Anglian Combination League

Premier Division

Saturday 5th January 2019

Kick Off 14.00 Actual 14.02

Waveney 1 Caister 1, attendance 29

90’ + 4, 0-1

90’ + 6, 1-1

@ Saturn Close

off Station Road

Waveney

Lowestoft

NR32 4QD

No Admission

£1 Programme, 20 pages.

I was a bit concerned that I might have missed my chance to visit Waveney at their ground in Saturn Close, as they have started playing a number of matches at the ground of Lowestoft Town, but apparently that is part of a deal that sees them playing their U18 games there on a 20 match agreement, so the first team are using up some of the spare dates.

Today’s match was 6th versus 2nd in the league table, but was really poor for the first 75 minutes. Waveney went all out for the win in the last fifteen minutes and missed two absolute sitters, then hit the crossbar as we headed into stoppage time. I had settled for it ending goalless, when Caister broke away to nick the lead four minutes into added time. Remarkably, Waveney came back and curled in an equaliser from 20 yards out as we entered the sixth minute of stoppage time. There was one last chance, when Caister nearly regained the lead when a left wing cross went narrowly wide of the goal as the striker slid in at the far post. I was surprised that it wasn’t as dark as I was expecting when the final whistle went at 15.58.

The point was enough to take Caister top of the table, although they are only ahead of Wymondham Town and Long Stratton on goal difference. Waveney drop to seventh place.

Two final points from today. The matchday programme is superb value for money. Oddly though, the numbered pages don’t include the outer shell, which is unusual. On a sadder note, the tea bar was not in operation today as there has been an act of vandalism over the Christmas break.