Coventry Sphinx threw away a golden chance of a rare victory at Boldmere St Michaels when they let in three goals in the second half.
Danny McSheffrey changed his side from the team that had lost at Causeway on Saturday and it looked to have done the trick as a stunning 25 yard drive from Luke Hopkins flew into the net to put Sphinx a goal up.
 
Two minutes later, there was a second goal for the Sphinx support when Arron Donaldson started and finished a move. The winger played a neat ball to Kelvin Phillips and got it back before racing into the area and hammering a low drive into the corner of the net.
 
Phillips headed wide before on the stroke of half time, a Luke Hopkins shot was blocked by the hand of a Boldmere defender but only a corner was given.
Sphinx did not need the half-time as within five minutes of the second half, Stuart Capaldi sent a deflected shot past Simon Holland.
 
The attacks on goal for Sphinx dried up and the play was all up the other end as Capaldi had another deflected effort cleared for a corner and Simeon Tullough sent a 28 yard piledriver just over.
 
In the 71st minute, the Sphinx support, management and players were fuming that a blatant handball by Capaldi was not given. The striker had a shot saved by the feet of Holland and Tom Law was first to react to the loose ball to draw the home side level.
 
Five minutes later and Sphinx were condemned to their fourth league defeat of the season thanks a stunning Jamie Petty shot from twenty yards flew into the net.
On Saturday, Sphinx are at home to Sutton Coldfield Town in the FA Cup. Kick off is at 3pm and admission is £5 for adults and £2.50 concessions with U14's free.

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Sphinx:  Holland, Long, Holmes, Kay,Ward, McAteer,Donaldson (Muldoon 38), Rhodes, Hopkins (R.Stevenson 62), Phillips, Ruff. SNU Knibbs 

 

Bookings: Phillips, Ruff.

 

Boldmere: Butler, Weller, Brown, T.Stevenson, Watkins, Hawker, Tullogh, Petty, Law (Robins 88), Capaldi (Thompson 73), Smith SNU Barrett, Gibson, Mason
 

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