8 November 2011
Leicestershire Senior League, Premier Division
Aylestone Park 4 Rothley Imperial 2 (att 82)
Almost certainly the only time I've ever seen a game with four penalties. Add an own goal and a red card, and very committed displays by two of the league's better sides, and you get a good evening's entertainment.
The penalties were shared two apiece. Three were scored, while the Aylestone Park keeper parried one of Rothley's but had no chance when the rebound was lashed passed him. One of the additional goals that won the game for Aylestone was an own goal. Although the home side were helped by a second half dismissal for the visitors, they deserved to win the game.
Aylestone Park's Mary Linwood Recreation Ground is new this season. There's two pitches, both floodlit and enclosed, with a small covered standing area alongside the main pitch. A smart clubhouse behind the goal incorporates a tea bar and changing rooms.
A good night out, and worth battling through rush hour traffic for one of the very few remaining new grounds I can get to after a full day at work.
Ground no 3,671
Leicestershire Senior League, Premier Division
Aylestone Park 4 Rothley Imperial 2 (att 82)
Almost certainly the only time I've ever seen a game with four penalties. Add an own goal and a red card, and very committed displays by two of the league's better sides, and you get a good evening's entertainment.
The penalties were shared two apiece. Three were scored, while the Aylestone Park keeper parried one of Rothley's but had no chance when the rebound was lashed passed him. One of the additional goals that won the game for Aylestone was an own goal. Although the home side were helped by a second half dismissal for the visitors, they deserved to win the game.
Aylestone Park's Mary Linwood Recreation Ground is new this season. There's two pitches, both floodlit and enclosed, with a small covered standing area alongside the main pitch. A smart clubhouse behind the goal incorporates a tea bar and changing rooms.
A good night out, and worth battling through rush hour traffic for one of the very few remaining new grounds I can get to after a full day at work.
Ground no 3,671
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