Gloucestershire Northern Senior League

Division 2

Wednesday 23rd August 2023

Kick Off 18.30 Actual 18.31

Rodborough Old Boys 1 Staunton & Coarse 1, attendance 55

28’ 0-1

89’ 1-1

@ Archway School Sports Ground

Maypole Terrace

Paganhill

Stroud

GL5 4AU

No Admission or Programme.

Tonight’s match saw the completion of Division 2 of this league, with a visit to league newcomers Rodborough Old Boys, promoted from the Stroud & District League Division 1 as champions. They’ve had a decent start, winning two of their opening three games, whilst Staunton & Coarse opened up with a draw from their only match played so far.

There wasn’t much to choose between the two sides. Staunton & Coarse opened the scoring with a 25 yard free kick that the ‘keeper got a hand to, but couldn’t keep out. Rodborough missed a great chance to level it up with the last kick of the first half, but somehow managed to put the ball over the crossbar when unmarked at the far post. Rodborough pushed hard for an equaliser, dominating the second half, finally drawing level a minute from the end of normal time, catching the ‘keeper off his line with a long range effort and despite seven minutes of stoppage time, played mostly at one end of the pitch, the visitors held out for a point.

Home to Rodborough is Archway School. Plenty of parking, but nothing else facility wise. The pitch is to the left when entering from the car park off Maypole Terrace.