Eastwood Town v Hednesford Town UniBond League Premier Division
Opted for the Badgers game - the only other games to survive the weather were the ones at Ilson and Hucknall -- but going to Coronation Park gives me a chance to catch up with my big brother Ron......
The first thing noticable was the full car-park! This meant parking behind the Chewton Street stand, and although this puts the car in danger of being hit by balls flying over the stand, it does reduce the walk to the turnstiles!
Had a chat with physio Fred Kirk and caught a glimpse of the new Chairman before taking our seats in the Mabe-Allen stand.
The Badgers looked good from the start, and when Lindon Meikle lobbed Hednesford keeper Ben Scott in the 15th minute to put the home team in front, it was no more than they deserved.
Debutant Leon Wainman was gifted the Badgers second goal on 33, a supercool finish, firing into an empty net from 25 yards after an error by Scott. Not an easy chance, but the newcomer took his time before curling the ball home.
H-T 2-0
How things change!! Hednesford, lead by ex-Badger Chalkie White pressured constantly right from the get-go, and with Eastwood appearing to run out of ideas, it was no surprise when Hednesford scored, Chad Sheppard's low drive creeping just inside the post to halve the defecit on 73. With three minutes to play, Mario Pedro levelled the scores, firing home the rebound after a shot had cannoned off the post. The same player had previously missed two "sitters", but made no mistake this time.
F-T 2-2
Walked past the new Chairman as we were exiting the ground -- he was less than complimentary in his comments to the bloke with him, but I think "effing disaster " was a bit on the harsh side!!!
Opted for the Badgers game - the only other games to survive the weather were the ones at Ilson and Hucknall -- but going to Coronation Park gives me a chance to catch up with my big brother Ron......
The first thing noticable was the full car-park! This meant parking behind the Chewton Street stand, and although this puts the car in danger of being hit by balls flying over the stand, it does reduce the walk to the turnstiles!
Had a chat with physio Fred Kirk and caught a glimpse of the new Chairman before taking our seats in the Mabe-Allen stand.
The Badgers looked good from the start, and when Lindon Meikle lobbed Hednesford keeper Ben Scott in the 15th minute to put the home team in front, it was no more than they deserved.
Debutant Leon Wainman was gifted the Badgers second goal on 33, a supercool finish, firing into an empty net from 25 yards after an error by Scott. Not an easy chance, but the newcomer took his time before curling the ball home.
H-T 2-0
How things change!! Hednesford, lead by ex-Badger Chalkie White pressured constantly right from the get-go, and with Eastwood appearing to run out of ideas, it was no surprise when Hednesford scored, Chad Sheppard's low drive creeping just inside the post to halve the defecit on 73. With three minutes to play, Mario Pedro levelled the scores, firing home the rebound after a shot had cannoned off the post. The same player had previously missed two "sitters", but made no mistake this time.
F-T 2-2
Walked past the new Chairman as we were exiting the ground -- he was less than complimentary in his comments to the bloke with him, but I think "effing disaster " was a bit on the harsh side!!!
Attendance again over 300, and although the result was not what the home fans wanted, the game overall was a good 'un -- we have seen a lot worse!!
Can't see any games available for Tuesday, so it may be a case of a couple o' bottles o' beer and Spurs/Arsenal on the telly...
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