Wrens Nest

Match Report
Gornal Athletic 0 Darlaston Town (1874) 4
West Midlands (Regional) League Division One
Saturday 29th December 2018
Darlaston finished the year on top of the West Midlands Regional League
Division One with an emphatic win at Garden Walk following a fine second half
performance. The win extended their unbeaten league run to 8 games taking
their points tally to 22 from 24.
With Sam Causton and Noah Diallo suspended and Ash Evans and Daniel Bolzon
unavailable Darlaston were a
little disjointed in the early
exchanges as Gornal made a
bright and energetic start.
Two early corners saw ex
Darlaston striker Nathan
Griffiths head over whilst
Geoff Hill forced visiting
keeper Liam Whittaker into a
diving save. Midfielder Liam
Morris had a shot from just
outside the area missing the
post by inches.
On a difficult playing surface,
the visitors were second best
in the early stages but started to ease themselves into the game and on 10
minutes Isaac Cooper had a goal bound effort blocked. The visitor’s midfield of
Alex Solomon, Jarrod Grant and Jamie Holder were now finding their feet as the
visitors awoke from their
slumber and for a 10
minute spell the game
became a midfield battle.
The lively Geoff Hill and
Liam Morris were proving a
handful and on 22 minutes
Hill brought out the best
from keeper Whittaker after
22 minutes.
After withstanding Gornal's
bright start the league
leaders took the lead on 25
minutes. Jarrod
Grant was fouled 7