2pm 29 March 2024
Cheshire League, Premier Division
Eagle Sports 1 Garswood United 1 (att 130)
I had thought the nearest I'd get to watching live football on Good Friday would be on TV, but that was before I spotted an unusual change of venue for Cheshire League Eagle Sports.
With their own pitch apparently undergoing some work they've been allowed to move at least one game to an alternative 'home' ground, giving me an unexpected bonus game.
The 3G pitch at Great Sankey Neighbourhood Hub, usually used just for Warrington League football, is typical of its type. It's floodlit and has a spectator area along part of one touchline.
It's no doubt fine for most of the fixtures it hosts, but with a three figure crowd for this game it was a bit of squeeze, and a fair few spectators had to settle for watching through the fence.
Eagle and Garswood are clearly two good sides, but with a strong and very cold wind blowing across the pitch, and occasional rain, the game struggled to reach any great heights.
The home side went ahead thanks to a well-worked free kick about midway through the opening half. It looked like being enough to win the game, until from nowhere Garswood equalised.
Their goal, after 79 minutes, was hit from distance and flew beyond the Eagle keeper into the top corner of the net. It was a fine goal, and easily the game's best moment.
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