Arthurian League

Division 1

Saturday 19th October 2019

Kick Off 12.00 Actual 12.06

Old Brentwoods 4 Old Malvernians 2, attendance 10

15’ 1-0

52’ 1-1

55’ 2-1

58’ 3-1

64’ 3-2

90’ 4-2

@ Old Brentwoods Sports Club

Ashwells Road

Pilgrims Hatch

Brentwood

CM15 9SE

No Admission or Programme.

Old Brentwoods Sports Club consists of two football pitches, separated by a cricket square, and a rugby pitch, that is furthest from the pavilion/clubhouse, which is the pick of them as it has wooden fencing along one side and a small piece of cover on the halfway line. Today’s match was played on Pitch 1, which runs widthways in front of the pavilion/clubhouse.

The match was 6th versus 10th (bottom) in the league table. Neither side looked up to much at the back, but the two sets of forwards never made the most of numerous chances that came their way. Every time one of the teams attacked it looked like a goal would come. Quite how it was only 1-0 at the break, I don’t know. Malvernians then levelled early in the second half, but within six minutes they found themselves 3-1 down. A fumble by the home ‘keeper saw the ball scrambled in to make it 3-2 and set up a frantic last 25 minutes of end to end football, with constant attacking from both teams and Brentwoods finally Killed the visitors off when they made it 4-2 in the dying seconds.