Hinckley AFC suffered a narrow defeat in this tight game, losing 1-2 to Bromsgrove
though would be disappointed not to have drawn following an equalising goal ruled
out in the last minute.
Bromsgrove started the better and did most of the pressuring first half, whilst Hinckley
struggled to get the ball wide and when they came forward were repelled by a disciplined
Sporting back line. Though chances were few and far between for both sides, it was Sporting
who took the lead just after the first quarter, a free kick was played into the area from
the left to the far post, headed back across goal and Josh McKenzie lost his marker
and was free to head past Sam Arnold.
Atletico were a better team for the second half, and it was their turn to do the pressuring,
though ultimately would be disappointed not to convert the chances. Luke Richards struck
back for AFC 10 minutes into the half after a good run from Sean Williams down the right,
and crossed central for John Melligan to shoot goal wards, only to see Jake Bedford parry
his effort, right into the feet of Richards who made no mistake from 2 yards out. However
a lapse of concentration almost immediately let Bromsgrove go back in front. A long ball down
the middle was not cleared by the AFC defence despite two attempts, and it ran free to the
left of the area for McKenzie to run onto and shoot at Arnold who made the save, but couldn't
hold onto the ball, leaving McKenzie to follow up and side foot into the net. Hinckley
changed their system slightly and brought on the young James Tindall who immediately injected
some life into the AFC attack, but Hinckley still didn't create many chances despite their
increased posession. With minutes remaining Hinckley thought they had scored an equalising
goal, after great work by Tindall on the right pulling the ball back to Craig Bennett just
outside the area who unleashed a shot that went through all the players in the area and into
the corner of the goal. Unfortunately the officials managed to find an offside that no
one else could see and the goal was ruled out, leaving the final score 1-2 to Bromsgrove.
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