Littleton 0, Bromsgrove Sporting 3

SAM Wills bagged a brace as Bromsgrove Sporting made it sixth win in their last seven games in the Midlands Division One.

It was a special day for defender and captain Craig Jones as he made his 100th Sporting appearance.

With conditions far from ideal but the pitch playable, Wills was the first Sporting player in action with a strong challenge on Callum Clarke in the first minute earning him a yellow card.

The home side looked to be a bit sharper in the opening exchanges with Robbie Bunn twice getting behind the away defence but failing to trouble keeper Chris Jay.

Former Rousler Chris Conway lined up for Littleton and played his familiar game of chasing balls into the box which earned him so many goals at the Victoria Ground.

Unfortunately one challenge on Jay on the 16th minute was a little late resulting in the keeper having to have lengthy treatment before play resumed.

Littleton continued to have the slightly better of the play with Bunn and Kyonn Evans dealing with the wind and variable bounce a little better but they still failed to get anything on target.

At the other end Sean Brain and Dale Edwards tied up the Littleton back four and it was the former who had the best effort on the first half when his 15-yard shot was tipped over by Haydn Whitcombe.

With Sporting moving the ball around quickly, the game opened on a rain-lashed pitch.

That tactic finally paid dividends for Sporting on 56 minutes, Reece Hewitt made a weaving run into the Littleton box and beat two defenders before side-footing to Kyle Turner who easily tapped home from close range.

Littleton responded well and Conway forced Jay to a low save while a quick move up-field allowed Dean Poulson to outpace the Sporting defence but his shot went over the bar.

Brain turned provider in the 79th minute when he pulled the ball back to Sam Wills who fired a precise shot into the corner of Whitcombe's net for Sporting's second.

Two minutes later, The Rouslers got their third with a Wills free-kick that was chipped over the wall into the top corner well beyond Whitcombe's gloves.

Sporting nearly had a fourth when Jack Wilson's shot hit the post with a minute of added time played.

Manager Paul Smith said: "It was quite an even game in the first half but we improved in the second and I was pleased with the final result."

LITTLETON: Whitcombe, Xavier, Edghill, Ingram, Cooke, Gayton, Clarke (Dean Poulson, 16), Gilbert, Conway, Bunn, Evans.

Substitute not used: Giaquinto.

SPORTING: Jay, Roberts, Wilson, Dugmore, Jones, Kelly, Brain (Gibson, 80), Hewitt, Turner (Collins, 61), Wills, Edwards (Hanks, 69).

Substitutes not used: Delaney, Nwosu.

Referee: D Stokes (Bromsgrove) Attendance: 122 Sporting MoM: Reece Hewitt