Tamworth  v  Spennymoor Town

Sat 27 Jan - 15:00 National League North

Tamworth

2-0

Spennymoor Town

Match Report

Following their draw at home to Boston on Tuesday the Lambs were looking to get back to winning ways as they hosted Spennymoor Town. The comfortable win ensured they remain 9 points ahead of Scunthopre United, who they face on Tuesday evening. Manager Andy Peaks was delighted with the performance. “It was important we gained 3 points after the draw against Boston on Tuesday, especially as we go into the top of the table clash at Scunthorpe. All the players put in a good shift and perhaps we could have grabbed another couple of goals if we had been more clinical in the final third. I was pleased that Dan Creaney got back on the scoresheet, but equally pleased with the quality of the defence who looked very strong.”

Spennymoor hardly troubled a Tamworth defence who were looking to extend their clean sheets to 5 successive games. Town came into the game looking for important points in order to move up the table under new manager Graeme Lee, but it was Tamworth that had the best of the first half chances. Dan Creaney was at the heart of the opportunities and he brought a great save out of visiting keeper James Montgomery when Matt Curley sent in a teasing cross that had to be tipped over the bar. Montgomery was helpless though in the 40th minute when Creaney headed home a corner from Captain Ben Milnes.

HALF TIME: 1-0

Spennymoor broke quickly at the start of the second half but David Moyo saw his shot go wide. There were more chances for the home side with shots on target from Tom Tonks and Nathan Tshikuna, the latter bringing another good save from Montgomery diving low to his right. However, Tamworth wrapped the game up in the 70th Minute. Milnes released Ben Acquaye just over the half way line and he raced clear of the defence to plant the ball past the advancing keeper.

The visitors came close to reducing the deficit in the final minutes when substitute Will Harris found himself open at the back post but blasted his shot wide of the target.

Singh in the home goal was rarely troubled and the team look in good form as they travel to face the Iron on Tuesday evening.

Match report courtesy Non League Paper

Teams

Tamworth
Singh, Fairlamb, Willets, Cullinane-Liburd, Curley; Acquaye (Williams 86), Milnes (Meikle 81), Tonks, Finn, Tshikuna, Creaney (Deacon 82)
Subs not used: Cockerill-Mollett, Dolman

Spennymoor Town
Montgomery, Mbeke, Pollock, Staunton; Fereguson, Fielding (Harris 62), Ross, Myers (Chimililo 62), Ramshaw, Moyo, Mongoy (Greenfield 81)
​Subs Not Used: Ledger, McKeown

Referee: Williams Davies

Att: 1145