12.45pm 24 October 2020
Essex and Suffolk Border League, Division One
Boxted Lodgers 1 Belle Vue Social Club 2 (att 34)
A lunchtime kick off to accommodate Boxted's second team fixture, which also allowed me and a handful of others to squeeze two games and two new grounds into a busy afternoon.
I don't often see Essex and Suffolk Border League football so the opportunity for two matches in a single trip was too good to resist. The day began with a second tier game that was more competitive than expected, based on the league table.
Boxted are struggling and Belle Vue are top, and while the visitors came away with all three points they had to work hard to get them.
All the goals were in the first half, and all were scored by Belle Vue. Their opener was cancelled out by an own goal, but they went back in front before the break. There were no more goals, but although the better side won Boxted were always in contention.
Boxted Lodgers are based on a village playing field, which has a small car park, pavilion and a main pitch that's on the far side of a cricket square.
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