Saturday 31st May 2014 @2.30pm
Essex Olympian League Premier Division
HAROLD HILL 0-2 BUCKHURST HILL
Hendersons Sport @ Social Club, Kenilworth Avenue, Harold Wood
Admission: nil
Programme: No
Attendance: 40 ish
Refreshments: None taken at ground
Met DQ in the well presented King Harold pub. Nice touch with the open bar in the beer garden.
After Messrs Arthur and Grigio were consumed and I was presented with the forthcoming Sunday League Programme of the Year, we arrived at Hendersons just in time for kick off. With DQ dealing in play off contraband and tapping up players for next season, I enjoyed the game with BH centre back 4 and midfielder 11 the stand out players. The clubhouse is busy and spacious, organising themselves for a presentation evening for a youth team. Plenty of hoppers in attendance for the match and hopefully, moonlighting as a 70s rock tribute band to scare the children later.
This was a competitive game with Hill lacking penetration up front, which is probably the reason
behind their relegation and they went behind midway through the first period following
a lapse at the back. The home side were reduced to ten following a sending off for a late but non-malicious tackle which I and others perceived to be worth only a yellow. The visitors sealed the win soon after.
After evicting DQ from the hop mobile it was a 5 mile tailback from Dartford Bridge taking an hour to pass. I arrived late home without the promise of any fresh venison or giggly sausages for the family of Carnivors to consume. DQ is such a tease!!
