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Kendal Town 3 Lynch, og Rawson Vauxhall Motors 5 Harwood, Buckley 2, Burkey, Mitchell ATT 165



Having decided to go on the marathon cross country trek to Norwich which was bound to end in a defeat or a gritty nil nil(wrong) for the third successive Saturday went North to the second finest county on the planet, Cumbria.
According to Wiki Kendal is the third biggest town in the County, on the River Kent which splits the town in half although at times has been known to submerge the town. One off it's finest products is Kendal Mint Cake, it is used by climbers to give them energy, if you have not had it, imagine a two pound bag of sugar that taste of mint.
To the South East of the Town Centre lies Parkside home of Kendal Town across the road is also Parkside home of Netherfield Cricket Club occasionally used by Cumbria CC, yes have played on it, including a cup semi final which was played basically in the dark which given I'd broken my glasses and could see sod all which made fielding difficult, but we won.
The football club also originally named Netherfield originally linked to K Shoes which were based in Kendal until they closed in 2000 and changed to Kendal Town, like the Shoe factory times have become a little bit hard for the team, having been closed topromotion to the Conference North have slipped down the table and are now in the North West Counties League just above the relegation zone.
Visitors Vuxhall Motors were in the Conference North at one time until finances forced them to relegate themselves at the time of kick they were on top of the league and still were at the end.
A dry windy day although there was a slight missly drizzle in the first half saw the home side attack down the slight slope, apart from one chance for the visitors, the home side started well with Chilufya and Yawson linking really well and it was no surprose when these two linked to provide Lynch with a chance from 12 yards which he didn't miss.
Sadly though Chilufya was forced off with injury and Vauxhall took advantage they got in down the left hand side ball to Harwood in off the post. Within tow minutes they were ahead when the home defence gave Buckley way too much time and he curled a shot over the keeper.

Credit the home side they fought back had several close things before a Vauxhall defender decided to shin the ball into his own goal. Level at the break, made for the decent clubhouse, got a brew and awaited second half action.
To be honets missed Vauxhall's third look down as the keeper collected the ball, apparently he rolled it out to clear it and didn't see Burkey who was behind him, simple tap in.
Looked a stroll for Vauxhall but back came the home side and after a lot of pressure levelled through Yawson who's tame shot trickled through the hands of the keeper into the net. Game on home crowd bouyant until 15 minutes two home defenders went for the same ball both missed it and Mitchell curled it home

That killed the home side and a simple header from a corner three minutes later made the points safe for the visitors