St. Piran League
East Division
Friday 7th April 2023
Kick Off 11.00 Actual 10.59
Altarnun 2 St. Dominick 3, attendance 65
7’ 0-1
53’ 1-1
65’ 1-2
81’ 2-2
85’ 2-3
@ Trezibett
Altarnun
PL15 7RF
£3 Admission
No Programme.
Today’s game was 5th versus 3rd in the league table. An early goal, which was at least a couple of yards offside, saw St. Dominick break the deadlock seven minutes into a first half that only came to life in the final five minutes, which saw Altarnun have a shot cleared off the line and the visitors have two great chances, both thwarted by good saves from the home ‘keeper. Eight minutes into the second half Altarnun drew level, coolly lifting the ball over the ‘keeper when played clear on goal. The visitors were soon back in front, shooting into the bottom corner with a shot on the turn. Nine minutes from time Altarnun levelled it up at 2-2, finishing off a through ball with a first time shot from the edge of the 18 yard box that went in off the inside of the post. There was still time for St. Dominick to grab the lead for a third time, when a ball in from the right was finished with a shot into the bottom corner from 20 yards and there was no way back for the hosts this time. The win now sees St. Dominick trail league leaders Saltash Borough by ten points, but with three games in hand, they are still very much in with a shout of the title.
Finding the ground is not easy. The fixture page on the F.A. Full-time website warns you not to use the postcode if using SatNav! Luckily, by using Google Maps and placing the destination manually, it was not a problem. It doesn’t help when the roads around the village have no names. At least confirming that the game was going ahead okay was much easier, as a tweet was answered within minutes by St. Dominick. Makes a change from so many clubs who never reply at all.
The tea bar was very popular at halftime and could have done with being open a little earlier, but not really possible, as the woman manning the entrance gate was also in charge of the tea bar and couldn’t be in two places at once! One other thing of note and certainly not a regular occurrence, was when an Altarnun player went down with cramp late in the game and it was the referee that went to his aid!
