Match Report: Moors 4-1 Boreham Wood
Moors reborn on Easter Monday as Lipsiuc shines in statement win over Boreham Wood.

Solihull Moors delivered a dominant display to sweep aside Boreham Wood, with Darius Lipsiuc the standout performer as he grabbed a brace and ran the show throughout. Ben Worman pulled the strings in the first half with two assists, while Callum McFarlane impressed on his return to the starting line-up with excellent hold-up play.
A moment of applause was observed by both teams in the 18th minute to pay respects to late fan Paul Pike.
Both sides were evenly matched for the opening 25 minutes, with a moment of quality needed to break the deadlock. It almost arrived in the 23rd minute when Callum McFarlane did superbly to hold up the ball before laying it off to Joe Sbarra on the left, whose cross found Ben Worman, but his effort was well saved low down by Ted Curd.
The breakthrough came shortly after from a corner following some intricate play. Ben Worman’s delicate delivery found Lewis Baines, who powered a header home for his first goal in Moors colours.
James Clarke nearly marked his return to his former club with a goal, linking up well with Rush to burst down the right, but his effort drifted just wide of the far post.
The Moors doubled their lead on 37 minutes, with McFarlane once again heavily involved as he recycled a free kick before feeding Worman, whose pinpoint cross was met by Darius Lipsiuc, the forward heading home to make it two.
It was almost three before the break as Lipsiuc’s relentless pressing won the ball high up the pitch. He fed Worman, who cleverly flicked it through to Sbarra, but the midfielder was flagged narrowly offside.
Boreham Wood threatened just before half-time when Abdulmalik danced into the box, forcing an excellent save from Laurie Walker to ensure the Moors took a two-goal lead into the interval.
Solihull started the second half with real intent and extended their lead within three minutes. McFarlane had space just beyond halfway and threaded a perfect ball through to Lipsiuc, who showed great composure to slot home his second of the afternoon.
The Moors thought they had a fourth soon after when Lipsiuc glided past his man and squared for McFarlane, but the move was ruled out with the ball adjudged to have just gone out of play.
Joe Sbarra got the goal his performance deserved in the 54th minute, capitalising on a mistake from Ilesanmi, twisting away from pressure on the edge of the box and firing into the corner to make it 4-0.
Substitute Josh Landers pulled one back for the visitors in the 81st minute following a scramble in the box, with Abdulmalik again at the heart of the move.
The visitors almost added a second in stoppage time as Abdulmalik caused further problems, crossing for Sousa whose header forced another low stop from Walker, but it proved only a consolation as the Moors comfortably saw out an impressive victory.
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