Charity Match
FOREVER STARS FC 5 JOHN PYE FC 0
@ WOLLATON FC
Attendance: Approx 220
As many of you will be aware of, I lost my daughter at still birth 32 years ago and my 5 day old grandson 12 years ago that never came out of Intensive care unit at Queens Medical Centre, it is a issue that affects families and this week has been Baby Loss Week.
Forever Stars is a small charity that supports those that have sadly been unfortunate to lose a child and when Wollaton FC put up the poster, I replied I would be there, very unusual that I go to a match on a Sunday as I love my Sunday Roast but sometimes there are much more than a Sunday Roast to go along and support.
On arrival, I was met in the Car Park by Daniel Barrett, a trustee of the charity Forever Stars who told me a bit about the superb charity and I was soon introduced to some of their volenteers and quite quickly out came a fiver for the raffle, with me doing the photos and Hazel doing the tea bar, at first they didnt want us to pay the £1 each admission, but in charity work, every penny counts, so the £3 was on the table for me, Hazel and Shawn.
Before kick off I had a chat with top ref Phil Towers who has given his services for free of charge and I was soon outside in the lovely sunshine on the halfway line snapping away the photos.
Hazel was doing the tea bar and the bar was rammed, so a good day for all. The crowd began to build with over 200 adults, children and dogs as well in attendance, all having a great time cheering on both teams, some players told me they hadnt played for over 5 years, so all credit to them for turning out and giving their time for such a great cause.
The game was played in great spirit with both sides playing good football and all players laughing and joking with smiles on their faces, even ref Towers kidding any yellow cards then the player had to pay £5 to the charity and he would book all 22 players, but he didnt have to book anyone as all the players were on best behaviour.
The game was played at a fast pace but the Stars look the better side and broke the deadlock on 10 minutes when the number 4 chipped over the keepers head in to the empty net. The lead was increased on 25 minutes, when a long ball found number 10 who rounded the keeper and then looked u to see a defender on the line, to which he calmly placed it past him to make it 2-0.
The Second Half saw Pye's have their best chances of the game when they bought on veteran McCaulay who I know from nearly 30 years ago in his old Dunkirk days, still encouraging his team magtes but not the speed he had back then in the 1990's, also not the same hair style,,opps he hasnt got any left now!
Changes kept being made so to give everyone a game, the Stars number 11 was 54 years old and kept coming on for 10 minutes at a time and joking he needed a oxygen mask to keep up with play, but he did put in a few hopeful crosses. The linesman for the Pyes told me he'd not played for 5 years but to get some photos of him, so I said I would, I bet he wished he hadnt now as sadly he got injured and hope he recovers quickly.
67 minutes on the watch and it became 3-0 to the Stars when number 12 turned in the area and slotted home, now came the confusion as the pink shirts of the stars only had 4 extra shirts, so the number 10 who had gone off had come back on with a different numbered shirt and went on to score hat trick but Iv no idea what numbers he was wearing.
Pye were beginning to tire by now and in the 82nd minute, number 7 blasted in from a close range, then number 10 in the next minute made it 5-0 from a close acute angle to complete his hat trick to earn himself man of the match.
Sadly the game ended on 86 minutes,when the Pye linesman went down in the penalty area and was down for a good 15 minutes as the ref blew for full time, eventually he left the pitch with help on crutches, so hopefully its not too bad a injury and he is ok.
Regardless of the result, the real winner today was the superb amount raised for the charity FOREVER STARS.
Forever Stars website click HERE
To View the 301 photos from today pls click this LINK
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