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Lydd Town v Crockenhill

3pm  15 September 2012

Kent Invicta League
Lydd Town 1 Crockenhill 4 (att 29)

Lively game with a scoreline that didn't flatter the visitors, who on another day, and without some goal line clearances, would have scored a few more.

Crockenhill took a grip on the game by scoring twice in the first half. A third goal, after the break, extinguished any hopes the home side had. Lydd got a consolation in stoppage time, although a sharper eyed referee could have ruled it out for handball, and should have ruled it out for offside.

After that, and even deeper into stoppage time of a game which started late and didn't finish until 5pm, there was still time for Crockenhill to get a fourth.

The visitors played some good football. The game was very competitive, although the constant moaning at the referee, by both sides, became tiresome. Okay, he didn't have a great game, but then neither did some of the players.

I liked Lydd's ground, although as it was windswept on a pleasant afternoon I wouldn't fancy watching a game here in winter. The only cover is a small shelter in one corner, and there's nice clubhouse, with bar and tea bar, behind the goal. On one side some banking provides a slightly elevated view, not just of the pitch but also of Dungeness and its distant power station.








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