ALL;S WELL FOR PERRAN

Cornwall Combination League

ST JUST AFC 0 PERRANWELL FC 4
Att: 31

Been meaning to go to St Just AFC for a few years now but everytime Ive been down in Cornwall on holiday they have always been playing away until today. St Just;s ground is most Westerly ground in Mainland England. A nice clubhouse and small stand on the clubhouse side of the ground.

Before the match, there was a minutes silence, but once the game kicked off, it was the visitors who went on the early attack, but in the first twenty minutes, neither goalkeeper was called in to action.

On 27 minutes, Perranwell broke forward and the SHANE LOOKER turned his defender before shooting low in to the corner of the net to give his side the lead. The next attack could have seen them two goals to the good but their attacker misjudged his run and was offside.

On 33 minutes, it was 20 to the visitors when a long ball over the top saw their IAN BROMWELL beat the offside trap and fire home.

At half time I got a cuppa and returned to the stand and Perranwell began brightly and on 46 minutes made it 3-0 when IAN FERRIS fired in from the edge of the area.

St Just;s head began to drop as Perranwell began to spray the ball around the heavy pitch and added to their misery when adding a fourth and final goal in the 58th minute, when IAN BROMWELL skipped past the defender and cut in and dribbled past the keeper and tapped the ball home

80 photos from the match can be seen on this LINK

TOWN WIN THE A394 DERBY

SWPL Premier Division

HELSTON ATHLETIC 0 FALMOUTH TOWN 2

The third match of my holiday in Cornwall took me just up the road to Helston Athletic FC who hosted local rivals Falmout Town in a closely contested Derby match. Before kick off I spoke with the referees assessor and was invited in to the committee room at half time by the kind Helston Chairman. 

For a first the game was played in lovely sunshine and before the match the referee did a late inspection of the pitch and quite rightly allowed the game to go ahead. I then bumped in to Neil Laughlin and his new wife who got married on Saturday and their lad from Belper in Derbyshire.

From kick off, both teams created chances in a very even match, until the visitors began to step up their game and on 25 minutes, they were awarded a penalty, but it was poorly taken and the home keeper pushed it away to safety.

This was a warning sign for the homesters as in the next Falmouth attack they took the lead, when a long ball over the top, saw ROB WEARE pounce on to it and lob the outcoming keeper to give his side the lead.

Falmouth pushed forward whilst Helston played on the break to keep the game entertaining.

The Second Half saw Athletic push forward but in the 54th minute, they were caught out with a cross from the left and DAVE BROGLINO scopping low to dive and head home to double his Town;s advantage.

Helston tried to push on but the final ball and good defending by the away side kept their lead in tact.

The 3 officials I felt all had a good game

Photos from the match can be seen on this LINK

PRAZE GRIND OUT VICTORY

Trelawny League

Division Four

HAYLE THIRDS 2 PRAZE-AN-BEEBLE 3

When at the top of the table, you sometimes have to ground out the odd result and league leaders Praze had to do this having been two goals down at one stage of the match. 

The game kicked off and the Hayle side looked the better and went ahead on 9 minutes, when MATT THOMAS cut in from the right and drilled home a low shot. Praze pushed forward on the new 3g surface, with both sides playing some good football. The First Half seemed to go by very quickly.

The Second Half kicked off and Hayle came out and pushed forward straight away and in the 49th minute, they were awarded a penalty to which DAVE HODGE doubled his sides advantage to 2-0.

This seemed to spur Praze in to action and on 53 minutes, GARETH HONER latched on to a long ball to fire home to reduce the arrears. On 65 minutes, the scores were level when the visitors converted a penalty of their own by MARK MILLER.

Praze then stepped up their game, as the tide turned in their favour and on 73 minutes JAMIE HOOPER just beat the home keeper before converting to score.

In time added on, Hayle thought they had a equalisser when Matt Thomas;s shot bounced off the crossbar.

Must mention the referee who I felt had a excellent match.

Photos from the match can be seen on this LINK

Double OG;s seal points for Minor

Trelawny League

Division Three

ST ERME FC 3 RUAN MINOR FC 4

Football can sometimes be a cruel game and it proved so for St Erme FC when 2 minutes from time, a sliced volley from their defender looped over the home keepers head to deny them a point that they deserved.

The game started at a fast pace with both sides carving out early chances but after 16 minutes, Minor took the lead through TROY RENDLE who  slotted home. Within a minute the scores were level when The Saints equalised through LEWIS BRIDGER who beat two defender before shooting home.

Ruan retook the lead on 36 minutes when KYLE FURNESS tucked the ball home. With time ticking down towards my half time cuppa with 43 minutes on the clock, MARK MITCHELL cut in from the left wing and shot home.

Ruan came out fired up for the second half and took a 3-2 lead when a own goal sliced in to the bottom corner of the net. 

St Erme pressed forward and began to control the game but the finishing ball wasnt there until the 75th minute, when LEWIS BRIDGER fired from the edge of the box after a cross from the right wing.

St Erme changed formation and looked the more likely winner and were unlucky to see a shot bounce off the crossbar after 84 minutes.

In the 88th minute, Ruan Minor beat the offside trap and a St Erme defender lobbed his own keeper to give Ruan Minor the points to head back towards the Lizard.

Before the match St Erme FC presented me with a trophy

May I thank both teams for their kind donations to the charity blog which is for MAGGIES CANCER CARE CENTRE to which £24.25p  was raised, bringing the running total to a amazing £1,318.50p

Photos from the match can be seen on this LINK

FLOWSERVE HEAD TOWARDS CHAMPIONSHIP

Nottinghamshire Senior League

Premier Division

NEWARK FLOWSERVE FC 6 BILBOROUGH TOWN FC 0

My brother in law has just begun to watch non league football down at Shirebrook Town FC in the Northern Counties East League but due to him not being too well of late, he was aware that I watch non league football and asked if he come along with me. My first choice of game was Attenborough FC v Underwood Villa FC but I found out that the match had been moved where there was no clubhouse, so wit the snow falling, it was a matter to see what was on. I spoke to Zoe, the Flowserve Secretary and she told me there was no problems out Newark way and felt this would be a good venue to take Ron, as it had a clubhouse, programme and could get a cuppa.

We was welcomed on arrival by Zoe and had a cuppa and Zoe kindly found Shawn a knitted Newark Flowserve hat, I think that will come in handy for his holiday next week!

The 3 officials arrived and the weather was a blizzard but funny sort of weather as it snowed heavy for 5 minutes, then the sun came out then it snowed again, but the pitch was playable.

Last weekend, Flowserve suffered their first defeat of the season, so I wondered how they would re-act to that result, well we didnt have to wait long, as in the 6th minute, a cross from the right hand side, found LEE POTTS who tapped them in to a early lead. After 7 minutes, it was 2-0 when ELLIOTT KING struck the ball home. 

The Balderton based side continued to press forward and after 18 minutes, SAM AGAR got on the scoresheet to make it 3-0 much to Bilborough;s dislike, as they appealed for a offside decision that didnt come.

I then got a phone call from friend Herbie to say his match in Lincs had been abandoned and to see if the match I was at was in any doubt, to which I said no and he would see me for the second half with his wife Sue, who has a operation on Wednesday, so we all send our best wishes to her.

On the half hour, Flowserve made it 4-0 with a second goal for ELLIOTT KING and when the half time whistle went, I think everyone was glad of a cuppa and a warmth.

Herbie and Sue arrived and last weekend Herbie had been to Forest Park v United Grays and whilst talking to the United Grays manager telling him about the charity blog, the chap kindly donated £2 to pass on to me, so a Big thank you to you, sorry I dont know your name.

The Second Half kicked off and Bilborough Town pushed forward and had a couple of decent efforts that went close, but on 51 minutes, ELLIOTT KING beat the offside trap and completed his hat trick to put his side in to a five goal lead.

Bilborough didnt give up and matched Flowserve for the majority of the half but it was the home side who had the last say in the 85th minute, when JAMES CULLINGWORTH made it 6-0 to open their lead at the top of the table to 18 points.

My brother in law really enjoyed the standard of the match and wants to come and watch a lot more Nottinghamshire Senior League football.

After the match, Steve Lee of Bilborough Town kindly donated £10 to the Charity Blog which is for MAGGIES CANCER CARE CENTRE, so a BIG thankyou Steve. The running total now stands at a amazing £1,292.50p

Photos from the match can be seen on this LINK

ALBION WIN BATTLE OF THE STRIPES

Nottinghamshire Senior Football League

Division One

NETHERFIELD ALBION FC 3 STAPLEFORD TOWN FC 2

My first choice of going to Burton Joyce was a no goer as it was called off very early after a night of heavy rain, so it was to the website and seeing if anything would be on, a safe bet was to go to Calverton MW, as there were 2 matches planned there, with Calverton MW hosting Sandiacre Town, whilst I was interested in the Division One clash between Netherfield Albion and Stapleford Town.

A minutes silence took place at both games for a young lad who had sadly lost his life earlier this week before the games kicked off.

Netherfield went in to the match at the summit of the table with visitors Town in 5th with 5 games in hand and 12 points behind.

The game kicked off and it was the away club that pushed hard and Junior Rodrigue was leading the front line and causing a few problems, but Albion survived, even a last gasp clearence off the line on 26 minutes, but the home side began to come more in to the game and Town;s young keeper was on hand to pull off a double save, but after 30 minutes, a miskick swerled in the air and looked to be going over the crossbar dropped straight over the keepers head to give CAMERON ROBINSON and his side a unexpected lead.

The Second Half and Netherfield came out looking alot brighter and straight on to the attack and on 49 minutes, BRENT HORTON cut in from the right hand side and rifled home to double his teams advantage.

This seemed to wake Stapleford up and they pushed forward and changed their formation and Steve Jones in the Albion net was kept busy, until the 74th minute, when KYLE WADDELL blasted home to reduce the arrears.

On 84 minutes and with all Albion subs used, a player went down injured near to the touchline and needed treatment and could no longer carry on and had to go to hospital, to which all hope that the player is ok and a speedy recovery. From the long throw in, the ball zapped in and out the six yard box and towards to the net several times, then the referee gave a goal to Stapleford, though no idea who got the final touch, it looks like it was credited to LUKE GUADAGNI which leveled the scores up at 2-2.

The game was then well in to injury time with both teams going for the winning goal and in the 4th minute of injury time, it came when RYAN FOWLER ended home to give the current league leaders the three points.

A good game played by two very good footballing teams.

Must thank OZ of Netherfield Albion who kindly donated £20 to the Blogs Charity which is MAGGIES CANCER CARE CENTRE based at Nottingham City Hospital and it takes the running total to a amazing £1,279.00

Photos from the match can be seen on this LINK