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Pre Season Friendly

CALVERTON MINERS WELFARE FC 0 ASHLAND ROVERS FC 4

After a bright sunny morning in Mansfield, on route to the Top Club Ground at 1pm it decided to hammer down with rain, there was also a match on the pitch between Carlton Lions FC and Gedling Southbank Under 19's that was delayed with the rain, in which I caught the final 10 minutes in a game won by the Lions 6-4.

A catch up with old friends from Ashland Rovers and it appeared that I was about to see a match with no referee for the third Saturday on the trot, but Calverton asked the referee from the previous match if he was able to stay for this game to which he agreed.

The game began with the visitors forcing the first chance of the game with the home keeper pushing a shot round the post for a corner, but it was the Welfare that had most of the play but didnt convert any chances. This provided to be costly as in the 39th minute HAYDEN WHARMBY converted from the penalty spot. On 42 minutes, it was 2-0 to the Rovers when HAYDEN WHARMBY converted his and his clubs second goal of the game.

The Second Half kicked off and some meaty challenges were going in with the referee taking charge and a lot of free kicks rightly given.

The score remained the same until the 80th minute, when a tap across the six yard box saw HARVEY JONES make it 3-0 and in the 89th minute, a carbon copy move saw Ashland go 4-0 through BEN JONES to end the scoring.

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