Sevenoaks & District League

Premier Division

Tuesday 10th May 2022

Kick Off 18.30 Actual 18.32

Hawkenbury 0 Potters 0, attendance 39

@ Bayham Road Playing Field

Bayham Road

Tunbridge Wells

TN2 5HU

No Admission or Programme.

I had only visited Hawkenbury back on 23rd April, but the council remove the goalposts at Hawkenbury Recreation Ground, once cricket takes over for the Summer, so they have scheduled their remaining home games to be played here at Bayham Road Playing Field. This was played on Pitch 5, which isn’t as bad as it sounds, as it is totally away from the other pitches, separated by the crematorium/car park and is fully enclosed by trees around the perimeter.

The match was 4th versus 3rd in the league table, both still in with a chance of finishing top, although the runners up spot is more likely, due to the leaders F.C. Revo not only being clear at the top, but also having a game in hand on both. Despite finishing goalless, this was a cracking game, with 100% commitment from both teams and it was more a case of good defending, rather than poor finishing, that contributed to this. Hawkenbury had the better of the first half, whilst Potters dominated the second. The longer it went on, the more likely the visitors looked like they might nick it, but a draw was a fair result overall.

The draw was the perfect result for F.C. Revo. They top the league on 35 points, with three to play and would need just a point from their game at home to MALGO tonight (they were kicking off at 19.15) to take the title. St. Lawrence, who have completed their fixtures, are on 33 points,followed by Potters on 32 and Hawkenbury on 31, both with one to play.

This was my first 0-0 since a revisit at Sutton United on 8th February, a run of 71 matches, and my first on a ‘new’ ground since visiting Ormiston, in the East of Scotland League, on 2nd October, some 141 matches ago. Neither of those were anywhere near as good as tonight’s game!