2pm 3 May 2025
York League, Junior League Cup, Quarter Final
The Beagle 2 Heslington 1 (att 30)
This is the part of the season when the challenge can be finding games that are actually going to take place, as some players decide they have better things to do than play in a meaningless fixture that will likely end in a heavy defeat.
Forfeits ruled out both my possible options for a Saturday morning match, but I was at least confident of the York League's cup ties getting played.
The Junior League Cup is for teams outside the top two divisions, and this last eight match pitted third tier The Beagle against Heslington, who play one level lower.
The home side are named after the pub that's adjacent to their ground at Chesney Field. It's an open recreation ground with a single football pitch, covered by daisies and dandelions, which was roped off along one touchline.
The higher ranked side progressed into the last four after just edging a close and hard-fought, but rather scrappy, encounter. To be fair the pitch didn't help either team.
The Beagle went ahead with a well-taken goal after half-an-hour. Heslington equalised with just under an hour played. After that it looked likely to go to penalties, until a shot from distance gave the home side an 83rd minute winner.
Heslington's manager was sure he'd seen a foul in the build up to the goal, and earned a red card for his protests. In the remaining minutes his side pushed hard for an equaliser, but to no avail.
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