Kidsgrove Athletic 0 Belper Town 1
Having previously made the decision not to travel to the midweek away game at Kidsgrove (which was subsequently postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, I thought I’d go the re-arranged game.
Like the day of first game this was to be a wet night at the Stan Brown Stadium. The ground has stands on all four sides, which is unusual for teams at this level. My preferred stance would be on the halfway line but the narrow stands at Kidsgrove gets well populated with only a few people, so the first half was watched from behind the Kiddy keeper. The action was mostly at the other end as Belper struggled with the wet conditions and the gusty wind. It was the worst half of football that the Nailers have played, but at the break the scoreline read 0-0. Before the match we had all expected to take 3 points back to the Meadow but half-time it looked for the world like a draw would be the best we could expect as Kidsgrove created quite a few chances and looked dangerous on the break.
As the second half started it was more of the same but Belper eventually started getting back on top before Jon Hobson picked up a second yellow card. Surprisingly Belper played even better and Asa Ingall headed us into the lead after 71 minutes Somehow Belper hung on and despite a few close shaves came away with a fantastic win.
Amazingly for the second season running the Nailers had been to Belper, had Jon Hobson sent off and come away with a win – the sign of a great team spirit.
After the final whistle I went onto the toilet and bumped (not literally) into the Kidsgrove manager, couldn’t top myself saying’you wuz robbed mate’ – he had to agree.
Thankfully I managed to persuade Nigel to hand over his programme as Kidsgrove are very tight when it comes to making complimentary programmes available.
Next up Stamford
Having previously made the decision not to travel to the midweek away game at Kidsgrove (which was subsequently postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, I thought I’d go the re-arranged game.
Like the day of first game this was to be a wet night at the Stan Brown Stadium. The ground has stands on all four sides, which is unusual for teams at this level. My preferred stance would be on the halfway line but the narrow stands at Kidsgrove gets well populated with only a few people, so the first half was watched from behind the Kiddy keeper. The action was mostly at the other end as Belper struggled with the wet conditions and the gusty wind. It was the worst half of football that the Nailers have played, but at the break the scoreline read 0-0. Before the match we had all expected to take 3 points back to the Meadow but half-time it looked for the world like a draw would be the best we could expect as Kidsgrove created quite a few chances and looked dangerous on the break.
As the second half started it was more of the same but Belper eventually started getting back on top before Jon Hobson picked up a second yellow card. Surprisingly Belper played even better and Asa Ingall headed us into the lead after 71 minutes Somehow Belper hung on and despite a few close shaves came away with a fantastic win.
Amazingly for the second season running the Nailers had been to Belper, had Jon Hobson sent off and come away with a win – the sign of a great team spirit.
After the final whistle I went onto the toilet and bumped (not literally) into the Kidsgrove manager, couldn’t top myself saying’you wuz robbed mate’ – he had to agree.
Thankfully I managed to persuade Nigel to hand over his programme as Kidsgrove are very tight when it comes to making complimentary programmes available.
Next up Stamford
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