PREVIEW: Shepshed Dynamo (A)
Where:
The Dovecote Stadium, Butthole Lane, Shepshed, LE12 9BN
When:
Monday 21st of April 2025 (1pm KO)
On the back of a 13 match unbeaten run, The Reds head to Shepshed Dynamo for their final away game of the season. Unbeaten through the first 19 away games, can Quorn finish the job and crack the 100 point mark?
Quorn’s Form:
The Reds have been stupendous on their travels this season, winning seventeen and drawing two of their nineteen away games in the league. In that run, Quorn have scored an incredible 47, conceding just eight times. The last four trips have seen 3-0 wins at Darlaston and Rushden, and a 1-0 triumphs at Hinckley LR and Loughborough Students.
Shepshed Dynamo’s Form:
Dynamo currently sit 13th in the table after a solid 3-0 win away to AFC Rushden & Diamonds on Saturday. That win snapped a streak of back-to-back home defeats (1-0 versus Rugby Town and 2-1 versus Sporting Khalsa). Dynamo actually played four straight at the Dovecote, drawing 1-1 with Racing Club Warwick and winning 1-0 versus Sutton Coldfield Town. Overall at home, Shepshed have won seven, drawn five and lost seven, scoring 19 and conceding 22.
One to Watch:
Tristan Dunkley is top-scorer for Dynamo with eight goals in 26 matches. The 32 year old forward has represented a host of non-league clubs including Hednesford Town, Halesowen Town, Solihull Moors, Tamworth, Corby Town and Bromsgrove Sporting but arrived at the Dovecote via Barwell in August 2024.
Last Time: Quorn 4-1 Shepshed Dynamo (26/12/2024)
Shepshed had come out and started the first few minutes in a positive manner surging forward on the attack but finding themselves offside. Quorn had their first opportunity on six minutes when Luca Alonzi received the ball from Jack Samples, crossed in, which was turned out for a corner.
The resulting corner was headed away but not far enough from the visitors and just a minute later Beswick’s attempted shot on goal went well wide. Quorn won a free kick around six minutes later and Beswick caused the visitors keeper Daniel Wallis to get down low and save a fantastic attempted low driven shot. Dynamo had the ball in the back of the net just a minute later but luckily for the Reds, it was ruled offside as the Assistant raised his flag long before it went in.
A few minutes later, Quorn had another free kick which was hit straight at the wall. Cain Noble was in for his first chance of the game on 21 minutes but was unlucky to not get any closer to goal after a really good move from the team. Shepshed had a couple of chances over the next ten minutes. The most notable coming on the 29th minute when an attempted header from the visitors was put over.
Quorn were in moments later when Noble hit the post after Beswick won the ball back in midfield which was the start of a really good move. Just one minute passed when the Reds won a corner that resulted in the first goal of the game. The Reds felt they should have had a penalty as the ball appeared to hit Luke Cox on the arm, but the disappointment didn’t last long.
The ball was whipped in by Zak Goodson and Beswick’s low drive found the corner. Quorn nearly doubled their lead on the 40th minute when Cain put in a teasing cross which found Alonzi in the box but Wallis made himself big to block the effort. The Reds did find their second goal just before half time when a good cross was put in for Mason Frizelle to fire in a bullet header in stoppage time.
Shepshed began the second half how they started the first, full of fight and determination. Quorn however got the first chance on 49 minutes. It was a great counter move which Silvio Bello had been a big part of but was snuffed out on the edge of the box. The Reds’ third goal, in the 55th minute, killed the game.
It was another free kick, with Beswick shooting again, Wallis looked to have made a routine save but the ball somehow squeezed under his body. Six minutes later it was 4-0 to the hosts. Beswick, who had played phenomenally, put a cross in and Jasper Tetlow got a touch at the near post. Substitute Oscar Marshall had a chance to make it five but saw his header on goal go just wide.
The last ten minutes saw Shepshed convert a penalty, as Jesse Friend picked himself up after going to ground in the box to perfectly place the spot kick into the corner. It would prove to be scant consolation for the visitors.
Tickets:
Adults: £10.00, Concessions: £7.00, Under 18s: £5.00, Under 16s: £3.00, Under 10s: Free
Travel:
Head out of Loughborough on the A512 towards Shepshed. Go straight over the island that meets the M1, turning right at the crossroads into Leicester Road. At the island next to the petrol station, take the second exit onto Forest Street. Stay on Forest Street as it meets Loughborough Road when it bends to the left. Butthole Lane is the second turning on the right after the bend. The ground is up the road on the left, but doesn’t have any parking, so it’s best to approach on foot.