Coleshill Town 1 v 2 Anstey Nomads

[Alan Beckett]

Saturday 20th April 2024
Northern Premier League Midland Division
Coleshill Town 1 v 2 Anstey Nomads
Scorers:
Town: Niall Rowe.
Nomads: Jordan Annable, Henry Bestwick.
Attendance: 127.
Supporters Club Man Of The Match: Harry Higginson.

Teams:
Coleshill: James Behan, Ben McGuiness, Sam Fitzgerald, Gio Dainty, Harry Higginson, Niall Rowe, Ewan Edwards, Alex Tomkinson, Elliot Ball (Luke Keen), Ryan Snape, Chris Cowley. Subs not used: Jonathan Letford, Kane Auld, Ihsan Rehman, James Bowen.

Anstey: Conrad Logan, Brad Wilson, Ben Bayliss (Tayo Tucker), Jordan Annable, Freddie Robinson, Kyle Tomlin, Corey Armeni, Henry Bestwick, Ant Lynn (Jacob Fenton), Nyle Blake, Charles Holiday (Zayn Hakeem). Subs not used: Lewis Gibbens, Jake Laban.

MATCH REPORT
It's a well known fact that these two teams don't like each other and it showed on the pitch, two very aggressive teams. Coleshill had lost the last four league games so badly needed a result but on the other hand Anstey were fighting for a Play Off place. It was all huff and puff for the first twenty minutes but from yet another free kick Niall Rowe scored with a header at the far post on 22 minutes. Nomads hit back soon after with a fine header from Annable from a corner. Not much happened from then on as both teams kicked each other at every opportunity, three yellow cards for Coleshill, NON for Anstey, what game were you watching referee? Then it all happened in the last few minutes. Ryan Snape was sent off in the 84th minute, Anstey scored in the fifth minute of time added on, and home keeper James Behan was sent off as he politely explained to the referee that he didn't agree with his decisions!
A much improved performance, everyone worked their socks off, referee embarassing, but still another loss! Just one game left away to Spalding who need to win to win the league.