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Wednesday 6th July 2022

Kick Off 19.30 Actual 19.34

A.F.C. Croydon Athletic 1 Holmesdale 4, attendance 39

1’ 0-1

30’ 0-2

43’ 0-3

60’ 1-3

67’ 1-4 (pen)

@ Croydon Post Office Social & Athletic Club

Trenham Drive

Warlingham

CR6 9RU

No Admission or Programme.

Unbelievably, considering that Warlingham is just a village, this was the sixth ground I have now visited here for football and despite having seen Warlingham F.C. play on two of those grounds, I have yet to do the current ground where they play their Surrey South Eastern Combination League matches.

Tonight’s match was again played at a neutral venue and was between two Step 5 teams, with A.F.C. Croydon Athletic in Combined Counties League Premier Division South and Holmesdale playing in the Premier Division of the Southern Counties East League.

Holmesdale looked much sharper than a Croydon team that were much changed from the one that I saw last night against Elmstead, with far fewer trialists, involved. The opening goal came within a minute of the start and Holmesdale were on top for the majority of the first half, volleying in a second goal, before a shot that beat the ’keeper at his near post saw them lead 0-3 at halftime. Croydon pulled it back to 1-3 on the hour mark, rounding the ’keeper before finishing from a tight angle, but Holmesdale restored the three goal margin seven minutes later, scoring from the penalty spot to make it 1-4.