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Saturday 13th July 2024

Kick Off 15.00 Actual 14.57!

Hook 0 Headley 2, attendance 22

14’ 0-1

55’ 0-2

@ North Warnborough F.C.

The Street

North Warnborough

RG29 1BG

No Admission or Programme.

This was a clash between two Hampshire Premier League clubs, with Premier Division hosting Division 1, played at the home of Basingstoke & District League champions North Warnborough. The ground is off The Street, accessed only on foot, via a pathway between the houses, on the right hand side as you head towards Warnborough Green. It is a single pitch set up, enclosed by trees and hedges. There is a changing room building on the right hand side as you enter, with covered overhang, as well as a single row of bench seating along the front. There was also a tea bar, but sadly not open today.

Despite playing at different levels, this was very even throughout, but Headley had the more goal scoring opportunities and made the most of them. They went ahead after fourteen minutes, when a misplaced back pass was intercepted on the edge of the box and finished into the bottom corner. Hook nearly grabbed an equaliser early in the second half, but were thwarted by a point blank save by the Headley ‘keeper, tipping the effort over the crossbar and then he made another good save from the resulting corner, which then saw them break clear down the left, before playing the ball across the box for a tap in at the far post.

Yet another full weekend closure of the M25 in both directions between Junction 10 and 11 meant a cross country route into Hampshire via Dorking, Guildford and Aldershot, which surprisingly only took 1 hour 25 minutes.