2pm 25 February 2023
North East Wales League, Championship
Saltney Ferry 3 Aston Park Rangers 1 (att 36)
A prompt finish to the day's earlier game left me just enough time for the short drive to Saltney Ferry, a suburb of Chester that's across the border into Wales.
I arrived just as they players were lining up ready to kick off, and within five minutes I'd seen a goal, as visitors Aston Park Rangers went in front.
They held the lead until around the half-hour mark, when two goals in quick succession, the first a penalty, turned the match around. A third Saltney Ferry goal, in the opening moments of the second half, ensured the home side got all three points.
The North East Wales League's Championship division is part of the the fifth tier of domestic Welsh football. In this part of the country it's also the lowest level there is.
The standard was reflected in the quality of the game, which was scrappy and often fractious. That said, in common with many matches when effort and endeavour are as important as skill, it was enjoyable to watch.
This is Saltney Ferry's first season as a senior club. They're based at North Street, where I watched a Castle Park home game in 2015. There were two pitches back then, but it's the one used by Castle Park that is no more, with Saltney Ferry playing on the remaining pitch which is closer to the car park and changing rooms.
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