The Saltmen were made to pay for a more than below par all-round performance by an efficient Tipton Town side who are proving to be one of the season's surprise packages thus far.

The hosts started on the front foot, and but for a 10-minute spell in the first half, they remained in control until the end.

Tipton should have been 3 in front before they broke the deadlock - Matt Oliver saving Spa as well as the cross-bar from Callinswood's rasping effort.

Town opened the scoring on 20 minutes when Simon Byrne broke the offside trap and finished well into the bottom corner.

Spa did react however efforts from Cox, Davies, Collins and Lemon were all wayward.

An equaliser did materialise after 32 mins. Spa won a free kick 20 yards out, and following this home 'keeper Ben Holden was sin binned for dissent.
Connor Collins stepped up and hit a perfectly placed free-kick into the top corner.

Spa then pushed on for the remainder of the half but the stand-in home 'keeper was equal to all efforts shot at him.

The second half was one to forget, especially for Droitwich, who were sloppy from start to finish and Tipton took full advantage.

Ben Hassen and Adam Callinswood came close to regaining the lead for the hosts, and on the hour mark, Spa failed to clear a corner which fell to Tom Baker who smashed the ball low under Matt Oliver to score the winner.

Nothing seemed to be working for Spa who never found their rhythm throughout the entire second period.
With the only chance of note falling to debutante and substitute Anthony Smith who fired over when well positioned.

Tipton defended stoically and won every ball whilst Spa stuttered their way to the final whistle.