Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Hednesford Town (2nd, 77 pts) held a 30-point advantage over Rushall Olympic (16th, 47 pts). The last five rounds placed Rushall Olympic 7th in the league for form — higher than their 16th in the standings. Per game in the league, Rushall Olympic were scoring 1.2 and conceding 1.53, Hednesford Town 1.55 and 0.88, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Hednesford Town carried a 10-game unbeaten run into this. Rushall Olympic had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Hednesford Town, 9.
Dales Lane, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Rushall Olympic: Jakub Kruszynski (88')
Key stats
Possession: Rushall Olympic 50% · Hednesford Town 50% · Total shots: 6-8 · On target: 1-2 · Corners: 7-5