Saturday 2nd August 2014 @3pm
Combined Counties League Premier Division
HARTLEY WINTNEY 1-0 COLLIERS WOOD UNITED
Memorial Ground, Green Lane, Hartley Wintley
Admission: £6
Programme: £1
Attendance: 65
Refreshments: Guinness, £3.95. Bacon Roll, £2.50. Cheeseburger: £3.
There was numerous holdups on the M25 and onto the M3, then saw a horrific tailback on the M3 London bound due to a nasty 4 car pileup blocking the whole carriageway. Thankfully it was cleared for the return journey after the match. Unfortunately this left no time for me to explore the area before kick off.
The ground has a large carpark and the changing rooms have a temporary look to them. The clubhouse is a brick building with raised vantage points outside with a large overhang and also hanging baskets from the roof. As well as the bar, there is a projector screen for the football and a snack hatch serving the usual hot food, snacks and hot drinks. The 3 sides railed pitch has an enclosed look due to high hedges on 2 sides with the non railed sided out of bounds with a mesh fence to catch stray shots. A standard seated Atcost type stand is on the opposite touchline to the club building and dugouts.
In the first half, the visitors were marginally the better side. There was a lack of threat in attack and looked weak in centre midfield. The home side looked composed on the ball but a little off the pace apart from the nippy number 7 and 11. The second half was a more exciting contest as Colliers Wood should have scored when no10 was put through by a short back pass from no2, but after rounding the keeper, then shot from 6 yards onto the outside of the post and behind when an open goal beckoned. The only goal of the game was a fantastic shot from 30 yards on 75 minutes. Carl Saunders hit it first time which arched into the top corner flicking the crossbar on the way in.
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