MIDLAND FOOTBALL COMBINATION
PREMIER DIVISION

West Midlands Police (0) 0 Romulus (1) 3

West Mids failure to convert gilt edged chances at crucial stages of the game cost them dearly as Romulus ended the Police early season 100 per cent record.

Police started well and Mark Bellingham fired two shots wide before Michael Mason sent Steve Piearce away and his fierce drive was tipped over by Romulus keeper Derek Dudley.

On 15 minutes, Romulus should have gone ahead when a Dennis Mulholland free-kick found Tyrone Fagan who headed wide from in front of an open goal. A minute later West Mids were guilty of failing to convert another good chance when Michael Mason scuffed a rebound to put the ball wide of the post after his close range shot had been blocked on the goal line by a Romulus defender.

Romulus took the lead on 35 minutes with a simple goal. A deep cross from Aaron Brown was flicked on by Robbie Hunter to Matthew Robinson who side-footed home from close range.

Three minutes into the second half West Mids should have equalised when an Ollie Latchford corner fell to a Police attacker who was unmarked on the far post but he completely missed the ball (I could not identify who it was, perhaps that's as well).

Romulus then had the best of the second half and added two more goals. On 67 minutes, Robinson raced clear and crossed for Fagan to slam the ball home and goal number three came from Hunter who ran through the Police defence and scored with a well placed shot from just inside the box.