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Thursday 8th July 2021
Kick Off 18.30. On Time !
Eynesbury United 6 Gamlingay United 1, attendance 38
2’ 1-0
17’ 2-0
21’ 3-0
37’ 4-0
42’ 5-0
51’ 6-0
84’ 6-1
@ Alfred Hall Memorial Ground (Eynesbury Rovers F.C.) Pitch 2
Hall Road
Eynesbury
PE19 2SF
No Admission or Programme.
Pitch 2 here is accessed either via the main ground (if you arrived late enough for the gates to have been unlocked) or by entering through a gate off the rear car park of the Ernulf Academy in Barford Road.
I had seen these two play each other in a Cambridgeshire County League Premier Division match last season, but Eynesbury United have made the sideways move into Spartan South Midlands League Division 2 for this season, which suggests they are looking to progress up the pyramid. They already groundshare here at Eynesbury Rovers, so have the necessary set up to match their on field ambition.
The match was pretty one sided, especially in the first half. Eynesbury cruised into a 5-0 lead, with their No.10 bagging himself a hat trick as well as missing a penalty that was saved by the ‘keeper. The second half saw Gamlingay tighten up at the back, conceding just once more and at least they got the final goal of the night, to pull it back to 6-1 late on. They could have added a second, but their No.9 blazed a penalty over the crossbar.
The main ground here is another one that I don’t remember much about. I had seen Eynesbury Rovers beat Kempston Rovers 4-2 here, in a United Counties League Cup 2nd Round match on 14th January 2003. The photos below show what it is like now.
