Herts Senior County League
Division 3
Wednesday 11th May 2022
Kick Off 19.10 Actual 19.09
Chorleywood Common 5 Bedmond United 1, attendance 28
11’ 1-0
18’ 1-1
48’ 2-1
60’ 3-1
65’ 4-1
83’ 5-1
@ St. Clements Dane School, 3G Pitch
Chenies Road
Chorleywood
WD3 6EW
No Admission or Programme.
This wasn’t my original plan for tonight, but was my back up if anything went wrong with an earlier kick off. I was heading for Harts of Bracknell U23 Devils, in the East Bershire League Division 1, where a home win would see them take the title. The venue and kick off had been confirmed by the home club during the morning, so what could possibly go wrong! Having arrived on the outskirts of Bracknell, I received a phone call from another hopper, who had already arrived at the ground. It turned out that the game had been switched to a venue we’d already visited (they tweeted it at 15.30, half an hour after I last checked it). It sums up just how ’Mickey Mouse’ the East Berkshire League is. Anyway, time for Plan B. Still arrived here a good 45 minutes before kick off, despite the extra 28 miles drive via Bracknell. At least I got a new kick off time! I can’t remember too many 19.10 starts, but strange times are always possible with hired out 3G Pitches. At least the cage had a spectator viewing area, which was along two thirds of one side.
The match had nothing riding on it, as 10th hosted 5th in the league table, but it turned out to be very entertaining. Chorleywood Common went ahead early, but Bedmond United levelled with a header, following a corner on the right, eighteen minutes in. The visitors hit the crossbar with a chip from wide on the right, just before the break, but it remained 1-1 at halftime.
Chorleywood had a deflected shot that hit the post two minutes into the second half, but went in front a minute later, with an easy tap in at the far post. Bedmond lost their ’keeper to injury after fifty nine minutes, replaced by an outfield player, which turned the game in favour of the hosts. Despite the stand in making a good save from a free kick, he was beaten twice in his first five minutes between the sticks, as Chorleywood went 4-1 up. Bedmond had a man red carded on 78 minutes, picking up a second yellow card, before Chorleywood rounded off the scoring five minutes later, to give them a resounding 5-1 win.
