Bedfordshire County League

Premier Division

Wednesday 13th April 2022

Kick Off 18.15 Actual 18.13

Stevington 3 Sharnbrook 3, attendance 43

16’ 0-1

31’ 1-1

36’ 1-2

77’ 1-3

80’ 2-3

89’ 3-3 (pen)

@ Pavenham Village Hall & Playing Field

Bedford Road

Pavenham

MK43 7PH

No Admission or Programme.

Tonight’s match was 9th versus 1st in the league table. Sharnbrook are going for back to back titles, having won Division 1 ‘B’ last season, where they were undefeated in their 22 league matches, winning 17 of them.

Stevington matched them early on, but Sharnbrook gradually got on top, going ahead with a shot that seemed to deceive the ’keeper as he was left flat footed as the shot flew into the corner. Stevington levelled with their only shot on target in the first half, half an hour in, with an angled shot beating the ’keeper at the near post. A header from a corner saw Sharnbrook edge back in front before halftime and the points looked safe when a lob from inside the box put them 1-3 up with thirteen minutes left. A short back pass saw a Stevington substitute lift the ball over the ’keeper with his first touch of the ball since coming on, to make it 2-3 just three minutes later and out of nothing they made it 3-3 with a minute left, when they dispatched a penalty, awarded for a push in the back, which was hotly disputed by the visitors, but looked the correct decision to me. No sooner had they levelled, they had a player sin binned and Sharnbrook should have won it in stoppage time, but a great chance was blazed over the bar, when it looked easier to score.