Bewley Town 0 Walsall Wood 3

Saturday, 8th Oct 2022

Bewdley Town 0 Walsall Wood 3 - Sometimes a result doesn’t reflect the football match itself , and if ever that was the case, this game was surely it .

On a glorious autumnal afternoon at Ribbesford Meadows it was obvious from the first whistle that league leaders Walsall Wood were a well drilled side that would provide a stern test for the Riversiders. It took until 26 minutes for the visitors to nose in front when the excellent Jai Verma capitalised on  slight mistake in the defence and put the ball away in the back of the net . Bewdley still had chances and went very close on a few occasions, but as half time beckoned the visitors went 2 up with a well executed corner routine finished by Lewis Reilly Stewart.

When the teams came out for the second half it was a different Bewdley who went up a gear and took the game to Walsall. There were a number of clear cut chances which were cleared off the line or went just the wrong side of the woodwork. There were pivotal moments when Bewdley striker Ben Worthington was bearing down on the goal and was fouled but the referee controversially only handed out a yellow card instead of the expected red to the offender,  and this was followed by a penalty appeal which also seemed clear cut to most in the ground but the match official again saw things differently. After this , the home team continued to press for goals to get back into the game , but as often happens,  almost on full time, Kevin Hamagou added a third  against the general run of play to give the score line a flattering look.

Walsall Wood are no doubt a very good side , but they will know for sure they were giving a good  game by Bewdley.

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