30-07-2016, 20:06
On the anniversary of England's World Cup triump it was the right time to get in the first game of the season, with no cricket this week, it was off to Squires Gate to see the home side play Crook Town from the North East.
Got to the ground and the car park was full apart from one space which was guarded over by a bloke in shorts, it was the manager of the Crook team who was waiting for a car full of players to arrive 15 minutes before the start, which meant preparation for the team had basically gone out of the window.
With the score 3-0 to the home side at half time the late arrival of some of the visitors made for a disjointed first half performance by Crook, at the back they were all over the place as Gate scored from a penalty in the first couple of minutes when the keeper brought down Seers, on another day the red card probably would have been shown to the custodian but it the referee showed common sence. Seers scored from the penalty.
https://youtu.be/KIXiHaQtzJo Penalty
Gate could have scored more but good keeping kept them out, until the 17th minute when yours truly gets a technical assist, playing the ball back to a Gate player to take a throw in which eventually led to Seers finding Dawson in tons of space to make it two. Gate dominated the rest of the half although Brown for the visitors went narrowly wide. Five minutes before half time a great cross from the left saw Dawson head the ball over to Seers who nodded the ball home to make it three.
Promised to be a long second half but during the break Crook had re organised and looked a bit stronger at the back although Gate missed a couple of chances to increase the lead.
On the hour Gate made five substitutions and within minutes Crook had pulled a goal back when Smith chipped a free kick over the wall into the net. Crook further reduced the arears with about 15 minutes to goal when Brown thumped home a shot from 18 yards off the far post.
Crook sensed an unlikely draw but were hit by an injury to the left back which meant thatb the back four had to change into a back three and sure enough Gate exploited the change Stayte chipped over the keeper and the ball was almost in before Fishwick made sure from an inch. Seers had a chance of a hat trick but hit the side netting. Decent entertainment for the first game of thge season, competitive football probably next week.
Squires Gate 4 Crook Town 2 Att 35 ish
Got to the ground and the car park was full apart from one space which was guarded over by a bloke in shorts, it was the manager of the Crook team who was waiting for a car full of players to arrive 15 minutes before the start, which meant preparation for the team had basically gone out of the window.
With the score 3-0 to the home side at half time the late arrival of some of the visitors made for a disjointed first half performance by Crook, at the back they were all over the place as Gate scored from a penalty in the first couple of minutes when the keeper brought down Seers, on another day the red card probably would have been shown to the custodian but it the referee showed common sence. Seers scored from the penalty.
https://youtu.be/KIXiHaQtzJo Penalty
Gate could have scored more but good keeping kept them out, until the 17th minute when yours truly gets a technical assist, playing the ball back to a Gate player to take a throw in which eventually led to Seers finding Dawson in tons of space to make it two. Gate dominated the rest of the half although Brown for the visitors went narrowly wide. Five minutes before half time a great cross from the left saw Dawson head the ball over to Seers who nodded the ball home to make it three.
Promised to be a long second half but during the break Crook had re organised and looked a bit stronger at the back although Gate missed a couple of chances to increase the lead.
On the hour Gate made five substitutions and within minutes Crook had pulled a goal back when Smith chipped a free kick over the wall into the net. Crook further reduced the arears with about 15 minutes to goal when Brown thumped home a shot from 18 yards off the far post.
Crook sensed an unlikely draw but were hit by an injury to the left back which meant thatb the back four had to change into a back three and sure enough Gate exploited the change Stayte chipped over the keeper and the ball was almost in before Fishwick made sure from an inch. Seers had a chance of a hat trick but hit the side netting. Decent entertainment for the first game of thge season, competitive football probably next week.
Squires Gate 4 Crook Town 2 Att 35 ish
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