Notts Senior League
Senior Division
BURTON JOYCE FC 3 SELSTON FC 3
With Burton Joyce having lost their last seven games on the bounce and laying 4th from bottom of the table hosting their guests from Selston FC high-flying 3rd in the table, there surely could only be one outcome, a win to the visitors.
On arrival, I was met by the home manager/secretary Darron Ward who issued me with a few programmes from previous matches, though todays had been left at the office and has been promised to be forwarded on to me. As I was finishing my cuppa in walked Stuart Pykett who I've not seen for some time so had a natter with him.
As I took off to the far end of the pitch, I noticed that since my last visit, the home club had installed new dugouts for both sides, this came as a benefit today against the strong wind sweeping down the pitch. As the match was about to kick off, I was joined by old friends father and son Fred & Mark Hackett it was good to see Fred as he has been recently poorly with cancer and having come through chemo, he is now gladly in remission.
Selston FC began on the front foot and were in front when DOMINIC AIREY blasted home after 14 minutes. The lead was doubled by TIMOTHY MOORE after 26 minutes and it looked like the homesters were in for a bit of a tough afternoon. It got even worse for Burton Joyce in the 40th minute when thee ball was headed home from a corner.
The players stayed on the pitch at half time and had drinks and me and the Hacketts felt there would be no way back for the homesters and this could well end up a cricket score, how wrong can you be?
Words must have been said by the Joyce Manager, as they floated a ball forward from kick off and reduced the arrears in the 46th minute. This seemed to spur the home side on and give them belief as in the 57th minute, they score again to make it 2-3 and it seemed there was only one team in it, Selston seemed to have fallen asleep as their manager barked out orders from the side lines to no avail.
In the 65th minute, a goal bound shot hit the hands of a Selston defender and the referee pointed straight to the spot, where the home striker stepped up and smash home to make it 3-3.
A fair result in the end, Burton Joyce happy with the point and with Beeston AFC and Hucknall Rolls drawing this must feel like points lost to them.
BURTON JOYCE FC WEBSITE/TWITTER
SELSTON FC WEBSITE/TWITTER
Photos from todays game can be seen on this LINK
Information on the NOTTS SENIOR LEAGUE GROUNDHOP can be obtained from me on hornby60uk@yahoo.co.uk
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