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Dartford v Luton Town

7.45pm  12 February 2013

Football Conference, Premier
Dartford 1 Luton Town 0 (att 1,802)

Luton may have earned the plaudits for their FA Cup run, but these days I struggle to think of any Conference sides as "plucky underdogs", and my long overdue first visit to Dartford's Princes Park stadium had the feel of a professional game.

The quality of the football was certainly professional, even if some of the finishing, especially by the visitors, was wayward. Dartford deserved their win, thanks to a great strike after 72 minutes.

I liked Princes Park, easily accessible from the M25 and with plenty of free parking nearby. Many modern football stadiums lack character, but Dartford's looks just that bit different to most, with its most striking feature a giant wooden statue of a supporter on the terracing opposite the main stand.

I believe the ground also has good green credentials, and although on first impressions it seemed a bit small there was plenty of space to watch the match in comfort event with a decent attendance.

All in all it was a very enjoyable evening, making the effort of the journey there and back worthwhile, and seemed a world away from the regular visits I made to tick off Conference grounds 25 years ago.






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