side. With twenty minutes of the second half gone, SCS pulled a goal back from a corner amid what appeared to be valid claims that a Redmires's defender had been impeded. Five minutes later, SCS were level through a penalty, when the referee ignored what looked to be a valid offside claim, to let an SCS forward race clear and be brought down be the Redmires keeper.  The game now descended into farcical proportions as the Referee continued with his bizarre interpretations of the laws of the game. Inevitably, it was another controversial decision and further set of waved away offside claims which gave SCS the lead and settled the match.

Our view: "In contrast to the last match, this was a good performance by Redmires and only the intervention of the referee prevented us from a deserved win. For the record, the referee's poor technical performance (which is excusable), was overshadowed by an aggressive attitude which belied his stance of neutrality. Interestingly, SCS's celebrations at the end of the game, were decidedly muted."

Swann Morton started the second half strongly and soon had Redmires under pressure. During this spell, they hit the woodwork and the follow up was well cleared off the line by Ashton Woodhouse. Around twenty minutes into the half, Redmires finally began to find some sort of form and managed to put together several good chances. Poor finishing and some good saves by the Swann Morton Keeper meant the score stayed at 1-0. With ten minutes remaining, Swann Morton again increased the pressure and it finally paid off when their Center Forward finished well from a long ball over the top of the Redmires defence. Redmires continued to come under pressure and Swann Morton scored the winner through a disputed goal, two minutes from time.

Our view: "A subdued and technically poor performance by Redmires. Swann Morton deserved their victory in a game marred by controversial  decisions from the stand in referee."

Redmires started the second half with new conviction and were soon creating a number of good chances. Inevitably, they increased their lead when Luke Siggs superbly lobbed the Outibridge keeper. Redmires continued to dominate the game and only poor finishing and some excellent saves by the Outibridge keeper prevented Redmires from increasing their lead. With five minutes left however, Outibridge broke and scored a fine goal to reduce the deficit. This set the match up for a frantic last few minutes, but Redmires held out to secure the points.

Our view: "A hard fought and deserved win against a side who may be competing for honors at the end of the season."

In the second half, Florist upped their work rate and though the game became more of a contest, Redmires continued to dominate. However a combination of the woodwork, poor finishing and some tremendous saves by the Florist keeper, meant that Redmires could only add to the score with a single disputed penalty which was converted by Walton.

Our view: "Another easy victory, although Florist did put up a good performance in the second half and their keeper made some excellent saves."

The pattern of the second half continued with Redmires domination. Redmires increased their lead within five minutes, when Luke Siggs got his fourth and this opened the floodgates with further goals from Zahid Din, John Davis, Pate Walton (2) and Luke Siggs (2).

Our view: "An easy win against a side struggling to field a full team. To their credit, Florist never gave up and their keeper made a number of good saves to prevent the scoreline from being even more embarrassing."

The beginning of the second half saw Laycocks move up a gear and they began to put Redmires under extreme pressure. Ten minutes into the half, they finally equalised when a mis-hit clearance fell to the feet of Laycock's Centre Forward who made no mistake with the finish. Laycocks continued to dominate and were rewarded with two further goals in quick succession. The first being being an unfortunate own-goal and the second a well taken header.

At this point the match looked over, however after two substitutions, Redmires's increased work rate paid off when Nick Milnes pulled a goal pack with an individual effort. The last fifteen minutes were played out in a frantic manner as Redmires looking for an equaliser, put the Laycocks goal under severe pressure. However despite hitting the bar, Redmires could not find a way through the packed Laycocks defense and the match finished with Laycocks retaining the Merit Cup for the second year running.

Our view: "A closely fought game that could have gone either way."

At the beginning of the second half, Handsworth doubled their lead through a poorly defended thrown-in, when five Redmires defenders allowed a lone Handsworth player to stab the ball over the goal line. Again Redmires had started a half in lethargic fashion and had been made to pay the price!. Handsworth's second goal however, finally spurred Redmires into a more competitive approach towards the game and they began to dominate the play.

Redmires's increased efforts finally paid off, when they cancelled the deficit with two goals in quick succession. Pete Walton opened his account for the season when he scored from the edge of the box and he got a second from a free kick from the edge of the box. Redmires were now finishing the stronger side, however Handsworth continued to defend well and looked dangerous on the break. Two minutes from the end, Redmires gave away a free kick at an acute angle on the edge of their penalty area. The kick was taken quickly and it was Handsworth's forwards who reacted the quickest by getting a touch to put the ball in the net and seal the points.

Our view: "On balance, a draw would probably be a fair result, however Handworth's 110% effort and our appalling defensive mistakes means that Handsworth just shaded it."

Redmires started the second half in a higher gear and were nearly rewarded straight from the kick off. As the second half wore on Redmires began to take control of the game and were unlucky not to score on several occasions. After 70 minutes Redmires equalised when Dave Naisbitt scored a neat header from a cross. With ten minutes to go Pete Walton ended his goal drought when he latched on to a though ball and finished well to make it 3-2. Hammer always looked dangerous on the break and in the dying seconds were level when the Hammer forward seem to ghost past at least 5 players to provide a classy finish.

Both sides had opportunities in the second half, but Luke Siggs effectively killed off the High Green challenge with two more efforts to complete his hat-trick. In the dying seconds of the game, Redmires's Keeper Paul Oxley, bizarrely missed a clearance leaving an easy consolation tap-in goal for High Green.

After the break, Crosspool again started well, continuing with their neat passing game. Paul Oxley in the Redmires goal was forced to make a couple of good saves, but Crosspool's persistence finally paid off with two goals in quick succession. The first was a good strike from the edge of the box, and the second capitalised on a mix-up in the Redmires defence. A number of fouls and incidents raised the tempo of the game and the match was now fought in a very competitive manner. Redmires began to threaten the Crosspool goal and after two initial penalty claims, they were finally rewarded when Luke Siggs was brought down. Pete Walton converted the penalty and in the final stages of the game Redmires thought they had won it when a disputed goal was ruled off-side.