Eurosoccer Notts Senior League Division Three
LANGWITH WHITESTAR FC 7 TRENT VINEYARD FC 2
It was the opening day of the 21st season of the Notts Senior League and a easy choice of game I was attending, as Hazel had been away for the week up in Preston and after her driving alot, I felt it unfair to go far, so with Langwith only around 4 miles from my bungalow, it was within easy reach.
On arrival I was greeted by both sides and soon made a cuppa by the home managers wife, soon the referee turned up Stuart Ingleby and we had a good catch up as we hadnt seen each other for a few years. With both teamsheets in, I parked my mobility scooter on the halfway on the far side and met groundhopper Adam from the Burton upon Trent area and then joined by Mark Farnell and his daughter Lucy. On the park bench was Lucas Thomas mum and Gran, more about Lucas later.
Before kick off there was a minutes applause for one of the Whitestar players dad who sadly passed away earlier in the week after a battle with cancer and died of sepsis.
The game kicked off with just a slight drizzle which soon stopped and out came the bright hot sunshine, both sides began the game seeming to boot the ball from defence to the forwards but both soon found out that all the defences were doing was heading the ball back, so after calming down, there was some football on the floor.
The breakthrough came after 10 minutes, when a looping header by DOM LYNAS put the visitors ahead. In ther 13th minute, Whitestar had the chqance to get back on to level terms when awarded a penalty but a low spot kick to the keepers right saw him get down low and save it to preserve his sides lead.
On 22 minutes, the homesters were back level when SAM DOCKWRAY weaved his way through the defence, saw his first shot palmed back in to his path for him to finish from close range.
Just after the halfhour, Langwith took the lead, when a llow ball was played across and RYLEY SHORTHOSE fired home.
Half time came and a few subs were made to begin the second half, but this seemed to fire up Whitestar as in the 46th minute, one of their subs OWEN BIDDLE extended their lead to 3-1. Vineyard tried to push players forward but didnt relly trouble the home keeper, whilst Langwith kept attacking and it was a matter of when the next goal was to be scored and that came in the 54th minute, when OWEN BIDDLE beat the offside trap to place home his second and his sides fourth off the game.
After 62 minutes, Vineyard were given a glance of hope, when COURTNEY SAMUELS mussled his way through, before a delightful lob beast the home keeper to reduce the arrears to 4-2.
The Trentsiders comeback though was short lived, when on 66 minutes, a free kick was floated in to the far post and headed home by THOMAS KING.
Trent Vineyard dint give up and kept playing but the homesters could well have added to their total with several very close missed chances.
With 87 minutes gone it was time for LUCAS THOMAS mum and gran to cheer, as the young 16 year old took the ball from the half way line with his head down, rounded the away keeper before slotting home on his debut to make it 6-2.
With 2 minutes to go, Whitestar got a corner, to which Biddle took, I said to a fellow hopper, if I was on a hat trick there would be no chance of me taking a corner, Id be in that box hunting for it, well in the final minute OWEN BIDDLE did get his hat trick when he lobbed the keeper from just outside the box to make it a final score of 7-2.
Must say Referee Stuart Ingleby had a outstanding game
With the 9 goals scored at 25p per goal, that now takes the running total for the MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP up to £1,717.00p
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