British Universities & Colleges Sport

South Eastern 6D

Wednesday 24th November 2021

Kick Off 14.00. On Time !

London South Bank University 7 University Greenwich 3rds 3, attendance 5

2’ 1-0

11’ 1-1

26’ 2-1

29’ 3-1

30’ 3-2

32’ 4-2

42’ 4-3

64’ 5-3

80’ 6-3

84’ 7-3

@ Peckham Rye Park

Colyton Road

Peckham

London

SE22 0NP

No Admission or Programme.

I had seen London South Bank University play at home before, when they lost 2-3 to Canterbury Christ Church Univesity, in a game played at Dulwich Sports Ground in Turney Road, back on 18th March 2009. They have dropped three levels since then and can’t drop much further (there are 7 tiers in the SE section). The ground here at Peckham Rye Park is basic, to say the least, and very poor by comparison to many university set ups, but it was a bonus that there are no parking restrictions, or charges, in the roads surrounding the park. At least they had goal nets today (I know someone who did their last home game and they played without nets!), although not enough pegs to pin them down at both ends. They didn’t have corner flags either.

These two had played each other last week at Greenwich, with South Bank winning 12-2, so I was expecting a few goals today. When South Bank scored with their first attack, after just two minutes, I feared this might be a real thrashing, but it turned out to be a really entertaining game. A very even first half saw South Bank lead 4-3 at the break. The second half was less competitive, but despite being well on top, South Bank only added three more goals, to give them an emphatic 7-3 win.