Herts Senior County League
Premier Division
Saturday 16th December 2023
Kick Off 15.00 Actual 15.03
Everett Rovers 2 Cuffley 4, attendance 14
3’ 0-1
27’ 0-2
28’ 0-3
47’ 0-4
55’ 1-4
89’ 2-4
@ Leggatts Playing Fields, 3G Pitch
Dodd Road
Watford
WD24 5FS
£3 Admission, including 4 page programme.
With my morning game going to extra time, it meant a change in direction for my afternoon entertainment. Plan A had been the Essex Olympian League game at Beacon Hill Rovers, but there was now not enough time to get there. Plan B was in the same league, at ACD United, but that was now showing on F.A. Full Time as being postponed, so it was on to Plan C and a trip in the opposite direction round the M25, which would see the completion of the Herts Senior County League top division for me. A quick phone call confirmed it was on, but more importantly, that it was indeed a 3 o’clock kick off. At least there was no problem with the weather here, as it’s a 3G pitch. Rather than a hired facility, this is actually Everett’s home ground, with the 3G replacing what was originally a grass pitch here. The clubhouse/changing rooms are behind the near goal end, set below pitch level, whilst it is a standard cage, with spectator access along three quarters of one side, with a pair of dugouts opposite.
Everett are new in the league this season and came into this in eleventh place in the league table, whilst Cuffley were fifth. A goal for the visitors after just three minutes, set the tone for the afternoon, in what turned out to be a very comfortable win for the visitors. Two more goals within a minute of each other saw them go 0-3 up inside half an hour and when they made it 0-4 two minutes into the second half, the points were safe. Everett did pull a goal back eight minutes later, heading in a cross at the far post, following a quick break down the right, but never looked like getting back into it. Cuffley hit the post twice and had another effort hit the crossbar as they attacked at will. On another day, they could easily have got into double figures. A late goal for Everett, scrambled in from close range, after the ‘keeper had scooped away a corner from under the crossbar, saw a final score of 2-4, which made the outcome look much closer than it actually was.
