Surrey F.A. Junior Cup

2nd Preliminary Round

Saturday 27th January 2024

Kick Off 13.30 Actual 13.32

Horsell 4 Walton Hill 0, attendance 10

16’ 1-0 (pen)

83’ 2-0

85’ 3-0

90’ + 1, 4-0

@ Brockwood Recreation Ground

Sheets Heath Lane

Brockwood

GU24 0EH

No Admission or Programme.

I was planning on doing a rugby league match at 5pm in Chiswick, so this Surrey F.A. Junior Cup match fitted the bill perfectly, even if it went to extra time and/or penalties. The match was top of Guildford & Woking Alliance League Division 1 versus top of Surrey South Eastern Combination League Junior Division 2. It was a very hard fought game from start to finish, with the final score not reflecting how even the game had been, although the better side certainly ran out deserved winners on chances created, although a four goal defeat was harsh on Walton.

It looked like an early penalty was going to be enough to win it for Horsell, but they finally made the game safe when they got the all important second goal with just seven minutes left, when a long ball was miskicked by the Walton ‘keeper as he attempted to clear and the ball was walked into the empty net. Two minutes later it was three, when another ball over the top was controlled with one touch and fired low into the bottom corner and another ball over the top saw the striker win a race with the ‘keeper and a defender to lob the ball in for number four in stoppage time.

The ground is shared with cricket and the wooden changing room building is flanked by a tennis court on each side, whilst car parking is behind the near goal as you enter off Sheets Heath Lane.