Saturday, 12 January 2008

Carlton Town v Warrington Town

Saturday 12th January 2007 UniBond League Div One South

1st game of the new year, and a cracker of a game it was... good choice by Mr. Goodman. Mind you my choice, Calverton MW v Kinsley Boys sounded alright as well, with the home team beating top of the league Kinsley 3-0.

Anyway, we had an event free journey to Stoke Lane, arriving 15 minutes before the kick off time.

We had a quick chat to Carlton player Dean Gent's dad. I've known Dean a long time ( since our Under 9 days with Hucknall Sports and Ruddington colts some 14 years ago). Dean has been a regular at Carlton for the past six seasons, but had to settle for a place on the bench for this game.

The game - it sort of went like this :-

2 minutes - free-kick to Warrington 25 yds out, the ball was fired towards the far post by Williams - no-one connected and the ball went in off the post 0-1.

6 minutes - corner to Warrington -- a great ball in headed powerfully home by Lamb 0-2.

28 minutes - Carlton's Bignall collects in box and fires home with the outside of his right foot 1-2.

28 minutes - a great run down the line by Carlton winger Smith - wonderful near post cross head in by Warringrton's unlucky full back Elder 2-2.

30 minutes - Bignall hammers home a penalty 3-2

H-T

56 minutes - Warrington's Spearritt headed home from a free-kick 3-3.

63 minutes - Warrington's 17 year old sub Taylor collected a superb 50 yard cross-field ball before firing home past the Carlton keeper 3-4.

80 minutes - Warrington's Rendell saw his effort deflected past the Carlton keeper 3-5.

90 minutes - Warrington's Brown ran through on goal and fired past the Carlton keeper 3-6.

The Warrington fans were hoarse -- (that lot will never be speechless) and were left pondering about the last time their team netted 6 away....they seemed to remember a 9-0 some years ago!

Anyway, back to the car - the heater on full --- did I mention -- IT WAS BLOODY FREEZING again!

Tuesday -- looks like only one game on at the moment -- Rainworth v Glapwell in the NCEL League Cup.

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