MIDLAND FOOTBALL COMBINATION
PREMIER DIVISION

West Midlands Police (1) 2 Massey Ferguson (0) 0

Two goals from Steve Piearce, back following injury, gave West Mids victory and swift revenge for last Saturday's League Cup defeat at Massey Ferguson's Banner Lane ground.

Also back in the police team, for his first game of the season, was keeper Darren Carmell who played his part in a good all round performance.

The opening goal came on 10 minutes, when a deep Mark Bellingham cross was met by Gagy Bedi's fierce goal bound header was well saved by Massey keeper David Wright but the ball ran loose and Piearce pounced to rifle the ball home from close range.

The game then flowed from end to end but both sets of defenders played well and neither goalkeeper was seriously troubled.

West Mids sealed the three points with a second goal on 81 minutes. Breaking quickly from the back, the ball was played to Nick Colley who in turn fed Bellingham who provided an inch perfect cross for Piearce to shoot home from 3.5 metres out.