Bristol Premier Combination League

Premier Division

Wednesday 11th September 2019

Kick Off 18.30 Actual 18.06

Totterdown United 2 Pucklechurch Sports 1, attendance 35

35’ 1-0

58’ 1-1

69’ 2-1

@ Bristol Barbarians R.U.F.C.

Norton Lane

Whitchurch

Bristol

BS14 0BT

No Admission or Programme.

Having done a match in the same league last night, we knew that an 18.30 kick off, without floodlights, might mean us seeing a shortened game, but both clubs tweeted this morning that it was an 18.00 kick off, so perhaps we’d be okay. Both teams were on the pitch doing their warm ups at 17.30, but any hopes of getting underway by six disappeared when the Referee only arrived at 17.56, although he was soon ready for action and we kicked off at 18.06.

Totterdown had drawn their opening two matches, whilst newly promoted Pucklechurch were playing their first match of the season tonight. It was a game of very few clear cut chances, which Totterdown just about deserved to win. They did have quite a few scrambled efforts that were blocked with desperate last ditch tackles or blocks, but they should really have done better with their finishing.

Having had a short halftime, the game was all over by 19.42 and the light, or lack of, never came into question.