6.40pm 21 August 2012
Cheshire League, Division Two
Congleton Vale Rovers 3 Malpas 1 (att 30)
Congleton Vale Rovers are another club to have changed leagues during the summer, having competed in the Staffordshire County Senior League before moving across the Cheshire League. The change of league coincided with a change of home ground, so a visit to Congleton High School, in Box Lane, was in order.
The ground is basic, even by Cheshire League standards. A rope around the pitch and a pair of temporary dugouts are put in place for each match. A mobile snack van provided welcome pre-match refreshments, necessary after a rather tortuous journey left too little time to find a shop, although I guess they cater mainly to those using the very busy five-a-side pitches.
The game was good enough to make the effort of competing with rush hour traffic worthwhile. Two great strikes gave the home side a comfortable first half lead, before Malpas scored just before half time.
The second half started with a flurry of cards show by a referee who, if I'm kind, had an eccentric evening. Both sides lost players to extremely harsh red cards following separate incidents within moments of each other, as if the ref was attempting to even things up after his first error.
After that the game petered out somewhat, before the home side scored a third goal to make the points safe.
Cheshire League, Division Two
Congleton Vale Rovers 3 Malpas 1 (att 30)
Congleton Vale Rovers are another club to have changed leagues during the summer, having competed in the Staffordshire County Senior League before moving across the Cheshire League. The change of league coincided with a change of home ground, so a visit to Congleton High School, in Box Lane, was in order.
The ground is basic, even by Cheshire League standards. A rope around the pitch and a pair of temporary dugouts are put in place for each match. A mobile snack van provided welcome pre-match refreshments, necessary after a rather tortuous journey left too little time to find a shop, although I guess they cater mainly to those using the very busy five-a-side pitches.
The game was good enough to make the effort of competing with rush hour traffic worthwhile. Two great strikes gave the home side a comfortable first half lead, before Malpas scored just before half time.
The second half started with a flurry of cards show by a referee who, if I'm kind, had an eccentric evening. Both sides lost players to extremely harsh red cards following separate incidents within moments of each other, as if the ref was attempting to even things up after his first error.
After that the game petered out somewhat, before the home side scored a third goal to make the points safe.
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