3pm 29 February 2020
Cheshire League, League Two
Hartford 4 Partington Village 7 (att 10)
A weekend dog and house sitting in the Peak District and I was hoping to spend Saturday afternoon at one of the Hope Valley League's picturesque village grounds. But the endless wet weather meant that once again a 3G pitch was the only way to guarantee a match taking place.
The venue, at the Cheshire Football Association's Moss Farm headquarters in Northwich, may not have been very interesting but I got lucky with a goal-laden game. Title-challenging Partington were always likely to win against bottom of the table Hartford, but they made hard work of it.
The home side had the considerable breeze at their backs in the first half, but it was sleepy defending that allowed them to go in front in the opening minute. Partington created chances but put on a disjointed performance before they finally levelled well into the half.
An injury to the Hartford goalkeeper, meaning an outfield player took over, made Partington's task easier. The visitors finally hit their stride in a short but devastating spell towards half time, scoring four times in about 10 minutes.
The second half should have been a stroll for Partington. In a sense it was, but despite adding two more goals they also allowed Hartford to 'win' the half by conceding three.
The 3G pitch has spectator area running most of the length of one side, and a pair of dugouts, but little else of note. Perfectly adequate for this match, and had the fixture been on grass it'd almost certainly have been called off.
Cheshire League, League Two
Hartford 4 Partington Village 7 (att 10)
A weekend dog and house sitting in the Peak District and I was hoping to spend Saturday afternoon at one of the Hope Valley League's picturesque village grounds. But the endless wet weather meant that once again a 3G pitch was the only way to guarantee a match taking place.
The venue, at the Cheshire Football Association's Moss Farm headquarters in Northwich, may not have been very interesting but I got lucky with a goal-laden game. Title-challenging Partington were always likely to win against bottom of the table Hartford, but they made hard work of it.
The home side had the considerable breeze at their backs in the first half, but it was sleepy defending that allowed them to go in front in the opening minute. Partington created chances but put on a disjointed performance before they finally levelled well into the half.
An injury to the Hartford goalkeeper, meaning an outfield player took over, made Partington's task easier. The visitors finally hit their stride in a short but devastating spell towards half time, scoring four times in about 10 minutes.
The second half should have been a stroll for Partington. In a sense it was, but despite adding two more goals they also allowed Hartford to 'win' the half by conceding three.
The 3G pitch has spectator area running most of the length of one side, and a pair of dugouts, but little else of note. Perfectly adequate for this match, and had the fixture been on grass it'd almost certainly have been called off.
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