10.15am 19 December 2020
Manchester Saturday Morning League, Division TwoManchester Wanderers 4 Manchester North End 5 (att 7)
As the ground address was a school, and the fixture was still on when others had been postponed by Saturday morning, I expected Manchester Wanderers to use a 3G pitch.
But when I got to Parrenthorn High School in Prestwich the artificial pitch was busy with children's games, while players for my match were warming up on a distant grass pitch. It was a muddy walk to get to it, but although heavy the playing surface was okay.
Manchester Wanderers' home is a new venue for the league, and being on the opposite side of Heaton Park from my home it was a simple five minute drive to get there. In fact it probably took me as long to walk from the car park to the pitch.
A trio of early goals - the visitors going ahead, conceding an equaliser then regaining the lead - set the tone for a lively and entertaining game.
North End's lead was 3-2 by half time, and although they extended their advantage in the second period Wanderers scored two late goals and came close to drawing level. Had it not been for good saves, a dubious offside decision and a ball that might or might not have crossed the line (the ref said no), then both sides' final tallies would have been higher.
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