12.15pm 30 October 2021
Liverpool Old Boys Amateur League, Division One
Mini Huyton Soccer 4 Knowsley Community College Old Boys 3 (att 11)
The attraction of this fixture was the kick off time. It actually began a few minutes late, but still allowed me plenty of time to get to a second match later in the afternoon.
It may have been an added extra, and in a league I rarely see, but it was a terrific match between two decent sides. The goal that won it, in stoppage time, was worthy of a much bigger stage.
Mini Huyton Soccer, who I assume from the name began life as a kids' team, were much the better side early on. They raced into an early two goal lead, but the visitors kept in touch by pulling a goal back.
The home side soon added a third and might have scored more, but they couldn't shake off Knowsley and their advantage was pegged back to 3-2 by half time.
The second period was more even, although the visitors twice had lucky escapes when the ball came back off the frame of their goal. They looked to have earned a point when a late goal made it 3-3.
Then in stoppage time a long clearance was controlled perfectly by the home side's number 11. He evaded a couple of challenges to move into the penalty area, then dispatched the ball beyond the keeper into the far top corner of the net. A great goal with almost the last kick of the match.
The venue was the 3G pitch at Halewood Academy. It's a typical floodlit artificial pitch and, although there's no designated area for spectators, there's plenty of room to stand inside the fence.
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