Stratford-upon-Avon Alliance League

Division 2

Thursday 7th April 2022

Kick Off 18.30 Actual 18.20

Meadow Park 3 A.F.C. Stratford 0, attendance 44

59’ 1-0

73’ 2-0

80’ 3-0 (pen)

@ LG Harris

Hanbury Road

Stoke Prior

B60 4AE

No Admission or Programme.

Tonight’s match was 4th versus 2nd in the league table, with Meadow Park trying to chase down league leaders F.I.S.S.C. Reserves, who they drew 0-0 away to on Tuesday. They came into this trailing them by 16 points, but with six games in hand, the title was still in their own hands. The two meet here at the end of the month in a game that could well decide it. There had been a bit of confusion over what time kick off was tonight, with 18.00 and 18.30 being advertised. We played it safe by arriving for the earlier time, but in the end we got underway at 18.20.

It wasn’t much of a game and looked set to finish goalless, until Stratford had a man sent off after 58 minutes for picking up a second yellow card. A minute later Meadow Park opened the scoring, a shot on the turn finding the top corner. A near post header, from a cross out on the left, made it 2-0, before a ’Panenka’ penalty saw James Ward complete his hat trick with ten minutes left.