Kent County League

Premier Division

Saturday 16th March 2019

Kick Off 14.45 Actual 14.47

Kings Hill 0 Otford United 3, attendance 29

2’ 0-1

39’ 0-2

44’ 0-3

@ Kings Hill Sports Park

200 Beacons Avenue

Kings Hill

ME19 4QP

No Admission or Programme.

Back in August 2017 I visited Kings Hill Sports Park to watch a Kings Hill pre-season friendly, which was played on the 3G Pitch that is behind the clubhouse/changing room building, but they play their league matches on one of the grass pitches in the complex. During a conversation with their coach, it was mentioned that they were ‘moving’ to a pitch to the front of the clubhouse, next to the car park, so would relocate from their pitch up on the plateau onto an area that can be developed into a ‘ground’. This is their first season using the new set up.

Having driven twice to Belgium and once to South Devon in the last four days, it was a day for staying local. The match was 10th versus 9th in the league table, although the gap between them was seven points coming into this. There was a really strong wind blowing down the pitch and Otford made full use of it as they had it at their backs in the first half. They opened the scoring with their first attack and put the game out of reach with two headed goals late in the half. Kings Hill were dreadful in the second half, only mustering one real chance to reduce the arrears, whilst Otford were unlucky not to add at least one more goal.