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Thursday 18th July 2024

Kick Off 18.30 Actual 18.33

Petworth 2 Stedham United 0, attendance 19

7’ 1-0

50’ 2-0

@ Lodsworth Village Hall

Heath End Lane

Lodsworth

GU28 9BY

No Admission or Programme.

Tonight was a chance to pick up an unusual venue in West Sussex, where this all West Sussex League clash (Premier Division v Championship) took place. Lodsworth don’t appear to have a Saturday team, but football of some level must still be played here, as the pitch was in good condition, although to say that it has a slope, both end to end and side to side, is an understatement! Cricket has been/still is? played here and there was a very busy bowls club adjacent, which meant the small car park was jam packed.

It was nice to finally do a midweek game on a warm, sunny evening, with the temperature hitting 27 degrees at kick off, which meant a drinks break in each half and it was still 21.5 degrees when the match finished and thankfully, the Referee had no problem with the colour clash of the kits, which may not have been the case if it had been a competitive fixture.
Petworth won a very well contested game with an early goal in each half, opening the scoring after a ball into the box was laid off perfectly for a finish into the bottom corner and they sealed the win when they added a second, cutting in from the left before beating the ‘keeper at the near post.