Suffolk & Ipswich League

Bob Coleman League Cup Semi Final

Saturday 9th March 2019

Kick Off 14.00 Actual 14.04

Crane Sports 4 Achilles 0, attendance 126

4’ 1-0

16’ 2-0

22’ 3-0

64’ 4-0

@ Gresham Sports & Social Club, Pitch C

312 Tuddenham Road

Ipswich

IP4 3QJ

No Admission or Programme.

This was certainly the game of the day in the Suffolk & Ipswich League fixture card. Crane Sports are top of the league table and are the cup holders. Achilles are the reigning league champions, but are currently fourth in the table, just two points behind the leaders, but with two games in hand.

Gresham Sports & Social Club consists of 5 pitches, of which at least one is for youth football. Three clubs play here in the Suffolk & Ipswich League, Crane Sports on Pitch C, which is in the far right corner when looking from the changing rooms, whilst Pitch A is home to fellow Senior Division club Coplestonians, and Division 2 side Tacket Street B.B.O.B. who were at home to Cockfield United this afternoon, which is the pitch in the far left corner of the field, separated from each other by a couple of lines of trees and Pitch B. All three pitches run lengthways from the changing rooms.

Sadly, the match was spoiled somewhat by a really strong wind that never subsided. Crane had the wind with them in the first half and made full use of it, blowing the opposition away with three goals in the opening twenty two minutes. It might have been different if Achilles hadn’t hit the crossbar, or had an effort disallowed for a foul, before Crane opened the scoring after just four minutes.

The three goal deficit was too much for the visitors to claw back and when they were caught on the break just after the hour mark, it was game over. To be fair, Achilles never really looked like they could get back into it, even before the fourth goal went in.