2.30pm 1 October 2017
Launceston and District Cup, Preliminary Round
Lifton 4 North Hill 3 (att 14)
I had two potential Launceston Cup games to choose from (a third tie featured a reserve side at home) but after the previous day's heavy rain it was no surprise when the match between St Cleer and North Petherwin was postponed.
Luckily there was better news after the pitch inspection at North Hill. Their pitch wasn't fit, but the tie was to be reversed and played at Lifton Recreation Ground, which was playable.
Credit to North Hill, who could presumably have insisted the tie was simply postponed so they could retain home advantage. I doubt home advantage counts for much at this level, but North Hill must have been struggling to put out a strong team.
They played the first half with just 10 men, their eleventh arriving just in time to hear the half time whistle. By that time Lifton, who play two Duchy League divisions lower than North Hill, led 4-2.
North Hill made it 4-3 just five minutes into the second half, but remarkably after what had gone before there were no more goals.
The Recreation Ground in Lifton, just outside Launceston but over the border in Devon, is a basic football venue, as you'd expect at this level. It's very pleasant though, with a single pitch, car park and and a modern Football Foundation-funded pavilion housing the changing rooms.
Launceston and District Cup, Preliminary Round
Lifton 4 North Hill 3 (att 14)
I had two potential Launceston Cup games to choose from (a third tie featured a reserve side at home) but after the previous day's heavy rain it was no surprise when the match between St Cleer and North Petherwin was postponed.
Luckily there was better news after the pitch inspection at North Hill. Their pitch wasn't fit, but the tie was to be reversed and played at Lifton Recreation Ground, which was playable.
Credit to North Hill, who could presumably have insisted the tie was simply postponed so they could retain home advantage. I doubt home advantage counts for much at this level, but North Hill must have been struggling to put out a strong team.
They played the first half with just 10 men, their eleventh arriving just in time to hear the half time whistle. By that time Lifton, who play two Duchy League divisions lower than North Hill, led 4-2.
North Hill made it 4-3 just five minutes into the second half, but remarkably after what had gone before there were no more goals.
The Recreation Ground in Lifton, just outside Launceston but over the border in Devon, is a basic football venue, as you'd expect at this level. It's very pleasant though, with a single pitch, car park and and a modern Football Foundation-funded pavilion housing the changing rooms.
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