06-01-2016, 16:36
On a rare Lancashire evening it was dry, no wind a perfect night for football, so off to Lancaster it was to watch the Dootson Cup match between City and Bamber Bridge. The game was originally scheduled for Bamber Bridge weeks ago but since then there has been rain virtually none stop and due to the rules of the competition the match was then switched to Lancaster. Having managed to get through the gate after Ray the gateman had refused a student entry because he did not have his Student Union card with him and therefore had to pay full price which he could not because he did not have enough money.
The ground looked in decent nick as both teams warmed up, unusually both teams elected to play in their away kits, yellow for City and red for the Bridge. Bridge started the better of the two sides with ex league player Milligan impressing. Bridge played some good passing football whilst City were a little more direct however the small City forwards got little change from the tall more powerful Bridge defenders.
There was little in the way of goal mouth action until City woke up to the fact that playing the ball on the floor would give them a better chance. Winder tested Dovey in the Bridge goal but the shot was tipped over the bar, as was another shot shortly afterwards which followed a pacy run by Cummings down the right flank.
No score at half time and then a pretty average second half with no action in either goalmouth, the game seemed destined for penalties until 18 minutes from time Bridge won the game with a goal out of context with the game. A free kick for Bridge was taken from about 25 yards by Milligan, his kicked rocketed into the far corner of the net.
City huffed and puffed in the final stages rarely looked like scoring, even a blue smoke bomb failed to worry Bridge, there was a modicum of excitement in the final minute when Hale City's keeper ventured up for a corner at the other end of the pitch, he showed some nifty foot work to find a team mate however the cross sailed into oblivion and that was that.
An eerie drive home through the deserted streets of Lancaster, the students have not yet returned and if they don't bring their Union cards they won't do again.
Lancaster City 0 Bamber Bridge 1 Att 167
The ground looked in decent nick as both teams warmed up, unusually both teams elected to play in their away kits, yellow for City and red for the Bridge. Bridge started the better of the two sides with ex league player Milligan impressing. Bridge played some good passing football whilst City were a little more direct however the small City forwards got little change from the tall more powerful Bridge defenders.
There was little in the way of goal mouth action until City woke up to the fact that playing the ball on the floor would give them a better chance. Winder tested Dovey in the Bridge goal but the shot was tipped over the bar, as was another shot shortly afterwards which followed a pacy run by Cummings down the right flank.
No score at half time and then a pretty average second half with no action in either goalmouth, the game seemed destined for penalties until 18 minutes from time Bridge won the game with a goal out of context with the game. A free kick for Bridge was taken from about 25 yards by Milligan, his kicked rocketed into the far corner of the net.
City huffed and puffed in the final stages rarely looked like scoring, even a blue smoke bomb failed to worry Bridge, there was a modicum of excitement in the final minute when Hale City's keeper ventured up for a corner at the other end of the pitch, he showed some nifty foot work to find a team mate however the cross sailed into oblivion and that was that.
An eerie drive home through the deserted streets of Lancaster, the students have not yet returned and if they don't bring their Union cards they won't do again.
Lancaster City 0 Bamber Bridge 1 Att 167
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