Bedfordshire County League

Division 4

Wednesday 22nd April 2026

Kick Off 18.15 Actual 18.22

Meltis Rangers 3 Catsbrook Wanderers 0, attendance 11

48’ 1-0

60’ 2-0

62’ 3-0

@ Meltis Sports & Social Club

Miller Road

Bedford

MK42 9PB

No Admission or Programme.

There are two pitches here at Meltis Sports & Social Club, with this played on the pitch to the left when looking from the building, running parallel with the railway line that backs onto the far side of the ground.

This was a mid table game, with nothing riding on it, bar the three points, as 8th hosted 7th in the table. It was very hard fought, on a dry pitch that sounded very hard, judging by the clomping of studs in quite a few areas. The nearest we came to a goal in the first half was when Meltis hit the crossbar after twenty minutes. Three minutes into the second half the hosts broke the deadlock, intercepting a back pass intended for the ‘keeper and rolling the ball in unchallenged. They doubled their lead on the hour mark, with a 20 yarder into the bottom corner and rounded off the scoring two minutes later, when a corner from the left was met with a stooping header at the near post. Catsbrook thought they’d scored a consolation goal late on, but it was disallowed for a handball.

Despite kicking off seven minutes later than scheduled, a short halftime, where everyone stayed on the pitch, meant it was finished by 20.03. Outbound saw the usual M25 snarl up from J13 to J17, but the return journey was trouble free and home for 21.25.