Despite the kicking they got when we last went to watch them Armthorpe are having a decent season in the NCEL Premier league,A win tonight would have take them up to second in the table.
I have a soft spot for Shirebrook Town,i can't put my finger on why but i do.Along with Lincoln United they are the first non-league side scores i look for in the non league paper.for this reason the following match report may be a tad bias.
THIS IS ARMTHORPE!!!
Town have been struggling this season.Although due to Broadsworth being very poor relegation does look unliky.They went into the match third bottom in the table. Which for a side of Shirebrooks standing is surprising.A surprise FA cup exit to Boston Town didn't help much either.It was back in August i say them slam 5 past Rothley Imperial in a pre-season match and look rather good while doing it. (Although Rothley play at least a couple of divisions below Shirebrook it probably didn't count for much.
We paid our £5 entry fee and decided to go in search of a nice warm drink in the tea hut
As we got a pre match cup of tea (55p) one of the Shirebrook officials asked us if we had the time.It was 15 mins to kick off and Shirebrooks center forward was still 20 mins away.It was going to be a long night for Town.
Armthorpe isnt the kind of place you would want to go to very often.Its a typical South Yorkshire town and you all know what i think of that part of the world.There was a decent crowd in to be fair which was a surprise with Doncaster Rovers playing local rivals Sheffield Wednesday on a couple of miles away.
The ground is a little run down but is more than adequate for this level of football. We sat in the covered stand along the side of the pitch. The seats consist of wooden beams on concrete steps and arnt that comfy.Thankfully tonight was a league game so no chance of extra time tonight.
As the two sides came out two things stood out. Firstly we had a female lineswomen.(You would have thaught a nice girl like this would have better things to do that run about in wet and windy Armthorpe on a rank Tuesday evening.)Secondly Shirebooks keeper have an all pink kit.
Armthorpe v Ossett
The home side as you would expect took the game the visitors in the first ten mins or so till Town found there footing in the game.Shirebrook for all there problems do try to get the ball down on the deck and play and this was soon evident as they created a few chances while surviving the odd Armthorpe attack here and there. A couple of decent efforts for the visitors whistled past the post then they missed the best chance of the game when there center forward headed past the advancing keeper but the ball just went the wrong side of the post.
As so often happens in football the first goal went against the run off play but i must say it was a great strike.A volley first time for an acute angle brought back memories of when i was a player and Marco van Basten in the 1988 European championship final against the USSR.Gutted!!
that goal seemed to knock the stuffing out of Shirebrook as they went further behind just before halftime.for my money 2-0 flattered the home side.
Town came out in the second half with all guns blazing as Armthorpe didn't know what hit them!Shirebrook made it 2-1 with a well worked team goal and it was game on and the traveling Shirebrook army realised that all wasn't lost.
Alas it was.Armthrope added a third although it had a hint of offside about it.The rain was now coming down and it effected Shirebrooks passing game badly as they faded towards the end of the match.
To be fair Armthope deserved they win but if Town continue to play like this then good times are just around the corner.
Admission £5
Programme £1 worse of the season for me.20 pages of adverts,6 pages of reading material.And two of those were league tables.
Tea 55p not the biggest cup you will ever get but it was ok.
Ground 5/10
Match 6/10
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