First Home Win For Sphinx

Last updated : 11 August 2009 By Kev Monks at Sphinx Drive

COVENTRY SPHINX 2-0 ALVECHURCH BY KEV MONKS

Team

O'Neill, Haywood (McAteer 73), Holmes, Rhodes (Green 79), Ward, Kay, Muldoon, Woodward, Hopkins (Phillips 83), Murdock, Donaldson SNU Furlong, Maguire


HT CSFC 1-0 AFC FT CSFC 2-0 AFC

Goals Luke Hopkins (11), Jerome Murdock (70)

Danny McSheffrey recorded his first victory as full time manager of Coventry Sphinx FC with a 2-0 victory home Midland Alliance victory against Alvechurch tonight.


On a warm, pleasant night in front of a good crowd at Sphinx Drive, Luke Hopkins gave Sphinx an eleventh minute lead when he got to a cross from Jerome Murdock deep inside the penalty area and turned to lash into the net.


Luke Hopkins centre


The rest of the first half was a tight affair, which was noted for a 40th minute header from Martin Crawford going just wide.


Sphinx attacked from the first whistle in the second half and should have increased their lead two minutes in, when Hopkins on the right centred and Callum Woodward hit the post.


James Holmes


The spritely midfielder tried his luck with a long ranger two minutes later, which just bounced wide before some of the Sphinx support thought they had scored in the 51st minute as Jerome Murdock danced his way through the visiting defence, only for David Rimmer in the Church goal to grab on the line.


Rimmer was dispossessed in the 54th minute but this time, Murdock only found the side netting with his effort.

In the 70th minute, Jerome Murdock finally opened his League account after notching ten goals in pre-season when he rounded Rimmer to fire into an empty net.


With Saturday's home FA Cup tie against Bromyard Town on the minds of the Sphinx management team, changes were made with man of the match Kyle Rhodes one of those replaced.


Alvechurch substitute Roy Dunkley went close with a late header but Sphinx were deserved winners.

Midland Alliance scores

BIDDULPH VICTORIA  1    LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY  0    Attendance           82

BOLDMERE ST. MICHAELS  HIGHGATE UNITED  0 Attendance 59

COALVILLE TOWN  OADBY TOWN  0  Attendance          190

CRADLEY TOWN  WESTFIELDS  Attendance            55

FRIAR LANE & EPWORTH   0   BARWELL  6  Attendance   101

KIRKBY MUXLOE  0  COLESHILL TOWN  0   Attendance            97

MALVERN N TOWN  1   CAUSEWAY UNITED  4   Attendance            58

SHIFNAL TOWN  2  ROCESTER    Attendance          102

STUDLEY  1  STRATFORD TOWN  3  Attendance          191