Bewdley Town 3 Lye Town 4

Tuesday, 11th Oct 2022

Bewdley were defeated 4-3 on a cold autumn night at Ribbesford Meadows.

Bewdley were defeated 4-3 on a cold autumn night at Ribbesford Meadows.  It had a promised to be a close game, with both teams in mid-table and with similar runs of form. But Lye broke though in the first couple of minutes with Bewdley failing to clear and Lye hitting the net with a deflected looping drive. The game then settled down with both teams struggling in attack but with Lye having the much better possession  making the Bewdley defence  work that much harder.   They got their reward  three minutes before the break when a mix up in the Bewdley defence gifted the ball to a Lye forward and he made no mistake. 2-0 at half time and all to play for.

Bewdley had exchanged keepers at haltime with Joe Stockton replacing Haydn Whitcombe . With four minutes gone in the second period Lye got their third, and after a further three minutes they made in four  nil. It seemed the game was over.  Bewdley had other ideas and finally started to put some moves together.  Sub Alex Quaynor, who’d just come on, was fed by a sumptuous ball and rifled home from 18 yards.  4-1.  The game was afoot! Three minutes later Bewdley were awarded a free kick some 25 yards out. Nathan Oyemade stood over the ball. Those who’d seen his goal at Worcester City knew what to expect and he did not disappoint.  The ball flew in to the near top corner bouncing out off of the stanchion. With Bewdley players  at  first celebrating and then protesting play continued.  The referee finally consulted  his frantically waving assistant.  She put him right and he awarded the goal.  4-2.

Bewdley launched  a tsunami of attacks, but weren’t able to. hit the net. Not until  the dangerous Dylan Hart was felled by the out-stretched arm of the Lye keeper.  Penalty to Bewdley.  Hart hammered the ball into the net. 4-3.

And that was the way it finished. Bewdley couldn’t get the equaliser  despite plenty of effort.  It was a disappointing defeat, but a heartening comeback that almost paid off.

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