Southern League Central Division
GUILDFORD CITY 1-0 LEIGHTON TOWN
The Spectrum, Parkway, Guildford
Admission: £8
Programme: £2 (A5, 44pp)
Attendance: 86
FOOD: Bacon Roll: £2.30
DRINK: Guinness Can £2.20, Coffee £1
A trouble free journey to Guildford, and ample parking available at the Leisure Centre, where I probably could have watched the game from my parking space. Anyway, I paid my £8 at the entrance and walked down the slope towards the main facilities.Spectators are allowed on 3 sides of the railed pitch, with the hammer/shot/discus area not accessible behind one goal. In reality, everyone uses the main touchline area, where there is a mix of standing and seating at pitch level and elevated above the club building. A basic clubhouse has no draught but a flat looking ale and cans in a fridge. There is also no TV, so I had to use my iPhone for score updates elsewhere. My bacon roll was dry and plastic so half of it went in the bin. I hope the burgers were better.
Leighton stormed out of the blocks and should have gone 1-0 in the first minute, but the linesman got the decision wrong in my opinion, flagging offside when the midfielders run was made. It took Guildford quite a way through the 1st half to get involved. Luckily the beefy keeper was on good form, blocking 2 shots and handling really well. Guildford gradually got control of the game in the second half, and deserved their lead in the 68th minute when no8 Guilford scored from a cross. A second goal was scrambled in but again, disallowed. Leighton can take credit for putting in a challenging performance.
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