F.A. Sunday Cup
1st Round
Sunday 8th October 2023
Kick Off 14.00 Actual 13.59
Community Football Academy 11 Thurmaston Design & Print Company 0, attendance 54
17’ 1-0, 19’ 2-0, 21’ 3-0, 34’ 4-0, 38’ 5-0,
52’ 6-0, 72’ 7-0, 78’ 8-0, 85’ 9-0, 87’ 10-0, 90’ 11-0
@ Beauchamp College, 3G Pitch
Ridge Way
Oadby
LE2 5TP
£3 Admission
No Programme.
This was an all Leicestershire tie, with Leicester Alliance Sunday League hosting Leicester & Charnwood Sunday League, played at Beauchamp College in Oadby. It is a typical cage set up, with spectator viewing along three quarters of one side, although part of this is through high mesh fencing, so probably just short of half the pitch should really be counted as viewing area. There are a pair of dugouts on the far side and the normal multi coloured /multi sport pitch markings. Although there was a dividing wire across the centre of the pitch beforehand, it was unhooked before kick off.
It was a reasonable contest for the first twenty minutes or so, but once CFA opened up a three goal lead, which was increased to 5-0 by halftime, it was just a case of how many more goals they’d rack up in the second half. As it was, it was just the six. Thurmaston just gave up in the last ten minutes and a double figure score became inevitable. Goal number ten duly arrived with three minutes left and they added another one dead on ninety minutes, with the Referee immediately blowing the full time whistle.
Above : Goal number four on it’s way into the bottom corner.
