Cheshire League

Premier Division

Wednesday 16th February 2022

Kick Off 20.00 Actual 20.02

Egerton 0 Middlewich Town 1, attendance 29

90’+ 6, 0-1

@ Egerton Youth Club, 3G Pitch

Mereheath Lane

Knutsford

WA16 6SL

No Admission or Programme.

When I saw Egerton beat Daten 3-1 in a Cheshire League Division 1 match on 30th August 2016, it was played on the railed off grass pitch to the right of the building as you enter the car park. The 3G cage is to the rear of the building and as well as spectator access along the near side and behind the goal to the right, there is even a small section of cover!

The match was 2nd versus 7th in the league table. Egerton had the chance to leapfrog leaders F.C. St. Helens when they played away there on Saturday, but a 0-0 draw saw them come into this game still trailing them by two points, knowing that a win tonight would send them top. There were plenty of chances for both teams. Middlewich were just unlucky that the final touch just didn’t come off for them, whilst Egerton just couldn’t seem to hit the target. I lost count of the number of times they hit free kicks from good positions sailing over the cage fences. Two late substitutions saw Egerton really step it up, but we looked to be heading for a certain 0-0, as it was still goalless as we went into the sixth minute of stoppage time. A ball into the box then saw a striker, defender and ’keeper challenge for the ball and it ended up dropping right in front of the gaping net, where the striker lashed it in for an unlikely looking winner.

Despite it being windy, which was blowing mainly across the pitch, it didn’t affect the game and neither the players or match officials seemed the least bit concerned. Thankfully it never rained all evening.