Notts Senior League
Senior Division
SANDHURST FC 0 MAGDALA AMATEURS FC 4
With my plan A match being called off at Castlecroft Rangers in the Staffs Cup on Friday afternoon, it was to plan B and to head to Sandhurst FC who never seem to have a home game called off. It also gave me a chance to visit the final club of the 10 on this seasons Notts Senior League Groundhop.
On arrival, I was greeted by the 3 match officials, the referee Colin White, his wife works on the cancer unit that I have to attend each year. He says no problem at all with the pitch.
Two local hoppers then appear and get their programmes before I join them for a chat, Michael Pridgeon & Stuark Pykett and I stand with them for most of the match. They inform me that Sandhurst FC have the worse goals against in the Division, whilst the visitors Magdala have scored the most in the Division, so it should be a cricket score today.
The game kicked off in dull light with a fine drizzle with the visitors being first to the ball, but only having one up front the ball was just being cleared by the home defence time after time. After 31 minutes, a long high free kick by the left winger was met by the head of SIMON MARLOW who glanced the ball past the home keeper to give the visitors the lead.
During the half time break, I met a couple from the Sheffield area who had come down to hop the ground and as we ventured back out in to the dizzly weather, Sandhurst could and should have been back on level terms when a forward rounded the keeper and instead of slotting in to a empty net, he played the ball back to another incoming player whose shot was blocked and cleared.
Straight up the other end and Magdala must have thought they had doubled their lead when a long shot was tipped on to the bar and over by the home keeper. Sandhurst then began to play their best part in the game and if they had managed to score, it would have been a interesting finish to the game, but the last 20 minutes belonged to Magdala who looked a lot fitter but Sandhurst didnt give up.
On 71 minutes, a through ball by a visiting midfielder to SIMON MARLOW saw him slot the ball under the oncoming keepers body to put his side 2-0 to the good. On 78 minutes, came SIMON MARLOW's Hat trick and the goal of the game when the ball was floated in from the right hand side for Marlow to overhead kick the ball in to the net to make it 3-0.
As people were now looking at their watches and the light was beginning to disappear, Magdala broke once again after 90 minutes through ANDY SCARBOROUGH who fired the ball home to make it Sandhurst FC 0 Magdala Amateurs FC 4.
Magdala Amateurs Website/Twitter
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Information on the NOTTS SENIOR LEAGUE GROUNDHOP can be obtained from me on hornby60uk@yahoo.co.uk or
A BIG Thanks go to these people and clubs for their kind donations towards this seasons charity..THE OAKLANDS FOR ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. After each match I will update the Charity Running Total and the donators list and goals seen.
Andy Cruddice
Ashland Rovers FC
Bedford Groundhop Stall
Beeston AFC
Bedford Groundhop Stall
Beeston AFC
Blidworth Welfare FC
Clipstone FC
Danny Staley(Kimberley MW FC)
Dave Norris
Dudsey
Ian Marshall
Jimmy Jazz
"Keith" The Pinxton Gnome
Lee Cook(Pinxton FC)
Linby CW FC
Moorgreen FC x 2
Netherfield Albion FC
Netherfield Albion FC
Newark Flowserve FC
Nuneaton Griff FC
Nuneaton Griff FC
Richard Lane
Rod(Nuneaton Griff FC)
Sherwood Colliery FC
Southwell City FC
Welbeck Welfare FC
210 GOALS
RUNNING AMOUNT
£357.25
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