British Universities & Colleges Sport

National Championship

Semi Final

Wednesday 9th March 2022

Kick Off 16.00 Actual 16.05

Newcastle University 1 Nottingham Trent University 3, attendance 90

8’ 0-1

10’ 1-1

19’ 1-2

51’ 1-3

@ Cochrane Park Sports Ground, 3G Pitch 3

Etherstone Avenue

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE7 7JX

No Admission or Programme.

I first saw Newcastle University play here at Cochrane Park Sports Ground on 8th February 2006, when they beat Bradford University 1-0. The game was played on the grass pitch in the far right corner of the complex, which was where they played their games when their Saturday team was in the Northern Alliance League (they have since moved following promotion to the Northern League). It was fully railed, but although the pitch is still there, only the rail on the far side still remains. I also saw them beat Leeds University 6-2 on 24th October 2018, which was played on the 3G pitch at Longbenton Sports Ground, in Coach Lane, which was used as a home base whilst the new hub was built here at Cochrane Park.

Nottingham Trent were well in control of this and I doubt too many teams have had a more comfortable game to reach a final. A long ball was flicked on, and finished with a neat finish over the ’keeper, to give them an early lead. Although Newcastle levelled it up just two minutes later, they never really had another chance for the remainder of the game. A shot that came back off the post was smashed in on the rebound to put Nottingham Trent back in front after nineteen minutes and it was game over six minutes into the second half, when the Newcastle ’keeper failed to clear a cross and the ball was put in, following a scramble, to make it 1-3.