Midland League

Division 3

Monday 11th August 2025

Kick Off 19.00 On Time!

Solihull Academy 2 A.F.C. Balsall 1, attendance 104

71’ 1-0

81’ 1-1 (pen)

84’ 2-1

@ Tudor Grange Academy Solihull, 3G Pitch

Dingle Lane

Solihull

B91 3PD

£5 Admission

No Programme.

This was 7th versus 3rd in the league table, Solihull Academy having taken four points from their opening three games, whilst Balsall were undefeated, with two wins and a draw from their three. There wasn’t much between the two teams. The best chance of the first half saw Solihull hit the post just before the half hour mark and it remained scoreless at halftime. Solihull broke the deadlock with nineteen minutes left, when a diagonal shot from the right hand side of the box looped into the far corner. Balsall drew level with a penalty with nine minutes left, but it only took Solihull three minutes to go back in front, cutting in from the left, before hitting a 25 yarder into the top corner, that the ‘keeper got his fingertips to, but couldn’t keep out.

Home to Solihull Academy is Tudor Grange Academy Solihull. It’s a standard cage set up, with spectator access along three quarters of one side, although parts of this have high fencing, so not ideal, especially with a three figure crowd, that included a couple of dozen ‘hoppers. Good to see a tea bar operating from a table just inside the cage entrance, which is unusual at this level….as was the £5 admission charge. I wouldn’t think there’s that many other clubs in the country charging that amount at Step 8?