Sunday, 1 November 2015

Match 9. Glebe v FC Elmstead

Friday 30th October 2015 @7.45pm
Kent Invicta League
GLEBE 4-0 FC ELMSTEAD
Foxbury Avenue, Chislehurst

Admission: £5 including Programme: (A5, 16pp)
Attendance: 272 (official)
Coffee: £1.

After 4 weeks without a live match due to work commitments and illness, I decided to revisit Glebe for their first match under the new floodlights.  Owner Rocky has certainly made progress at the venue in the last 6 months.  From an open field of 2 pitches to a ground soon to be Step 5 standard with just covered standing and changing room to pitchside player “tunnel” to complete before end of March. There had been a fair effort to publicise this match and the result was the 2nd highest attendance in KIL history. There was a disco and singer booked for post-match celebrations, with the home side already having one hand on the League championship following another demolition and ever expanding cushion between them and 2nd place.

Glebe went in front early on as the right back Clark made progress down the flank then a great cross allowed Lockyer to place his header into the corner of the net.  Glebe went further in front on 25 minutes as Alderman turned his marker and let loose a screamer from outside the box that the keeper could only parry into the path of Golding to slot home.

FC Elmstead were up against it but put in a better shift in the second half, having subbed the centre forward who was carrying enough extra timber to start a bonfire! They played more positive but still no match for the league leaders, who added 2 more goals in the last 15 minutes to tee up the end of game fireworks and party mood.

Good to finally meet up with Sussexhopper and his driving companions from Lyme Regis.


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