Soham Updates

[El Seano]

Ilkeston 0-0 at half time too and Poundland Slab‘ead has been sent off.
We know they’ll score though.

They didn't. 0-0

[juanillo]

Ilkeston 0-0 at half time too and Poundland Slab‘ead has been sent off.
We know they’ll score though.

They didn't. 0-0

Well that was something. I thought we would romp home against the bottom team, but equally thought Ilkeston would do the same at another poor team.

[HalesowenHarry]

Hopefully we'll improve in the last 10 matches. Injuries aren't helping and Simmo will be a big miss if he's now out. Hawks back at Carlton is huge.

Somethings got to give if we don't improve. We'll either be lucky and win the league or left at this level again next season #alwayshalfempty

[YeltzDoc]

My little ray of sunshine.

[lutleyyeltz]

Please tell me why, when we were playing so well, Manning was substituted to be replaced by Scott?
Manning was MoM in my opinion.
That is when we lost our shape and it was due to Scott's mistake that we conceded.

[DJ]

Northern Premier League Midlands – Saturday, 12th February 2022

Halesowen Town 2 Soham Town Rangers 1

Second-placed Halesowen closed the gap at the top of the table after a narrow victory over rock-bottom Soham, writes DJ.

But there was stalemate at the end of a hugely disappointing first period and it was basement side Soham who started more brightly to earn a 2nd minute corner. Hilton Arthur then made a good 4th minute run straight through the home defence to screw a shot wide and Alfie Connor’s 5th minute shot produced a fine save from home goalkeeper Dan Platt to earn the visitors another corner.

As Halesowen finally woke up, a 13th minute shot from Jack Holmes was deflected away and Ahmed Ali’s header rattled the crossbar from the resulting corner. Goalkeeper Finley Iron held onto Richard Gregory’s 20 yard free-kick after 18 minutes and Holmes did well to cross along the penalty area two minutes later but Gregory could only touch the ball at Iron.

The Yeltz continued to give away several needless corners and struggled to find their own passes although Kyle Finn put the ball in the Soham net after 24 minutes, only to be ruled offside. Just before the interval, Nat Kelly fired a snapshot straight at Iron and captain Paul McCone headed down with the ball bouncing up onto the Soham crossbar.

Halesowen produced a better performance after the half-time interval and earned two corners straight after the resumption. KELLY then finally put the Yeltz ahead by heading home directly from a 49th minute Rob Evans corner. But the Greens continued to fight and Platt was forced to save at the feet of Ollie Ward just a minute later.

The Yeltz made it 2-0 with a fine 64th minute goal when Holmes laid the ball off for GREGORY to pick his spot and bury the ball past goalkeeper Iron from 15 yards.

At that stage the Yeltz looked most likely to add to their tally after creating several chances. A 70th minute header from substitute Richard Smith was cleared off the line and Holmes blasted the inviting rebound over the bar. McKauley Manning then fired a speculative 35-yard shot onto the top of the net and Iron raced out to deny Smith again in the 73rd minute.

But plucky Soham plugged away and were rewarded when Edgar Silva Morais made a strong run down the right and crossed for substitute Windsor ELUMELU to fire home in the 84th minute. Halesowen held the ball through the remaining minutes and a 90th minute effort from Holmes was saved by the legs of Iron.

Halesowen Town: Dan Platt; Rob Evans, Josh Ezewele, Ahmed Ali, Paul McCone (c), Nat Kelly, Kyle Finn, McKauley Manning (Toby Scott 79), Simeon Cobourne (Richard Smith 46), Richard Gregory, Jack Holmes. Subs Not Used: Levi Simms, Max Morris, Bradley Birch.

Soham Town Rangers: Finley Iron; Jesse Airen, Julien Saka, Alfie Connor, Max Mattless, Sidik Atcha, Edgar Silva Morais, Jon Kaye (c) (Andrew Blake 79), Ollie Ward, Declan Rogers (Windsor Elumelu 66), Hilton Arthur (Morgan Seeman 79).

Referee: Harry Tarrant Attendance: 851
Booked: Kaye (43), Mattless (68)
‘Tulleys Print’ HTFC Man of the Match selected by Frederick-Charlie: Jack Holmes
Non-League Paper Man of the Match: Nat Kelly

[HalesowenHarry]

My little ray of sunshine.

Consistency wins leagues

[andy]

Hopefully we'll improve in the last 10 matches. Injuries aren't helping and Simmo will be a big miss if he's now out. Hawks back at Carlton is huge.

Somethings got to give if we don't improve. We'll either be lucky and win the league or left at this level again next season #alwayshalfempty

My little ray of sunshine.

He's right though.

Please tell me why, when we were playing so well, Manning was substituted to be replaced by Scott?
Manning was MoM in my opinion.
That is when we lost our shape and it was due to Scott's mistake that we conceded.

And so's he.

[andy]

I have to say before today I didn't think we were good enough to win the league, not consistent enough. I still don't but maybe Ilkeston aren't good enough either. And who knows if Chasetown are for that matter? Didn't really look that good. On that basis of utter b*llocks I'm going for Yaxley.

[Rich]

Wind was a real leveler today but we did what we had to and another 3 points on the board.
Hawker back now which will be a big plus for us.
Ali my man of the match. Won almost everything in the air