2pm 24 February 2019
Stroud and District League, Presidents Cup Quarter-Final
Tredworth Tigers 5 Leonard Stanley 1 (att 29)
The Stroud Charity Cups used to be a good source of Sunday fixtures but last summer they ended as independent competitions and were absorbed into the Stroud and District League.
Some clubs outside the Stroud League still take part though, and that's probably why Tredworth's home tie with Gloucestershire Northern Senior League side Leonard Stanley was played on a Sunday.
Handy for me and some other groundhoppers, all tempted to Spa Road in Gloucester for a chance to tick off the ground on a day of the week when senior football is usually thin on the ground, but a test for the players who had league matches just 24 hours earlier.
Sides for local cup ties on Sundays can be of a mixture depending on fitness and availability, and that might explain how Leonard Stanley were outclassed by a team that plays two divisions lower. Then again, the visitors are bottom of their league while Tredworth are going well.
As a contest it was all over inside the first half as Tredworth scored three without reply. The visitors were a little unfortunate though, hitting both the crossbar and post during an entertaining opening 45 minutes.
Tredworth scored twice more as they dominated the second half, although Leonard Stanley got some consolation when they pulled a solitary goal back before the end.
Tredworth's ground, The Spa, is a sports ground in a leafy part of Gloucester not far from the city centre. The pitch is on the far side of a cricket pitch from the changing rooms, and a mild and sunny afternoon it was a pleasant place to watch a game.
Stroud and District League, Presidents Cup Quarter-Final
Tredworth Tigers 5 Leonard Stanley 1 (att 29)
The Stroud Charity Cups used to be a good source of Sunday fixtures but last summer they ended as independent competitions and were absorbed into the Stroud and District League.
Some clubs outside the Stroud League still take part though, and that's probably why Tredworth's home tie with Gloucestershire Northern Senior League side Leonard Stanley was played on a Sunday.
Handy for me and some other groundhoppers, all tempted to Spa Road in Gloucester for a chance to tick off the ground on a day of the week when senior football is usually thin on the ground, but a test for the players who had league matches just 24 hours earlier.
Sides for local cup ties on Sundays can be of a mixture depending on fitness and availability, and that might explain how Leonard Stanley were outclassed by a team that plays two divisions lower. Then again, the visitors are bottom of their league while Tredworth are going well.
As a contest it was all over inside the first half as Tredworth scored three without reply. The visitors were a little unfortunate though, hitting both the crossbar and post during an entertaining opening 45 minutes.
Tredworth scored twice more as they dominated the second half, although Leonard Stanley got some consolation when they pulled a solitary goal back before the end.
Tredworth's ground, The Spa, is a sports ground in a leafy part of Gloucester not far from the city centre. The pitch is on the far side of a cricket pitch from the changing rooms, and a mild and sunny afternoon it was a pleasant place to watch a game.
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