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Eke rocket gives Swifts a flying start

Stourport  Swifts 3   Shifnal 1  MPL  19th March 2024  Att: 131

Goodluck Eke gave Stourport Swifts a flying start when he thumped a blistering 30 yard shot into the top corner of the net after just 3 minutes for his tenth goal of the season. It was all one way traffic for the next 25 minutes as the Swifts roared into a three goal lead. Joe Hanson headed wide from a Jamie Meddows corner and  George Baker saw his effort deflected past the post before Ben Jevons fired in his own 25 yard thunderbolt in the 21st minute. Five minutes later Eke was brought down in the box and Ben Tilbury stepped up to drive Stourport 3 in front from the penalty spot.

Hanson headed wide once again as Shifnal struggled to come to terms with the Swifts all action start, and Meddows almost made it four on the stroke of half time with another long range effort.

Shifnal began the second half with much more purpose, and substitute keeper Harry Sulley was forced to pull off a smart save to deny Jez Abbey, then Ryan Bright went close with two long range shots, but one flew narrowly wide and the second shaved the crossbar. Ben Tilbury almost added a fourth for Stourport on the hour, but his curling 20 yarder came back off the bar.

The visitors managed a consolation goal with ten minutes to go when Tyrelle Mcfarlane drilled a low left footer past Sulley from 12 yards.

 SWIFTS: Matt Hanson, Joe Hanson, Jevons, Ethan Hanson, Harland, Birch, Meddows, Baker, Eke, Tilbury  SUBS USED:  Sulley, Tivey

Comeback win keeps Swifts in contention

 Stourport Swifts 3  Whitchurch Alport  1  MPL  16th March 2024  Att: 131

Swifts pulled back a half time deficit to win a priceless three points in the scrap for a play off place.

After chances went begging a both ends Whitchurch striker Callum Knowles put the visitors in front with a perfectly placed header just inside the post in the 33rd minute.

A Ben Jevons header flashed just wide and Jamie Meddows’ low cross missed both Goodluck Eke and Ben Tilbury as the Swifts pressed hard to level the score.

The equaliser came just after the break when Liam Madeley was judged to have fouled Eke in the box and Tilbury stepped up to stroke a well placed spot kick past keeper Jack Sheward. Swifts took control after the relief of drawing level, and Matt Harland fired narrowly wide before playing Tilbury through in the 57th minute who chipped a 30 yard effort over the advancing Sheward to give Stourport the lead. A Meddows corner almost gave Tilbury a second, but his flicked header flashed just wide. Swifts third goal saw a touch a good fortune in the 68th minute when Sheward came to snuff out a chance for Meddows on the edge of his box, but his clearance struck Cam Dourich and rolled agonisingly over the line despite the defender’s frantic efforts to prevent it.

Swifts keeper Tom Hayward was called into action to tip over a fierce long range effort from Dourich, and Harry Bower forced an anxious final few minutes when he drove home an angled shot from 12 yards, but the Swifts held on for a vital win.

SWIFTS: Hayward, Joe Hanson, Jevons, Ethan Hanson, Matt Hanson, Harland, Meddows, Birch, Tilbury, Eke, Baker. SUBS USED:  Tivey, Canavan, Jim Hanson, Murray, Hollylee

Watts treble moves Swifts into 4th

 Stourport Swifts 3  Wolverhampton Casuals 0   MPL  9th March 2024  Att: 130 

Jack Watts revived the Swifts play off hopes with a hat trick to lift them up to 4th in the table.

Swifts pressed from the start, and Matt Harland and Watts both saw early efforts blocked by some resolute defending from the Casuals back line. Matt Hanson then came close with a 30 yard piledriver which whistled past the left hand post. Casuals then showed some danger themselves, and in the 12th minute Josh Mckenzie crossed from the right, and Charlie Emery was grateful that Reece Taxor’s close range header was straight into his arms.

With 35 minutes gone Watts and Ben Tilbury combined well to set up Ethan Tivey, but his shot was deflected for a corner, and a minute later Watts broke the deadlock to put his side in front, taking a slick touch and driving smartly on the turn past keeper Stan Amos from 12 yards. Casuals almost scored with an instant reply, but Tom Cottam’s header came back off the Swifts crossbar, and on the stroke of half time Emery produced a fine save to tip Cameren Philip’s low shot around the post.

Ten minutes after the break Watts should have made it two, but headed Jamie Meddows’ cross straight at Amos, but he made no mistake two minutes later when Ben Tilbury teed him up nicely on the edge of the box, and he fired in low inside the left hand post. Watts completed his hat trick in the 71st minute, when he blasted in from the spot after Harland was brought down in the box.

Swifts should have added to their tally in the closing stages, but George Baker, Goodluck Eke and R’mar Murray all passed up good chances to increase the scoreline.

SWIFTS: Charlie Emery, Joe Hanson, Jevons, Ethan Hanson, Murray, Harland, Meddows, Matt Hanson, Tilbury, Watts, Tivey. SUBS USED:Birch, Baker, Eke, Canavan, Jim Hanson

 

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