Perry Street & District League

Chard Hospital Cup Semi-Final

Monday 21st August 2023

Kick Off 18.15 On Time!

Chard United 0 Forton Rangers 1, attendance 80

80’ + 2, 0-1

@ Jocelyn Park, Pitch 1

Millfield

Chard

TA20 2DA

No Admission or Programme.

The Chard Hospital Cup is open to teams in the the premier division of the Perry Street & District League, played as a curtain raiser to the league matches beginning, with the final played at the ground of Somerset County League club Chard Town. Matches are played as 2 x 40 minutes, with drawn games going straight to penalties.

This never looked like producing a goal and chances were at a premium, although the cup holders Forton did have a goal disallowed for offside late in the first half. Chard should have gone ahead in the second half, but they somehow headed over from a couple of yards out, with the goal gaping. A late sin bin saw Forton go down to ten men for the remainder of the game and it looked to be heading to penalties, but a couple of minutes into stoppage time the visitors nicked it, when a corner on the left was initially blocked, before being crossed back in and scrambled in at the far post.

Chard United play at Jocelyn Park. There are two pitches here, separated by buildings and trees. Tonight’s game was on Pitch 1, which is to the left hand side when entering from the car park.