Brocton were caught well and truly on the hop in this game. A corner was conceded very early and before anyone had settled Copsewood had swung over the corner and the slightest of headers from Jackson redirected the ball high into the net.

Brocton then produced a decent raid down the right flank with neat passing between Sam Bell and Lee Scott, before Scott’s eventual cross went beyond everyone. The returning Gary Fife chased the ball and returned it to Tom Tonks, whose shot was turned out for a corner. The first corner was headed goal wards, but again deflected out, but the second was met solidly enough by Richard Reeves, but went over the bar.

A repeat move on the quarter hour saw Bell hit the cross bar and Matt Skinner’s follow up cleared off the line, but from then on Coventry took control.

The unfortunate Bell had to come off for injury and the reshuffled team sent Ben Harrison on in midfield, Andy Chandler from midfield into the back three, Matt Skinner left and Richard Jones right and no doubt that took a little time to adjust to, as did Chandler’s withdrawal at half time through injury, but Copsewood were simply too alert and quick for their visitors and up to half time it was only their own apparent lack of belief in the final third which kept the score to one nil at half time.

Richard Miller took Chandler’s place after half time, giving the team an attacking look, but although Scott and Miller both harried and probed, only a Fife flick header and a Scott head over the bar came from their early second half attempt at a revival.

Copsewood looked more and more assured as their harrying brought Brocton mistakes in midfield and their eager running off the ball once in possession threatened to stretch the visitors.

It was another corner which effectively made the game safe and this time the ball seemed innocuous on its way in, but somehow the bounce eluded the defenders and Fowler gleefully swept it in almost on the hour.

With the home side still working hard, but now with the comfort of a two goal cushion, Brocton did well now to contain them, but could make little impression in the attacking third.

The visitors did manage to produce a period of decent pressure and the home keeper was forced at one stage to save a goal bound header from his own central defender, but this was Copsewood’s day and as Brocton put more into attack the inevitable break away was  rehearsed twice before finally getting the end result it deserved as the nippy Thompson weaved his way into the Brocton box and put the game beyond doubt with ten minutes to go.