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Hyde United 3 Solihull Moors 0

Tony Beard
21/11/2007

THE Tigers had a comfortable victory over a poor Solihull Moors side on Monday to move up to second place in the league.

It was mid-January last season when they achieved this season’s points tally, so Hyde are well on track for a play-off place, but there is still a long way to go.

Hyde were never really at their best in this game, but in all honesty, they did not need to be once the Tigers had grabbed two goals in five minutes midway through the first half.

Three defenders failed fitness tests, so Hyde kept with the back four who finished at Hucknall, namely all four centre-halves, so the Tigers towered above the opposition and won most balls in the air.

Both Peter Band and Steve Pickford had gone close before Chris Simm put Hyde in front on 21 minutes after Dave Morley’s header had come back off the bar.

Five minutes later it was Simm’s turn to set up Morley following a goalline scramble.

The game was all but over as a contest despite the fact Hyde took their foot off the gas.

Solihull had more possession in the second period but never seriously threatened the Hyde goal, although Craig Dootson did have to make a couple of smart saves.

Solihull struggled to contain Nicky Clee and he went close on a number of occasions while Hyde boss Steve Waywell used the opportunity to ease Matthew Tipton back into the fray after suspension.

He duly obliged with a goal on 74 minutes when his fierce shot caused havoc in the Moors defence and Lee Collins could only help it into the net.

Attendance: 315