1.30pm 25 August 2018
Gwent County League, Division Two
Rogerstone 1 Newport Corinthians 2 (att 161)
The day's second hop match took me to Rogerstone's Welfare Ground, a very short drive from the morning match and another pleasant location to watch a game of football.
It's a multi-sport venue, and a cricket match was already underway by the time the cars and coach loads of groundhoppers arrived for a fixture in the middle of the Gwent County League's three divisions.
Rogerstone were promoted from the third tier last season, and if this game is anything to go by they'll need to be sharper in front of goal if they're going to thrive in their new division. They created chance after chance, by by the time they finally scored, very late in the game, they were already 2-0 down.
It set up an interesting final few minutes, but Newport Corinthians held firm and won the game thanks to a goal in each half.
Like most, if not all, Gwent League grounds Rogerstone's pitch is railed off. As this was a groundhop game the club had to take a gate, so an area around the ground was taped off to encourage people to find the entrance and pay their admission.
Gwent County League, Division Two
Rogerstone 1 Newport Corinthians 2 (att 161)
The day's second hop match took me to Rogerstone's Welfare Ground, a very short drive from the morning match and another pleasant location to watch a game of football.
It's a multi-sport venue, and a cricket match was already underway by the time the cars and coach loads of groundhoppers arrived for a fixture in the middle of the Gwent County League's three divisions.
Rogerstone were promoted from the third tier last season, and if this game is anything to go by they'll need to be sharper in front of goal if they're going to thrive in their new division. They created chance after chance, by by the time they finally scored, very late in the game, they were already 2-0 down.
It set up an interesting final few minutes, but Newport Corinthians held firm and won the game thanks to a goal in each half.
Like most, if not all, Gwent League grounds Rogerstone's pitch is railed off. As this was a groundhop game the club had to take a gate, so an area around the ground was taped off to encourage people to find the entrance and pay their admission.
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