20.12.11 Causeway United 1 v 1 Bridgnorth Town
This game exploded into life in the last ten minutes with two goals and two clear opportunities missed by the visitors, who probably would have deserved a win on the basis of chances created.
Not that there were many of those, although Kevin Buxton should have given Bridgnorth the lead on 20 minutes when he put the ball wide of a post from close range after Phil Grove had broked from midfield and set him up.
A minute later, Ash Jones produced a good save from Causeway goalkeeper Tom Turner and Causeway's only real chance of the first half came when Craig Gregg volleyed straight at Chris Crook.
Just after the break, Tom Reynolds should have done better than head straight at Crook when set up by Scott Stevenson in the box.
Grove again went close for Bridgnorth and Mike Evans blazed over before Ash Jones gave the visitors the lead when he shot home from the edge of the area on 80 minutes after his intial shot hit a defender.
But Adam Meacham headed home a Danny Priest cross four minutes from time to rescue a point and maintain Causeway's uneaten home league record
Bridgnorth should have won it though when Grove and substitue Will Meredith both wasted simple chances in front of goal late on.
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13.12.11 Causeway United 2 v 1 Heather St John's
Causeway moved up into fourth place in the Midland Alliance and maintained their unbeaten run with a hard fought victory.
They had to soak up a fair amount of pressure in this game, particularly in the early and latter stages, but deservedly won it with two good goals.
It was the visitors who took the lead on five minutes when Matt Brown, who had already missed an earlier chance, broke from midfield and laid the ball off to the right for Chris Lewis to apply a neat finish.
Then a shot from Chris Massam went straight at Causeway goalkeeper Tom Turner.
But after the first ten minutes, Causeway started coming into the game and Danny Priest went close on 11 minutes when his shot came back off goalkeeper Jamie Brassington’s legs.
It was Priest who made the breakthrough for the home side on 18 when Brassington needlessly came running out of his area to clear an attack and the striker took it past him and directed it into the empty net from 20 yards out.
Scott Stevenson shot just wide for Causeway, as did Craig Gregg on 31 minutes when he jinked into the area but blazed wide.
Priest went close again when he just failed to connect with a header across the box from Steve Poole.
But what proved to be the winner came on 39 minutes when Scott Stevenson sent over a corner and Darren Whitley headed in from the edge of the penalty area.
The second half didn’t feature as many chances, although Chris Field went close for Causeway when he had a shot saved by Brassington and Matt Aston just headed over a Priest free kick.
Heather should have equalised though on 62 minutes as Brown hit the bar from close range when it looked easier to score.
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21.02.12 Causeway United 1 v 1 Stratford Town
An entertaining game saw both teams have chances to win the game, particularly in the last ten minutes with both sides enjoying a strong finish.
Causeway almost took the lead on three minutes when Scott Stevenson's shot was deflected by Stratford midfielder Chris Murphy and goalkeeper Tom Heath tipped the ball around the post.
Tom Turner made the first of three successive good saves for Causeway on 24 minutes from Ricky Baker, who connected with a cross from Murphy.
Turner then tipped over a James Travis header and produced a good save from Mykel Beckley.
Craig Gregg hit the post from an Aaron Lloyd cross for Causeway on 32 minutes but they took the lead courtesy of Scott Devlin on 39.
He ran onto an Adam Meacham through ball and finished at the second attempt, after his first hit goalkeeper Tom Heath's body
Stratford made the running at the start of the second half, James Travis going close with a half volley which went just wide.
Mykel Beckley equalised on 53 minutes when he steered his shot from the edge of the box through a crowd of players.
Both teams had good chances after this, Aaron Lloyd sending a good header for Causeway just over the bar on 67 minutes after a pinpoint Chris Field cross had set him up.
On 79 minutes, two Stratford substitutes combined when Joss Halford sent a through ball to Jamie Molyneux who held off two defenders and saw his shot go just wide.
Molyneuxt hen saw a shot parried agonisngly wide by Turner with four minutes to go and Stuart Herlihy hit the post straight after.
Right on full time, Gregg was unlucky again for Causeway when his header from a corner by substitute Stuart How was tipped over the bar by Heath.