Match 14. Ampthill Town v Diss Town

Saturday 17^th November 2012 @3pm

FA Vase 2^nd Round

AMPTHILL TOWN 1-0 DISS TOWN

Woburn Street, Ampthill

Admission: £6

Programme: with admission (A5, 24pp)

Attendance: 130

FOOD: Cheese & Tomato Roll £1.30

DRINK: Soup, £1; Guinness Can: £3.25

      

A rare Saturday out without the hopmobile so pre match liquid refreshment at The White Hart Hotel, where the North London Derby meant the bar was filled with lads so I quickly retreated to the homely Queens Head.  This pub had a sausage festival with 20 different flavoured sausages, and was a real local, with Ale on pump and a small but friendly lounge bar.  The 42 bus from Flitwick takes around 5 minutes, stops outside the Prince of Wales but it is more of a gastropub so I gave the expensive drinks a miss.  The village is delightful and worth a meander before the game.

       

The ground is 5 minutes walk from the village centre along Woburn Street and to the left of the local nature park.  Entrance to the club building is via the entrance and has a small bar and snack bar selling the usual hot food and drinks.  BBC is on offer for final score.  There is hard standing on 3 sides and I took my place in the quaint main stand, which has a mixture of seating and standing areas.  It is also elevated, making the view quite good despite the wooden supports.

   

The game had 0-0 all over it after half an hour, neither team showing enough skill to produce a goal.  The second half had Ampthill making more of an effort, especially when a scuffle on the floor by the touchline earned the Diss centre back a 2^nd yellow card.  The extra man made a difference but Ampthill had to wait until stoppage time when yet another cross was scrambled in by the right back.