2pm 7 December 2024
Humber Premier League
Sculcoates Amateurs 5 Hornsea Town 0 (att 20)
The BBC's weather app suggested that conditions in Hull would be better than those earlier in the day in Sheffield. It was wrong.
There were only brief respites from the torrential rain, during which it reverted to being just wet. And the winds increased as the game went on, making both playing and spectating a challenge.
Despite all that I'd rather spend my Saturday afternoon being battered by a storm watching a match than stuck at home. And credit to players and coaches on both sides for getting on with it.
Hornsea may be wishing the fixture hadn't taken place though. They had the wind behind them in the first half, but failed to make the most of it and a free kick gave Sculcoates a one goal lead at half time.
I expected the home side to complete the job in the second period, and they did. As the wether worsened so did Hornsea's afternoon.
There were four more Sculcoates goals. The most memorable was assisted by their keeper (and the wind) after his long clearance came back off the Hornsea crossbar and the rebound scored.
With the score at 5-0 the referee did everyone a favour by blowing for full time a couple of minutes early.
Sculcoates Amateurs play on a worn-looking artificial pitch at St Mary's College. Spectators were able to stand inside the surrounding fence, although many chose to watch from a small covered area near the changing rooms. It protected them from the worst of the weather, but had a restricted view of the action.
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