POLICE
NICK STOPPAGE TIME WINNER
A
winning goal in stoppage time from substitute Gavin
Smith earned the Police their first league win since
September.
Kings
Heath took the lead on 16 minutes when Jamie Davies
crossed to Carl Mear who had time to pull the ball
down and fire home from close range. Police equalised
two minutes later when David Blake raced clear and
saw his shot from the edge of the box saved by keeper
Greg Allen but the ball ran loose to Mark Delaney
who was left with a simple tap in.
On
29 minutes, Police went in front when a long ball
from Paul Webb skipped through the Kings Heath defence
to Delaney who despite efforts by the keeper to
stop him, kept his feet to slot the ball home from
a tight angle. Police went close on 34 minutes when
Lee Wharmby lost the ball on the edge of the box
and the ball ran loose to Andy Reece who fired a
fierce drive which bounced back off the inside of
the post.
Kings
heath levelled the score on the stroke of half time
when Shane Benjamin ran through from the half way
line and although Darren Carmell saved his shot,
Sean Kidson was on hand to score from close range.
Police
had the best of the second half chances and from
a Delaney cross on 67 minutes, Blake saw a side
footed shot bounce back off the post. With two minutes
of normal time remaining Paul Webb raced clear from
his own half and a dipping drive beat the 'Kings'
keeper but the ball came back off the cross bar.
In
the 90th minute it was Kings Heath who almost snatched
what could have been the winner when Benjamin set
up Mear who failed to net the ball in front of an
open goal. West Mids took advantage of the 'Kings'
glaring miss and scored the stoppage time winner
when Delaney took a quick corner and Gavin Smith
scored with a sharp header on the near post.
