Post by Communications Team on Sept 22, 2013 5:09:01 GMT
Midlands 2: Willenhall 12-25 Moseley Oak Moseley Oak grab second away win[/i]
Moseley Oak put in a gutsy performance to beat Willenhall away 25-12 in a hard fought encounter.
And picked up a bonus point to boot.
Playing up a significant hill in the first half the visitors were immense, dominating large periods of the game.
Bruising up front, Moseley Oak managed a penalty through Chris Carlin while Willenhall missed two early shots.
And then Moseley Oak winger Jack Fairhurst found himself one on one, five metres out, with just a second row to beat – no contest.
A shimmy one way and electric speed the other.
That made it 0-8.
But almost on half time Willenhall snatched something from the slope advantage as Ryan Cooke escaped tacklers to end the first period just one point in arrears.
Fired up by this the home side battered Moseley Oak’s line for the first ten minutes after the re-start but great defence and a little luck held them out.
The referee Sarah Toll was having a good afternoon, well up with play, getting the calls right, allowing the game to flow … albeit seemed to have forgotten she had yellow cards in her pocket. By then Willenhall players should have had three for deliberate knock-ons and Moseley Oak at least one for slowing play down.
No matter, it was an entertaining match.
And then came the game changer.
A Moseley Oak break-out eventually went slickly down the three quarters and Jack Richards had enough space to get in at the corner.
The team quickly turned the screw.
A magic Duncan White pass gave Fairhurst his second try and then close in to the Willenhall line Charley Thomas charged down a clearance, pocketed the loose ball and made sure.
A proud and committed Willenhall side refused to give in and Dan Brazier notched a consolation, but Moseley Oak had it in the bag.
The team is sending a formidable message to the rest of Midlands Two West (North).
