Devon & Exeter League

Seaton Challenge Cup 1st Round

Sunday 24th March 2019

Kick Off 13.00 Actual 12.59

Kentisbeare 4 Beer Albion 1, attendance 55

8’ 1-0

37’ 2-0

39’ 3-0

46’ 3-1

86’ 4-1

@ Rectory Park

Kentisbeare

EX15 2BR

No Admission or Programme.

So, for the second successive Sunday, I found myself down in East Devon, but this time for a match in the Seaton Challenge Cup, which has been contested for since 1949. Beer Albion have won the cup 11 times, but the most recent being back in 1998, whilst Kentisbeare have never won it, although they have made far fewer appearances, so perhaps not a surprise.

Kentisbeare are currently top of Division 1, with Beer Albion lying tenth in the Premier Division, so we were expecting an even contest. The hosts went ahead early on and limited the visitors to efforts from long range. It looked all over by halftime, with Kentisbeare 3-0 up, but when Beer pulled a goal back, within a minute of the restart, it looked like a comeback may have been on, but despite an initial period of pressure, they couldn’t add to their tally and the game saw no more goals until Kentisbeare finished things off with a late strike to make it 4-1.