Lincolnshire League
Wednesday 7th February 2024
Kick Off 19.45 Actual 19.46
Crowle Colts 4 Keelby United 4, attendance 76
5’ 0-1
7’ 1-1
38’ 2-1
47’ 3-1
50’ 3-2
67’ 3-3
75’ 4-3
89’ 4-4
@ Windsor Park
Godnow Road
Crowle
DN17 4EE
No Admission
£1.50 Programme, 12 pages.
Tonight’s game saw a trip to North Lincolnshire, a few miles west of Scunthorpe, for a game that was 3rd versus 9th in the league table. A win for Crowle would see them leapfrog second placed Ruston Sports and cut the gap on leaders Nettleham to six points, although this would be having played a game more than the top two.
Keelby opened the scoring after five minutes, but Crowle were level within two minutes and although they just about shaded the first half, it took them until seven minutes before halftime to go ahead, when a cross from the left was met with a header just inside the six yard box. When they made it 3-1 two minutes into the second half, all looked to be going well, but Keelby quickly hit back to make it 3-2, firing high into the roof of the net and almost equalised shortly after, when a shot hit the crossbar. Midway through the half they did draw level, when a header went in off the inside of the post. Crowle thought they’d won it, when they went 4-3 up with fifteen minutes left, with a well placed shot finished into the far top corner, but Keelby made it 4-4 with a minute left, when a ball across the six yard box was put into his own net by a Crowle defender as he attempted to clear.
The ground is a work in progress. The pitch is fully railed and there are a pair of dugouts. The ground has recently become floodlit (this was the first league game they’ve played under the lights) and there is evidence that what looks like hard standing will be going behind the goal end nearest the car park, whilst the clubhouse (did hot food and drinks)/changing room building is set back from the pitch, along the left hand side as you enter.
Surprisingly good journey each way and with no motorway closures I was home an hour after midnight.
