Eurosoccer Nottinghamshire Senior League: Premier Division
KIMBERLEY MINERS WELFARE RESERVES 3-3 RUDDINGTON VILLAGE FC
I had to sort of stay local due to a 11am appointment at Kings Mill Hospital for my eyes, infact if id had eyedrops or a needle in my eye, then I wouldnt have been able to venture out anywhere, but whilst Kimberley Miners Welfare FC's ground is having improvements to it, their 1st team are playing at Basford United FC, whilst their Reserves and last seasons Division One Champions are playing at Bracken Park, the ground of the defunct adult club Underwood Villa FC and with not too far from the hospital and home fitted the bill for me.
Before the match it was nice to see Ian Farnsworth who has been at Underwood Villa for years and he was running the refreshments bar inside and outside the clubhouse and I soon got my flask filled with black tea, with both team line up's and quick chat to all three match officials, it was time to ride my scooter to the far side of the pitch to the halfway line.
The teams were soon out and we didnt have to wait long for a goal, when after just 55 seconds on my watch, a ball played in to the home penalty area from the right wing was scrambled home by Ruddington's JACK MILLWARD.
Kimberley pushed forward with a couple of chances that went wide, but after 10 minutes, the Villagers doubled their lead when a through ball found TREMERE LINDO who fired past a advancing keeper.
Well it looked like a goal every 5 minutes, as on 15 minutes, Ruddington added a third, when DAN HOLLINGSWORTH headed home from the edge of the penalty area, at this stage the miners heads could well have gone down, but to theri credit, they carried on playing their game and had a few more chances before they pulled a goal back on 29 minutes, when LOUIS FAZEL turned in the area and his shot found the back of the net to reduce the arrears. It was now vital to see who would score the next goal. Half time came and it could well have been even with both sides having plenty of efforts in the forst period.
The Second Half kicked off and Kimberley looked a better side taking the game to Ruddington but couldnt get past their last line of defence and all looked lost, but they were a side that didnt known when they were beaten and on 72 minutes, a corner from right saw JOSHUA BEESTON with a bullet of a header to make it 3-2 to Ruddington, so could the visitors hold on for the final 18 minutes..well on 81 minutes, Kimberley had turned the game round, when a mistake in the visitors defence saw sub RYAN WHITEHURST through on goal and the marksman finished to level things up.
The final nine minutes were manic with both teams going for a winner from end to end and chance by chance going closer and the Miners must have thought they had got it in the final minute when the ball struck the crossbar.
A fair result for both sides I felt in a entertaining match for the neutrals.
Also good news for the Charity Blog for AUTISM AWARENESS, when after the match Kimberley Miners Welfare Reserves player/management team Ian Shepherd kindly donated £10, Referee Lee "Smiley" Harriuson kindly donated £5 and then a message from my friend Herbie who was at a Peterborough & District League match and Littleport United FC had donated £5, so withh 25p per goals as well £21.50p was raised today taking the running total up to a staggering £3,028.57p
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