Football League Youth Alliance

North East Conference

Friday 11th February 2022

Kick Off 14.00 On Time !

Burton Albion U18 1 Mansfield Town U18 0, attendance 40

90’+ 3, 1-0

@ St. George’s Park, Dick Bate Pitch 10

Newborough Road

Needwood

Burton upon Trent

DE13 9PD

No Admission or Programme.

St. Georges Park has twelve full size pitches, one of which is indoor and another that is 3G. I had previously done Pitch 6, which is the main show pitch that has covered seating along one side as well as seeing a game on Pitch 2, which is the 3G. The pitches are named in honour of past England players etc, such as David Beckham, Paul Ince, Alan Shearer, Sir Bobby Charlton, Gary Lineker and, erm Dick Bate, which is where today’s game was played. I had to google him, but can’t see what he really did to achieve having a pitch named after him.

It was a good contest, between two very evenly matched teams. A bit too evenly matched really and it looked nailed on to end goalless, especially after Mansfield had a penalty saved midway through the first half. The deadlock was finally broken in the third minute of stoppage time, with a bit of a scuffed shot that found the bottom corner. The Referee blew the final whistle as soon as the game restarted.