AGE NO BARRIER FOR 'KEEPER' MOORE

WEST MIDLANDS POLICE: Gez MOORE, Ian GRIFFITHS, Peter LEE,
Andrew McCORD, Steve CLEMENTS, Craig LITTLER, Ryan FARRELL,
James HEMSTOCK, Adam PERKINS, Mark DELANEY, Neil FLETCHER.
Subs: Grant NAISMITH, Martin SLATTERY, Derek McCLELLAND.

Good wines, good whisky and good goalkeepers get better with age and Gez Moore is no exception and his faultless display helped West Mids Reserves to their first victory of the season against a hard fighting Enville side.

Gez's first big save came on 22 minutes, when Enville's Bradd Cartwright swung in a searching cross but Gez flung himself into a mass of flying boots to safely clutch the ball. Three minutes later, Police took the lead when Neil Fletcher and Steve Clements combined well to release Mark Delaney on the left flank and a superb cross to the far post was forced home by Adam Perkins.

On 42 minutes, a miss-hit Enville back pass let in Delaney who was upended by the visitors keeper, Tony Rides. The keeper was sent off but Craig Littler drove the resultant free kick just wide. On the stroke of half time a long ball sent Enville's Chris Skidmore clear but Gez Moore saved at his feet to prevent a certain goal.

Five minutes into the second half, Moore starred again, in another one-on-one with Enville's Skidmore, he spread himself to save with his legs.

Enville equalised on 54 minutes, when a Matthew Emery shot towards the left hand corner was redirected on the volley by Ian Hughes into the opposite corner of the net, giving Gez Moore no chance.

The Police winner came on 74 minutes, when Clements sent in a superb angled free kick and Andrew McCord timed his run to perfection to side foot the ball home on the far post.

Gez Moore had to make two more good saves. A one-on-one with Enville substitute Chris Bocton and two minutes into stoppage time Moore went full stretch to save a fiercely struck free kick from the edge of the box.

Match Report by Tony 'Scoop' Pearson
West Midlands Police Football Club Press Officer