Leamington boss Easterlow targeting cup final glory against higher level Tamworth
Leamington have the opportunity to end a disappointing season on a real high when they take on Enterprise National League outfit Tamworth in the Birmingham Senior Cup Final on Thursday night (April 30, ko 7.45pm).
The Brakes, who have finished rock-bottom of National League North and have been relegated, will go into the match against Andy Peaks' side at Walsall’s Bescot Stadium as big underdogs, but manager Scott Easterlow is confident his team can give a good account of themselves.
"I said a few weeks back that we wanted to finish the season strongly and to try and get to a cup final," Easterlow told LeamingtonFCTV.
"We are in the final and hopefully that is something the fans can get behind and hopefully we can win it for them.
"Tamworth are National League, so it is going be a tough game for us.
"But we can compete with any side when we are on it, and we just have to make sure we are on it when it comes to the final."
Leamington’s form has improved in recent weeks, but they wrapped up their National League North campaign with a 4-1 defeat at play-off bound Buxton on Saturday.
Buxton raced into a 2-0 lead through goals from Connor Kirby and Will Trueman, before Max Brogan made it 2-1 in first-half stoppage time with his 10th goal in 25 games for the Brakes.
The visitors were only back in the contest briefly though, as Johnny Johnston made it 3-1 five minutes into the second half and Luke Brennan added a fourth on the hour.
Thursday night’s opponents Tamworth warmed up for the final with a 5-1 thrashing of Braintree as they finished 11th in the Enterprise National League table.
Tickets for the final are still available and can be bought from Walsall FC's ticketing site.
Tickets are priced at £10 for adults, £5 for under-17s and £5 for over-60s.