Liverpool Premier League
Premier Division
Tuesday 2nd October 2018
Kick Off 20.05 Actual 20.03
Liverpool Nalgo 1 B.R.N.E.S.C. 4, attendance 32
7’ 0-1
37’ 0-2
41’ 0-3
42’ 0-4
85’ 1-4
@ Liverpool County F.A. Ground, 3G Pitch
Walton Hall Park
Walton Hall Avenue
Liverpool L4 9XP
No Admission or Programme.
I had visited the Liverpool County F.A. Ground twice before, as they have two floodlit grass pitches here, both with covered standing areas and fully railed. They are at the back of the complex, with the pitch to the right, as you look from the car park, visited on 27th April 2000, with the left hand of the two being visited on 19th November 2007.
The Liverpool Premier League schedule all members to play midweek matches here, rather than at their own grounds, but use the 3G Pitch, which is to the left of the car park as you enter the complex, hence the need to attend for a third time. There are a few ‘outside’ pitches as well, but I will probably never be back for any of those, but never say never !
Nalgo came into this in second place in the league table, still undefeated, knowing a win would take them top. B.R.N.E.S.C. (British Rail North End Social Club, to give them their full title) were fifth, but could go level at the top of the table with a win. As it was, it went the way of the ‘visitors’, who totally blew the hosts away in a superb first half display. The second half never really got going and the late goal for Nalgo was little consolation for them.
Despite the Liverpool Premier League being one of the best Step 7 leagues as far as the standard of football goes, off field it is just like being at a Sunday League match down the local park. The Nalgo ‘Manager’ spent the entire match stood about 2-3 yards on the pitch, joined by two or three others for the vast majority of the game, whilst a couple of kids played with a football, at times 10 yards onto the pitch, even when the game was being played in that half of the pitch at the time !!! I was surprised the 3 match officials didn’t do anything about this, especially as the Linesman on their side of the pitch would have been able to see very little of the touch line most of the time.
