British Universities & Colleges Sport

Midlands 4A

Wednesday 2nd March 2022

Kick Off 15.00 Actual 15.04

University Wolverhampton 0 Brooksby Melton College 1, attendance 6

87’ 0-1

@ University of Wolverhampton, Walsall Campus, 3G Pitch

Broadway (A4148)

Walsall

WS1 3TA

No Admission or Programme.

As with last Wednesday’s visit to University of Bath, this was another complex where I was returning to see a game played on a third different pitch. On 11th March 2009 I saw Wolverhampton lose 3-4 to Aston University, on a pitch immediately to the left of the driveway as you enter off Broadway. That pitch is now partially covered by additional car parking. Then on 9th June 2018 I saw Singh Brothers Derby beat A.F.C. Coventry Lions 3-1 in a Khalsa Football Federation Tournament match, which was played on a pitch adjacent to the former pitch, beyond a line of trees and sandwiched between these and the boundary fence of Walsall Rugby Club. Although the pitch is still there, it looks like it is no longer in use and hasn’t had the grass cut in months.

Today’s game was on the 3G pitch, a standard cage with spectator access along three quarters of one side. The match was 4th versus 3rd in the league table. It wasn’t high on quality and saw very few clear cut chances created. Wolverhampton were the better side for long periods, but just didn’t capitalise. BMC came on strong in the closing stages and nicked the win in the dying minutes. A through ball found their No.9 and he held off two defenders, before firing low into the far corner from the edge of the box.