West Yorkshire League

Premier Division

Wednesday 15th May 2019

Kick Off 18.30 Actual 18.32

Huddersfield Amateur 2 Leeds City 2, attendance 32

8’ 1-0

12’ 2-0

50’ 2-1

83’ 2-2

@ Old Earth

off Elland Lane

Elland

HX5 9ES

No Admission

£1 Programme, 4 pages.

I wouldn’t normally travel this far for a midweek end of season game that had nothing riding on it, especially with it being the final match of the season for both teams, but I was offered a lift, so why not. Ridiculously, the 200 mile journey from our meeting place took just short of 5 hours, with a lorry fire on the M1 causing very heavy traffic on the alternative routes heading north, then another accident, on the opposite carriageway of the M62 to which we were heading, meant total gridlock around the junction and surrounding areas we required to exit for the ground.

Amateur were in eighth place in the league table, whilst visitors Leeds City were guaranteed to finish second. When the hosts went 2-0 up after just 12 minutes the game had a very end of season feel to it. Leeds City didn’t really look too interested, but they suddenly woke up and decided to make a game of it. It was pretty much one way traffic from here in. They pulled it back to 2-1 early in the second half and it seemed a case of when, not if, they would draw level and go on to win the match. Having wasted numerous chances they finally got a deserved equaliser seven minutes from time. Amateur had a great chance to win it at the death, but having taken the ball wide of the ‘keeper, the striker somehow managed to roll the ball wide of the empty target. The point sees Amateur finish one place higher up the table.