FA Vase

BIRSTALL UNITED 4 HOLWELL SPORTS 1

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
25 September 2022

By Michael Toland

THIS match between nneighbouring Leicestershire sides saw Holwell take a half-time lead only for Birstall to win comfortably by scoring four second-half goals.
Birstall dominated the early exchanges, but play was largely scrappy. Holwell’s Tom Pope shot narrowly wide, but then gave his side the lead with a strike from outside the area.
Birstall took control in the second half with Corey Bucalossi dominating midfield and Will Burton stretching the right side. Burton equalised and Bucalossi scored his first goal after slick interplay with Burton and Paul Palle...

Continue reading...

Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day!

Already a subscriber to our website? Login

Tackle the News

- Sign Up for our weekly Non-League Newsletter

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.

Your subscription has been successful.

More in FA Vase

Coyle bows out in style!

Whitstable Town player-boss Jamie Coyle called time on his glittering Non-League playing career after his FA Vase success – now, though, he’s going all out to win a World Cup!
Ronald gifts send-off for boss Coyle to savour

Talk about finishing in style! Not just Ronald Sithole, whose extra-time winner was worthy of settling any Wembley final but, more fittingly, his Whitstable Town boss Jamie Coyle, who signed off his 25-year playing career with the biggest win of his life on the grandest of stages.
Keeper Dan had a Latte fun!

Whitstable keeper Dan Colmer’s family serve up the cappuccinos and flat whites from their mobile barista business but the shot-stopper had other more pressing things on his mind – recovering from the post-match celebrations after helping his side win the FA Vase.
FA Vase Final: Whitstable Town hit back to claim Wembley glory

Ronald Sithole’s extra-time strike won the Isuzu FA Vase for Whitstable Town as they came from behind in an entertaining encounter at Wembley.