Coventry Sphinx won the local Midland Alliance derby with a 4-1 victory tonight at Racing Club Warwick.
Sphinx boss Paul Charnley who had to play for 35 minutes at Bridgnorth Town on Saturday left himself off the teamsheet which saw outings for youngsters Dave Allen, Declan Doherty and Andy Woodhall.
On a rainy night at Hampton Road and against a side which faces an uncertain future, Sphinx dominated the early play.
Jerome Murdock clipped the bar from twenty yards in the eighth minute and just over seventy seconds later, was fouled for a free kick. Callum Woodward took the kick and curled it into the net from twenty yards to delight the travelling support and put Sphinx ahead.
Declan Doherty showed some good touches in the first half and in the 21st minute, he flicked the ball over a defender and got the ball on his right before volleying just over from 25 yards out.
Dave Allen had had little to do but in the 33rd minute, he was picking the ball out of the net when Scott Easterlow, some sixteen yards out, sidefooted home a cross from Michael Osbourne.
Sphinx had the better of the play but it was not until the 68th minute that they re-took the lead thanks to Jerome Murdock racing on to a through ball and beating the advancing keeper from fourteen yards.
Andrew Woodhall had a fine game in midfield for Sphinx and it was the midfield quartet which included substitute Robbie Stevenson that kept pushing for more goals.
In the 86th minute, the experience defender Joao Jardim in his own half launched a ball forwards. Jerome Murdock raced onto it and slipped the ball past Luke Malin in the Racers goal.
The Sphinx bench were now breathing easier and in the 89th minute, a good victory was completed when Luke Hopkins scored with a low finish to send the travelling supporters home happy with a good three points.
HT RCW 1-1 CSFC FT RCW 1-4 CSFC
Goals Callum Woodward (9), Scott Easterlow (33), Jerome Murdock (68 & 86), Luke Hopkins (89)
Sphinx
Allen, Jardim, Doherty (Stevenson 72), Drennan, Ward, Kay, Halton (Kimberlin 80), Woodhall, Thacker (Hopkins 67), Woodward, Murdock. SNU Loney, Goodbody
Racing Club Warwick
Malin, Mustin, Adamson, Wendle, Walker, Pouey, Hardie, Rowley, Holton, Easterlow, Osbourne Subs Used Wilde, Guest, Jarrett.
Other Midland Alliance scores
Alvechurch 3-2 Highgate, Causeway 0-1 Coalville, Coleshill 3-0 Biddulph,
Oadby 0-1 Stratford, Rocester 0-4 Tipton, Studley 1-0 Cradley, Westfields 2-3 Market Drayton.
Former Sky Blue and City Academy Coach Mark Noon scored for Nuneaton in a 2-0 win at home to Barton Rovers whilst Bedworth went down to a 2-1 defeat at AFC Sudbury. Gordon had equalised for the Greenbacks in the 50th minute only for Bedworth to concede a goal in the last minute.
In the Midland Combination Premier Division, Coventry Copsewood lost 2-1 at home to GSA Sports whilst James Harri scored for Massey Ferguson in a 4-1 home defeat to Castle Vale.