King’s College School Old Boys v Old Alleynians

Arthurian League

Premier Division

Saturday 15th April 2023

Kick Off 11.00 Actual 11.03

King’s College School Old Boys 3 Old Alleynians 6, attendance 13

7’ 0-1

13’ 0-2

15’ 1-2 (pen)

30’ 1-3

49’ 1-4

62’ 1-5

65’ 2-5

66’ 2-6

76’ 3-6

@ Dulwich College, 3G Pitch

Dulwich Common

London

SE21 7LD

No Admission or Programme.

This game was played on the recently installed 3G pitch at Dulwich College. The area wasn’t even under construction when I came here for an Independent Schools F.A. Cup match in October 2018, which was played on a grass pitch in front of the changing room building. The new pitch is at the southernmost tip of the college grounds, running parallel to the railway line and backing on to Hunts Slip Road. Unlike most synthetic pitches, there are no floodlights, or the awful high green mesh fences that surround the all too familiar cage set ups. There is actually hard standing as well, not to mention dugouts. It felt so much better than being caged in and the match experience was all the better for it.

The match itself was 3rd versus 5th in the league table and was great to watch as a neutral. Every attack looked like it would produce a goal. Alleynians led 0-2 early on, before a penalty for K.C.S. made it 1-2 after just fifteen minutes and by halftime it was 1-3. By midway through the second half it was 1-6, but an instant reply saw K.C.S. pull one back and ten minutes later they got it back to 3-6, but the damage had already been done.

No parking restrictions on a Saturday in the surrounding roads, although it was possible to park inside the college itself.