South West Peninsula League

Division 1 East

Tuesday 16th October 2018

Kick Off 19.30 Actual 19.33

Axminster Town 3 Crediton United 1,  attendance 94

5’ 1-0

18’ 1-1

60’ 2-1

63’ 3-1

@ Tiger Way

Axminster

EX13 5HN

£4 Admission, including Programme, 20 pages.

I last saw a match at Axminster Town back on 7th December 2003, when they beat Dowlish Wake 7-0 in an Axminster Hospital Cup 2nd Round game. In those days they played in Sector Lane, but they moved to their new ground, here in Tiger Way, back in 2015.

Despite looking very impressive, it does suffer like so many new builds, where the seated stand and cover in front of the clubhouse are set too far back from the pitch, therefore giving an awful view, especially when 90% of the crowd stand pitchside against the rail.

There can be no complaints as far as the programme goes though, as it is a really good effort and great value when included in the admission price. It certainly puts many clubs to shame who charge £2 for a pathetic 4 or 8 page token effort that is nothing but a waste of both, their time producing it, and the punters money when buying it. Nice to see a club who don’t hoodwink everyone by inflating the attendance figure either. The official figure was only four less than I had counted.

The match itself was 8th versus 13th in the league table and was a really enjoyable game to watch, as both teams played some nice football. The two goals in a four minute spell just after the hour mark finally killed off the visitors.

It was nice to attend a game that kicked off at the ‘old’ time of 19.30, albeit a few minutes late. Done and dusted by 21.20 and in the house for midnight.