7 September 2011
Wigan & District Amateur League, Premier Division
Hindley Town 3 Downall Green United 2 (att 13)
Great game in appalling conditions on a very wet and windy night near Wigan. Set off intending to watch a Lancashire Amateur League Cup match at nearby Hindley Juniors, but arrived to find the away team waiting patiently for home officials to arrive and unlock the gate to let them in!
With a doubt over whether that game would go ahead I made the short journey to Hindley Town's Kildare Street ground. Glad I did, as two good sides provided terrific entertainment.
Downall Green looked better in the first half and led 2-1 at half time, but Hindley had the better of the second period and scored twice to win, although a draw would have been a fairer result. Hindley Town's winner was a great strike which would have graced any venue.
The Kildare Street ground is basic (as are most grounds I go to, particularly at this time of year). Inside the entrance there's a car park and a small building housing the changing rooms. From here the pitch, which wasn't roped off, runs widthways, with a single bench on the nearside near the halfway line.
Wigan & District Amateur League, Premier Division
Hindley Town 3 Downall Green United 2 (att 13)
Great game in appalling conditions on a very wet and windy night near Wigan. Set off intending to watch a Lancashire Amateur League Cup match at nearby Hindley Juniors, but arrived to find the away team waiting patiently for home officials to arrive and unlock the gate to let them in!
With a doubt over whether that game would go ahead I made the short journey to Hindley Town's Kildare Street ground. Glad I did, as two good sides provided terrific entertainment.
Downall Green looked better in the first half and led 2-1 at half time, but Hindley had the better of the second period and scored twice to win, although a draw would have been a fairer result. Hindley Town's winner was a great strike which would have graced any venue.
The Kildare Street ground is basic (as are most grounds I go to, particularly at this time of year). Inside the entrance there's a car park and a small building housing the changing rooms. From here the pitch, which wasn't roped off, runs widthways, with a single bench on the nearside near the halfway line.
Comments
Post a Comment