Shrewsbury Town 3-0 Sutton Coldfield Town Royals

In their first ever match at regional level, The Royals produced a determined and spirited performance before running out of steam against a strong Shrewsbury side

On a big pitch in good conditions the game was a lively affair with Sutton's defence holding strong against Shrewsbury's passing game

The home keeper was also kept on her toes by some direct attacking play from Sutton players Whitehouse and also 16-year-old Jackson-Coley making her debut

Creswell in the Royals goal made a superb finger-tip save to deny Shrewsbury on the half- hour , however a fortuitous bounce immediately after allowed Shrewsbury to take the lead

Sutton pressed before half-time but went in at the break 1-0 behind

The second-half started very much as the first with both sides probing without creating any direct chances

Shrewsbury extended their lead midway through the half when the referee overruled the assistant's offiside flag to award a goal

Soon after an unstoppable strike made it 3-0 and the game was over

Sutton kept their heads up and were unlucky not to get a consolation goal in the later stages

The Royals can be pleased with a strong performance, especially in defence, and will take many positives into their first home game at Coles Lane on Sunday

Player-of-the-Match was Crystal Williams whose creative play and passing range was excellent