MFL Weekend Round Up (Division Three)

​AFC Birmingham 2-2 Feckenham

Feckenham got a battling point against AFC Birmingham at Illey Lane on Saturday afternoon. The result keeps the Millers in the top two, but 3rd place Northfield have a game in hand over them with a point separating the two.

The result also leaves AFC Birmingham not too far adrift of challenging for the top two with a five-point gap between them and 2nd place Feckenham with a game in hand to make up. 

A good crowd of 65 supporters turned up to watch the match in Halesowen.

All the goals came in the second half with Ashley Brown and Finbarr McCarthy scoring for AFC Birmingham. Josh Bowen and Jack Neal got the goals for Feckenham to give them a good point on the road.

Birmingham Tigers 0-3 Northfield Town

Northfield got an excellent away win against Birmingham Tigers at the Hadley Stadium on Saturday to get their challenge for the top two back on track. It’s the visitors seventh away win of the season and leaves them only a point off 2nd place Feckenham with a game in hand.

The goals for Northfield coming from Ashley Prince, Josh Westwood and substitute Shilo Waldo to give them the three points.  

Their away form has been a key strength and it continued here against Birmingham Tigers. Northfield are unbeaten from nine matches on the road with seven wins and two draws and it sets up an exciting final few months of the season for the club.

This was always going to be a tough test for Birmingham Tigers on Saturday against one of the standout teams in the division. It’s been a challenging season for the hosts, and they could do with a result to give the squad some confidence over the next few weeks.

Castle Vale Town 3-2 Leamington Hibernian

Castle Vale Town continued their recent home form with an excellent win against Leamington Hibernian at CV Stadium on Saturday. The result makes it four consecutive home wins for the Spitfires who are now in 4th with 42 points.

The hosts are one of the stories of the season at this level and offer hope for clubs that are currently struggling at the bottom of the division.

A good crowd of 65 supporters turned up to watch Castle Vale Town’s fifth home win of the season.

​Leamington Hibernian took an early lead when Daniel Ademola finished well from a good ball into the box to make it 1-0. Castle Vale Town found an equaliser later in the first half when Luke Smith scored from a throw into the box to make it 1-1.

The Spitfires took the lead early in the second half when Jordan McKenzie played an excellent ball across the box that found Jordan Evans who finished well to make it 2-1. Leamington Hibernian found an equaliser in the second half through Daniel Ademola before Castle Vale Town scored the winner through Tarus Zaman to make it 3-2.   

Leamington Hibernian played well and were a good challenge for Castle Vale Town at the weekend. Hopefully they can pick up some results over the next few weeks to climb up the table.

Continental Star 0-3 Meadow Park

Meadow Park got their second away win of the season on Saturday to move into the top half of the table. Their away form had been an issue going into this weekend so to get a result against Continental Star is an encouraging result for the visitors.

A crowd of 27 supporters turned up to the Holford Drive Community Sports Hub at the weekend to watch Meadow Park get the three points. Second half goals from Dan Jarvis and Ellis Blakemore who scored a brace gave the visitors the win which leaves them in 8th with 23 points. 

DSC United 0-4 Silhill

Silhill got an excellent away win against DSC United at the Triplex Sports Association on Saturday to cement their position in the top six. It was Silhill’s fifth away win and leaves them in 6th with 39 points. They have a 13-point gap over 7th placed Wake Green Amateur who have three games in hand.

It was a team effort from the visitors with goals from Tom Hudson, Alieu Jabang, Brandon Williams and substitute Tom Cherry giving them the win. Silhill have been playing well over the last few weeks and notably drew away at AFC Solihull last weekend.

DSC United are still in a good position in the league despite the defeat and are capable of challenging for a top half finish. Their currently two points off Meadow Park in 8th and have a few games in hand.  

Gornal 0-4 Boldmere Sports and Social Falcons

Boldmere Falcons got a momentum building win against Gornal at the Wombourne Leisure Centre on Saturday. It’s the visitor’s second away win of the season and something to build on for the matches ahead.

A brace from Dale Huckfield and further efforts from Ryan McFadden and Marvelous Omoregie gave the Falcons the three points. The visitor’s recruitment has been excellent over the last few months. The new signings have boosted the squad with quality in the final third. They have 8 goals from their last three matches in the division.   

It’s a transitional season from Gornal and the hosts are adapting to the level. Despite their league position, they have shown moments of quality this season and are not too far adrift of mid table.

Wake Green Amateurs 4-2 Solihull Sporting

Wake Green got a good win against Solihull Sporting at the Holloway on Saturday to cement their position in the top half of the table.

A brace from Adam Turner and further efforts from Ashley Smith and Nathanial Percival gave Wake Green their sixth home win of the season. Their record in front of goal at home has been a positive and it continued here against Solihull Sporting with 38 goals scored throughout the season.

Solihull Sporting’s away problems continued where they are yet to win from seven matches on the road. None the less, they were competitive in this match and gave Wake Green a good game at the weekend. Gabriel Harding scored a brace for the visitors in the second half to reduce the 3-0 half time deficit.  

With the quality the team has up front with the likes of Gabriel Harding and Fiifi Kwofie it’s surprising they have not won away, but it speaks to the competitiveness of the league. 

Review feature written by Rhys Beardmore for the Midland Football League