MIDLAND FOOTBALL ALLIANCE
PREMIER DIVISION

West Midlands Police 3, Alveston 0

West Mids mini revival continued as they saw off bottom but one Alveston thanks to three well taken goals.

Police started well and Steve Patrick set up Steve Piearce who saw his angled shot well saved on the near post by Alveston keeper Jon Garrett. Then, Gavin Smith set up Piearce again on the edge of the box, but the shot was straight at Garrett.

West Mids took the lead on 22 minutes when Kevin Casson played a free kick to Baljit Singh on the left flank and a deep cross to the far post was headed down by Richard Cox to Martin Slattery who swept the ball home from close range. Piearce was a constant threat to the visitors and two more shots on target were well saved by Garrett.

On 40 minutes, Alveston went close to an equaliser when a cross from Martin West fell to Jeff Arnold, unmarked and five yards out his header went over the bar.

West Mids dominated the second half and added two more goals. On 71 minutes, Casson took a free kick from the edge of the box and Richard Cox, who had found space scored with a delightful close range header, he then raced up the field in celebration and we haven't seen him since.

Five minutes from time a deep left wing cross from Gaggy Bedi saw Piearce at full stretch to volley home from 5 yards.

Alveston never gave up and went close to a consolation goal twice in the last two minutes. Substitute James Cross forcing Police custodian Tony 'Pop' Workman into a full stretch save and Cross again bursting through a static Police defence shot wide with the goal at his mercy.