2pm 25 September 2021
Yorkshire Amateur League, Supreme Division
Route One Rovers 3 Farsley Celtic Juniors 6 (att 22)
I was restricted in how far I could travel today, so I was lucky that a journey to the outskirts of Bradford was rewarded with such a terrific match.
Farsley Celtic Juniors are one of the stronger teams in the Yorkshire Amateur League, and Route One Rovers belie their name by playing an attractive style of football.
If anyone watching this was calculating possession statistics then they'd probably have Route One in the ascendancy at half time. They had more of the ball, but the visitors' finishing was clinical.
They scored three well-taken first half goals without reply. Route One Rovers played enough good football to suggest they had a chance if they got the next goal, but it was Farsley who scored, going 4-0 up early in the second period.
With the points seemingly beyond them Route One immediately hit back, and then got a second and not long later a third. Farsley were rocking, but regained enough composure to take the sting out of the home team's revival.
A fifth away goal made the points safe, and a late sixth rubbed salt into Route One Rovers' wounds. As a neutral it was an excellent game to watch, between two good sides.
Route One Rovers have been somewhat nomadic, but are currently playing home games on an artificial pitch at the Zara Sports Centre. It's a basic caged venue, but at least spectators are able to stand inside the fence to watch the action.
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