Midland League

Division 3

Thursday 25th April 2024

Kick Off 18.30 Actual 18.32

Silhill 5 Solihull Sporting 1, attendance 37

33’ 1-0

39’ 2-0

61’ 2-1

62’ 3-1

68’ 4-1

89’ 5-1 (pen)

@ Sharmans Cross Road

Solihull

B91 1RQ

No Admission or Programme.

Tonight’s game was 5th versus 12th in the league table, with Silhill still in with a great chance of being promoted. They are in a four way fight for second place, along with A.F.C. Birmingham, Feckenham and Northfield Town. Current leaders A.F.C. Solihull are nine points clear at the top, so look certain to take the title now.

Silhill were the better side throughout. They led 2-0 at halftime and also saw two more efforts hit the post. The second half started in the same way and they hit the post for a third time a matter of minutes in. When Solihull Sporting pulled a goal back just after the hour mark, with a looping header over the ‘keeper from the edge of the 18 yard box, it looked like Silhill would rue the missed chances, but they restored their two goal lead within a minute and never looked like losing it from here. Goal number four came six minutes later, with a last minute penalty rounding off the scoring, with the win lifting Silhill up to fourth place in the league table.

The ground here in Sharmans Cross Road has two pitches. The one right next to the clubhouse/changing rooms was hosting kids training (the parents took up 90% of the car parking, with a lot of the players having to park in the road) whilst the main pitch is a hundred yards away to the left. A couple of brick built dugouts on one side and roped off along the other.