Sutton Coldfield Town 2 v 2 Coleshill Town

[Alan Beckett]

Monday 1st January 2024
Northern Premier League Midland Division
Sutton Coldfield Town 2 v 2 Coleshill Town
Scorers:
Royals: James Tague, Kyle Byrne.
Colemen: Sam Fitzgerald, Chris Cowley.
Attendance: 341.
Supporters Club Man Of The Match:


Teams:
Sutton: Jonathan Brown, Aris Christophorou (Tom Hurley), Taylor Carter-Byrne, Pedro Lima, James Beresford, Fraser Doyle (Ryan Edmunds), Jack Burgess, Cameron Collins, James Tague, Rhys Hilton, Kyle Byrne. Subs not used: Remmie Birch, Alex McSkeane, Eldison Antonio.

Coleshill: Lewis Feeney, Alex Smith, Oscar Tonge, Lamin Ceesay, Harry Higginson, Niall Rowe, Sam Fitzgerald, Alex Tomkinson (Ashton Demulder), Jonathan Letford, George Washbourne (Adrian Gyamera), Chris Cowley. Subs not used: Aon Abbas, Leo Obuadum, Ihsan Rehman.

MATCH REPORT
A visit to our near neighbours, and a reunion with ex manager Cameron Stuart, his back room staff, and several ex CTFC players. A very even first half was turned on its head just before half time when Alex Smith was sent off, unfairly picked out as the culprit for a goal mouth melee. Coleshill unexpectedly took the lead just after the break, a fine solo goal by Sam Fitzgerald but then it was backs against the wall. The home side equalised just after the hour but Town re took the lead when Chris Cowley scored direct from a corner, although Captain Niall Rowe claimed he got the final touch. Sutton piled forward and got their second ten minutes from time and then Coleshill held on for a well earned point.