Swifts 100 Club Draw - December Result
1ST - £250 – Ball no. 69 - MATT JOHNSON
2ND - £150 – Ball no. 81 - SYLVIA MCDONALD
3RD - £50 – Ball no. 15 - JOHN VINE
Swifts draw a festive blank
Stourport Swifts 0 Tividale 0 MPL 26th December 2024 Att: 169
Stourport Swifts could not find a goal on Boxing Day and had to be content with a point against Tividale, who managed their first clean sheet in eight games.
Swifts dominated early on, and Matt Harland opened up the visitors defence to give Jim Hanson a clear chance but his shot on the turn flew narrowly wide. Harland then linked up well with Chris Knight for Kobi Love to force a fine save from Tividale keeper Ethan Hawkes. Love almost went one better five minutes later, but his 20 yard effort shaved the crossbar. Hawkes was in action again soon after, holding on to long range effort from Cameron East, a fine run from George Baker saw Knight fire his low cross narrowly wide.
In the first attack of the second half, Knight shot weakly wide when clean through on goal, then Baker drove his right foot effort straight at a grateful Hawkes.
Dom Richards was finally called into action after 58 minutes when an Aon Abbas shot warmed his fingers, , but seconds later Harry Higginson did well to block a goalbound snapshot from Jim Hanson
As the clock ticked down, Hawkes produced another fine save from an Ethan Hanson header following a corner to keep the game goalless.
SWIFTS: Richards, Joe Hanson, Ethan Hanson, Matt Hanson, East, Baker, Harland, Jim Hanson, Snape, Knight, Love. SUBS USED: Edwards, Moore, Deards
Love leveller earns Swifts a point
AFC Wulfrunians 2 Stourport Swifts 2 MPL 21st December Att: 267
Stourport Swifts threw away the lead then came back to earn a point thanks to an 83rd minute equaliser from super sub Kobi Love.
A bright start saw Wulfs defender Angelo Franco clear off the line from a Joe Hanson header after just 5 minutes, and Swifts went ahead ten minutes later when Chris Knight drove in a low cross from the by line for Jim Hanson to blast his side ahead from ten yards out.
Swifts then has a narrow escape when Kaden May fired wide of an empty goal after Dom Richards made a has of his clearance. Cameron East then shot wide after being played through on goal as Stourport looked like to add to their lead, but the match turned in the space of a minute when Wulfs striker Freddie Cockerell scored twice to give his side a half time lead. In the 40th minute he turned smartly on the edge of the box to fire in a curling shot just inside Richards’ left hand post, then straight from the kick off, with the Swifts defence seemingly taking a breather, pounced on a loose pass to round Richards to put his side ahead.
Swifts re grouped at the break, and Drew Canavan saw his 30 yard free kick flash narrowly wide, and skipper Aaron Birch also shot wide ten minutes later as Stourport searched desperately for an equaliser. It came with seven minutes to go when Ryan Snape drove in a low shot which keeper Sam Arnold could only parry, and Love was first to react to slide in the rebound.
SWIFTS: Richards, Joe Hanson, Birch, Ethan Hanson, East, Jim Hanson, Canavan, Harland, Snape, Baker, Knight, SUBS USED: Edwards, Love
Hanson red card costs Swifts
1874 Northwich 2 Stourport Swifts 0 MPL 14th December Att: 200
Stourport Swifts saw Matt Hanson red carded after just half an hour and saw their chances of taking anything from this match disappear with him.
Swifts, already depleted by the absence key players , travelled to title challengers Northwich and competed well during a solid start, and even after losing Hanson, who was judged to have fouled Matt Jones when through on goal, held on until the 63rd minute when striker Joel Jones finally broke through for Northwich.
Swifts keeper Dom Richards produced a series of outstanding saves to keep his side in contention, but with 7 minutes to go Eden Bailey made the points safe for Northfield.
SWIFTS: Richards, Joe Hanson, Matt Hanson, Ethan Hanson, East, Jim Hanson, Canavan, Snape, Moore, Jevons, Adams SUBS USED: Deeble
Deards double sinks Casuals
Stourport Swifts 4 Wolverhampton Casuals 0 MPL 30th November Att:101
Stourport Swifts ended their dismal five match run without a win with a four goal route of bottom of the table Wolverhampton Casuals.
Connor Deards came back on track with a smart double, with Joe Hanson and Billy Moore on the scoresheet with their first goals of the season. Deards opened the scoring after nine minutes when he was played through by George Baker and fired a low angled drive past keeper Lucas Kybrya .Casuals showed little to trouble the Swifts defence in the first half, with Josh Christie causing a rare anxious moment on 26 minutes, Ethan Hanson was on had to block his goalbound shot, before Joe Hanson was on hand two minutes later to blast past Kybrya to give the Swifts a two goal half time lead.
New signing Ryan Snape looked a handful all afternoon for the Casuals defence and twice tested the keeper with long range efforts before Deards was on hand just after the hour to make it 3-0 with his 5th goal of the season. Swifts threatened several times after a succession of corners, but had to wait until 17 minutes left before sub Billy Moore turned in number four with a deft flick at the near post.
SWIFTS: Richards, Joe Hanson, Birch, Ethan Hanson, Jim Hanson, Harland, Canavan, Baker, Deards, Snape, Adams SUBS USED: East, Moore, Harper, Matt Hanson
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