01-10-2014, 09:35
A tough call tonight whether to go to Lancaster's Lancashire Cup match or AFC Fylde's cup game against Bradford PA. Went to Fylde perhaps as well as Lancaster put out a youth team against Clitheroe's first team and lost 7-2.
Fylde have ambition to be in the league by 2022 and apparently no one is going to stop them, apart from the fact their ground is nowhere near league standard although plans are in the offing to build a 6000 ground near the M55. They also don't have a lot of support and in my view are one of those clubs with a rich benefactor who have ideas way above what they really are. The ground behind the Birley Arms in Warton near the British Aerospace plant has decent playing facilities the pitch is immaculate although bone dry due to the lack of rain, they have a decent training ground but the main stand is only 6 rows deep and can only fit 500 at best.
Ex league team Bradford have slowly worked their way back through the league have filed to get re elected back in the 1970's they brought with them a small but noisy travelling support whose shout of Green Army awoke the sheep in the next field.
A lively first half with both sides playing neat passing football, efforts on goal were restricted although a Fylde freekick was deflected over the bar for a corner.
Avenue looked lively up front with Chilaka leading the line but were rarely in a position to test Hinchcliffe in the home goal.
The second half was all Fylde they were virtually camped in the visitors half and were denied by Avenue keeper Lamb who pulled off a series of outstanding saves, when he was beaten defenders cleared the ball from the line including a majestic slice over his own goal by Avenue's No 3.
With 7 minutes to go Avenue had their first chance of the half and they should have scored, a free kick from 25 yards was fired in Hinchcliffe fumbled it, Avenue had four attempts to force the ball home but couldn't score.
Extra time and within two minutes Fylde scored through a left footed shot from Allen from inside the box. (1-0)
With seven minutes to go Fylde seemed to have wrapped up the game when a rapid breakaway following a Bradford attack ended up with Potts slotting home from close range. (2-0)
Game over not quite with two minutes to go Avenue scored through Danny Frost, it was merely a consolation. Fylde went through to polite applause from 280 fans
AFC Fylde 2 Bradford Park Avenue 0 Att 280
Fylde free kick from first half.
http://youtu.be/ydpqS8qoWQQ
Fylde have ambition to be in the league by 2022 and apparently no one is going to stop them, apart from the fact their ground is nowhere near league standard although plans are in the offing to build a 6000 ground near the M55. They also don't have a lot of support and in my view are one of those clubs with a rich benefactor who have ideas way above what they really are. The ground behind the Birley Arms in Warton near the British Aerospace plant has decent playing facilities the pitch is immaculate although bone dry due to the lack of rain, they have a decent training ground but the main stand is only 6 rows deep and can only fit 500 at best.
Ex league team Bradford have slowly worked their way back through the league have filed to get re elected back in the 1970's they brought with them a small but noisy travelling support whose shout of Green Army awoke the sheep in the next field.
A lively first half with both sides playing neat passing football, efforts on goal were restricted although a Fylde freekick was deflected over the bar for a corner.
Avenue looked lively up front with Chilaka leading the line but were rarely in a position to test Hinchcliffe in the home goal.
The second half was all Fylde they were virtually camped in the visitors half and were denied by Avenue keeper Lamb who pulled off a series of outstanding saves, when he was beaten defenders cleared the ball from the line including a majestic slice over his own goal by Avenue's No 3.
With 7 minutes to go Avenue had their first chance of the half and they should have scored, a free kick from 25 yards was fired in Hinchcliffe fumbled it, Avenue had four attempts to force the ball home but couldn't score.
Extra time and within two minutes Fylde scored through a left footed shot from Allen from inside the box. (1-0)
With seven minutes to go Fylde seemed to have wrapped up the game when a rapid breakaway following a Bradford attack ended up with Potts slotting home from close range. (2-0)
Game over not quite with two minutes to go Avenue scored through Danny Frost, it was merely a consolation. Fylde went through to polite applause from 280 fans
AFC Fylde 2 Bradford Park Avenue 0 Att 280
Fylde free kick from first half.
http://youtu.be/ydpqS8qoWQQ
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