EUROSOCCER NOTTINGHAMSHIRE SENIOR LEAGUE: DIVISION THREE
ROLLS ROYCE FC(DERBY) 4 CITY UNITED FC 2
After last weeks adventure to Trent Vineyard, I had a email from their secretary to say they had kindly donated £20 from their club to the charity blog in aid of Autism Awareness, I will come on to the running total later down the page and how you can make a donation if you wish.
Today we headed down the A38 from Mansfield Woodhouse to Derby and went passed Pride Park as we tried to find the home of newcomers Rolls Royce, who were at the foot of the table wil no points from their opening mattches, whilst todays opposition are also newcomers to the Notts Senior League City United FC.
On arrival shorty before 1pm, it was raining very heavy and the tea bar was closed, so no flask of a cuppa for me today, the pitch was quite a distance from the changing room area and I found a short path that took me pitchside as the players came out and the rain stopped for kick off, infact it only began again as I headed back to the car after the maatch, so fell very lucky.
The referee that was appointed called off overnight due to work arrangements so a local young referee was found as a replacement by the home club.
The game kicked off and the homesters seemed to feel more at home with a pitch that had been hard but rain on it, made it slippy and arkward, but Rolls were passing the ball around, whilst United hit long balls towards their target men up front.
The game looked very even but after 11 minutes,it was Rolls that took the lead, when OLLIE HIGGINS 30 yard shot hit the underside of the crossbar beforee falling in to the back of the net to send the hoeme crowd of 18 wild with delight.
City United were soon back on the attack and in the 19th minute, a defensive error allowed OPE ATOKI to roun d the keeper and slot home to make it 1-1.
The action continued with end to end battles and chances missed until Rolls retook the lead when a free kick from the left wing saw the visiting keeper palmed the ball away 30 yards only for RIO MORRE to volley the ball back past him.
More goals could well have been scored in the first half as both teams had very good chances but at half time, the home side lead 2-1.
The Second Half kicked off and City United had more of the play but didnt really force the home keeper in to any saves and on 77 minutess came a turning point in the game, when a ball from a corner sprang round the visiting penalty area, ROCCO HIND shot which the keeper blocked but it fell in to the path of Hind to score from the rebound, the referee then gave the goal, theen was surrounded by the United player who insisted that the rebound had come off the players hands, the referee went over to the club linesman who had his flag raised but then walked with the ball up the pitch, so even I was a little confused to what was happening, he then placed the ball on to the centre circle but no signals to which City United were still not happy about as this had made the score 3-1.
United pressed forward and twice the striker was clipped in the box and were unhappy with the referee, to be honest, the nfirst did look to me as a spot kick but the referee was closer than me, the second looked like the striker was looking for one and the ref waved play on both situations, but in the 84th minute, the ref did award the visotrs ma penalty to which player manager DAMILOLA SIDIQ SANUSI slotted straight in to the corner with ease, so could they fight back with 6 minutes to go.
United pushed everyone forward in search of a equaliser, whilst Rolls were running down the clock as much as they could, but with few men left at the back, City were caught out in the final minute, when the referee awarded Rolls a penalty to which JOSH WISDOM stepped up to finish the match off with.
A strange game as for a neutral, it was a good flowing game to watch, for the home club, they will be delighted to get points on the board, whilst for City United they will be disappointed as they could have gone 3rd in the league if they had won, but for next week for me, me and the wife are going up to the daughters in Preston and Ive found a Lancs Cup Match not far from the Lake District in a little village called Galgate FC which on their website looks a nice ground to visit.
Meanwhile back to the Charity Blog in aid of AUTISM AWARENESS with Trent Vineyard FC's £20 donation and todays 25p per goal, it now takes the running total up to a amazing £3,050.82p
If anyone would like to make a donation, how ever small, you can do a bank transfer to
MR R HORNBY
Sort Code: 111324
Account: 00269688
To see the 193 photos from the match, please click this LINK
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