CMFL FLOODLIT CUP SOUTH: LAST 8
BLIDWORTH WELFARE FC 0 SOUTH NORMANTON AFC 2
After missing out on my dose of footie on Saturday, I was hopeful there would be a midweek match on and more than hopeful as it had not rained for 2 days and we had strong winds blowing across the area.
I rang good friend Daz Wragg who kindly offered me a lift to Blidworth if it was on and after confirmation from the club on the afternoon, plans were made.
Daz picked me up and we headed for Blidworth where on arrival at the car park, it was full, gee was this to be a record attendance here, last time I saw the car park this full was when I staged the Groundhop fixture between them and Parkhouse FC some years ago of front of a crowd of over 300.
As we entered the ground, we were the only fans that had turned up and found out there would be no record attendance tonight, the keep fit was on in the Welfare Club, looks like they got a bigger gate than the footie tonight!
I was greeted on the gate by NorthNottsRam who had saved me a programme, though not read it yet, it does seem to have a lot more pages in it than my last visit.
I said a few hello';s to folk from both clubs before the crowd began to arrive, firstly came along Pete Watmough closely followed by Richard Lane.
The match kicked off and Blidworth had a bit of control in the early exchanges but didnt muster a shot in this time to trouble the Normo keeper, though the away side on their first attack after 7 minutes did and took the lead when a cross from the left wing found SAMUEL GRIFFITHS unmarked in the penalty area to slot home.
Blidworth tried to battle back but looked second to the ball at some stages but did create a couple of chances, one which flashed just over the bar and a couple that went straight to Whitto the visiting keeper.
Normanton kept going forward and it was no surprise when they scored again after 34 minutes, when a shot from the edge of the area stuck a home defender and wrong footed the home keeper, so the OWN GOAL put the visitors 2-0 up.
By now I had gone and stood with old friend Mark Thorpe and his youngest son for a chat before getting a tin of orange at half time, during the break I had a chat with Dave Scott, Southwell City's manager who was at the game.
The Second Half I ventured back down to pitchside and joined Richard Lane and Pete Watmough for a chat, the second half action wasnt good, possibly due to both sides making subs and the game lost its flow. Though in the 80th minute, Blidworth nearly got a goal back, when Whitto hit a poor kick out straight to a Blidworth forward who shot stright in to the keepers arms. Blidworth did have a couple of other chances, one that whistled closely past the post, whilst at the other end the home keeper was called in to action a couple of times.
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