LAMB LEADS MINERS TO THE SLAUGHTER

Samba Nottinghamshire Senior League

Division One

ROBIN HOOD COLTS FC 1 KIMBERLEY MINERS WELFARE RESERVES FC 5

Att: 17

This was a the tale of two teams that havent done too well this season, The hosts Robin Hood Colts not having won a match in the past eight whilst their visitors went in to the match at the bottom of the table just below their hosts without a win in five.

On arrival a nice cuppa was made by the Colts Manager Jason and was soon being greeted by both sets of players and todays match referee Godwin Abraham Kingsley.

The game kicked off and to be fair not many chances were being created and at times you could see why both teams were down near the bottom of the table, but all players were giving it all and the match was going from end to end.

The deadlock was broken in the 36th minute, when a Colts defender failed to clear in his own area and was robbed for JOSHUA LEWIS to pounce up on and tap ball hone for the visitors to take the lead.

This seemed to spur the Miners on and just on the stroke of half time, a lovely move saw ETHAN LAMB beat the offside trap with a well judged run before slotting it past the Hoods keeper and making it 2-0.

At Half Time break Colts had to do something and make 2 subs, but this did little to help them as in the 51st minute, ETHAN LAMB made it 3-0 to the Welfare side.

Robin Hood Colts then had their best period in the game and pressed forward whilst the Miners were happy to push everyone behind the ball,but a mistake in the 67th minute saw the Robins back in the game with a goal from GEORGE CAMPS to narrow the margin.

In the 79th minute, the Robins saw their captain sent to the sin bin and things got worse for them when ETHAN LAMB completed his hat trick two minutes later.

In the 87th minute, the points were heading back to Kimberley when ISSAC WEATHERALL cut in from the right hand side and slotted home from a acute angle.

I felt the referee had a excellent match and I also felt that both club Assistants were also very fair and sporting.

After the match, Robin Hood Colts Manager Jason Gill kindly donated £20 to the Charity Blog from his club which is in aid of Nottingham Stroke Club, so a BIG thankyou to Jason and all at Robin Hood Colts FC the running total now stands at £700.50p.

203 photos from the match can be seen on this LINK

COMMUNITY POUNCE INTO THE SEMIS

Midland & Notts Alliance League

League Cup

Quarter Final

UNITED GRAYS COMMUNITY FC 4 FC GEORDIE 1

Att: 35

Kick off: 2pm

Arrived at Eagle Valley to watch the first half of this cup tie and was soon met by clubman John Manders who kindly donated £5 to the charity blog which is in aid of Nottingham Stroke Club, sadly John was on the bench as he has a shoulder injury. I was soon joined by Jim Bethall and Grandad.

The game kicked off at a decent pace and it was the side from just along the A614 in Calverton that was having the better of the early chances, but failing to convert any of them.

This proved to cost them after 32 minutes, when a cross from the right wing found out WARREN HOWARD who's volley found the net to open the scoring for the Grays.

At half time, I had to go over to the match for the Grays First team but kept looking over at the tie and saw a couple of good goals scored and at the end I asked and found out that Community had won 4-1.

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GOOD DAY FOR THE GRAYS

Samba Nottinghamshire Senior League

Division Two

UNITED GRAYS FC 2 RUDDINGTON VILLAGE RESERVES FC 1

Kick off 3pm

Att: 52

Top of the bill match where Division Two leaders United Grays FC hosted second placed Ruddington Village Reserves, but the visitors had games in hand and had already beaten the hosts earlier in the season, so all to play for and a very tight match was on the cards.

The game kicked off and the strong wind found many high balls just swerling out of play, but when both sides got the ball on the floor, it was very frantic but up to the 30th minute, either keeper had been called in to any noticable action.

After 30 minutes, Village floated in a long free kick from the right side of the halfway line and the ball ended at the feet of KAIDEN BURKE-CAMPBELL who slotted the ball home.

The Second Half saw the homesters make a double substitution and then within 2 minutes due to a injury use their final sub, as they throw everyone forward in search of getting back in to the game. 

On 62 minutes, Grays floated in a long corner from the left hand side and it was met by MATT LUCAS who powered his header home to level things up.

The game continued to flow and was up for the taking for both sides, but in the 82nd minute, a break down the left side saw LUKE JORDAN stroke home the winner.

Spotted in todays crowd was a man well dressed against the Corona Virus, see photo below

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