Match Report: Bromsgrove Sporting 0 vs 4 Nuneaton Griff

Midland Combination Premier Division Football Match Report

Bromsgrove Sporting 0-4 Nuneaton Griff

10/02/2013

Reported by Conor Rees

Bromsgrove Goalkeeper Tom Savage concedes a superb strike from Nuneaton  striker Josh Ruff
Picture from Andre Roberts - http://www.harrierimaging.co.uk/

Bromsgrove Sporting’s promotion hopes were given another blow on Saturday after losing 4-0 to fourth place side Nuneaton Griff.

The Rouslers started in the worst way possible when they conceded a free kick just outside the far corner of the box. Nuneaton’s number 10 Josh Ruff stepped up and curled a low free kick around the wall into the goalkeepers near bottom corner of the goal to give the away side an early lead.

Bromsgrove could have quickly responded thanks to a low hit Jon Rogers cross, though a stretching Chris Morrison was unable to make contact with the ball.

Nuneaton Griff then managed to extend their lead 26 minutes into the first half. Bromsgrove’s defence allowed Nuneaton striker Josh Ruff too much space inside the box. The ball was delivered in from the far touch line and Ruff struck the ball on the half volley into the top left hand corner of the goal to get his second of the match.

Josh Ruff got his hat-trick and Nuneaton’s third within the half an hour mark. He struck the ball cleanly outside the box and the ball powered along the ground into the goalkeeper’s bottom right corner of the goal.

Nuneaton continued to pile on the pressure in the first half with other chances coming from Steve Barrett, Josh Ruff and Kyle Baxter. Bromsgrove managed to wade off Nuneaton’s remaining chances but ended the first half 3-0 down. 

Both sides had early chances in the opening stages of the second half. Substitute Chris Conway tried to close the deficit with a few efforts for the Rouslers, his best coming inches wide of the Nuneaton post.

Nuneaton’s Mark Williams had an excellent chance to extend the away sides lead early into the second half. His burst of pace allowed him to sprint down the near side of the pitch into the Bromsgrove box. He chose to shoot at a very impossible angle and if he had squared the ball to an unmarked Nuneaton player then the visitors would surely have been 4-0 up.

Bromsgrove Sporting only really made one more effort in the remainder of the second half.  Joe Brookes attempted to give his side a life line with an acrobatic overhead kick inside the box, but his attempt failed to have the required power to beat the Nuneaton goalkeeper.

Jamie Greenway settled all three points in the 73^rd minute for the away side. His fake shot inside the box beat the last Bromsgrove defender and gave the player enough room to strike the ball straight though the Bromsgrove goalkeepers legs.

Tom Savage managed to deny Nuneaton a fifth in the final stages of the game but it was Nuneaton who was victorious and took all three points with this 4-0 win.

Bromsgrove’s promotion hopes have taken a severe blow with only one point from the last three games. The Rouslers will need to get back to winning ways next Saturday when they play away against 14^th place Pelsall Villa.