Cadbury Athletic 2, Bromsgrove Sporting 0

BROMSGROVE Sporting signed off from the Midlands Division One campaign with a disappointing defeat at Cadbury.

With second place sealed following midweek wins over Southam and Bolehall a fourth game in eight days proved to be a stretch too far for the Rouslers.

Despite completing the campaign with a loss and missing out on promotion after finishing behind champions Coventry United, Sporting actually enjoyed a strong year, finishing with more points than the 2014-15 season.

Boss Paul Smith fielded quite a strong side though again no out-and-out strikers.

Cadbury could have taken the lead as early as the eighth minute after rare misunderstanding between keeper Chris Jay and captain Craig Jones but Dean Lea failed to capitalise and his interception went wide.

Then on 21 minutes, Joel Powell beat the offside trap and with just Jay to beat slipped on the damp surface before getting his shot in.

However, they did get on to the score sheet 10 minutes later when Powell tapped home from a Cadbury's free-kick.

Sporting came with a whisker of getting the equaliser on the 38th minutes when keeper Shaun Hayes punched a corner on to his own bar but right back Deon Colstock quickly cleared.

Just before half-time the home side doubled their advantage when former Rousler Odane Barnes shot was parried by Jay but only to Tom Brain who made no mistake from close range.

After the interval, Sporting spent most of the time in their opponents half pumping ball after ball into the box but Cadbury's well-organised and physical defence mopped up everything thrown at them

The visitors only had a couple of chances while the home side sat on their lead and only rarely broke in the Bromsgrove half.

CADBURY: Hayes, Colstock, Lloyd (Hunter, 28), Walton, Cooke, Brain, Powell (Griffin, 77), Cooper, Barnes (Robinson, 90), Lea, Spink.

Substitutes not used: Ryan Gittings, Fraser Oliver (GK) Goals: Cooke (31 mins), Brain (44 mins).

Yellows: Powell (55 mins), Colstock (89 mins), Lea (47 mins) SPORTING: Jay, Roberts, Kelly (Tibbetts, 46), Dugmore, Jones, Willcox, Spink, Walker, Brain (Fisher, 46), Wills, Westwood (Kemp, 46).

Substitutes not used: Fitter, Wilson Referee: Mr A Ellis (Shirley) Attendance: 185 Sporting MoM: Luke Dugmore