Half Time Orange??

Camp D'Esports D'Aixovall

2012-01-24T17:10:00.003Z

I saw the following 5 matches at the above stadium.

Transports Couto U.E. Engordany 1 - Matecosa U.E. Sant Julià 2

2012-01-24T17:09:00.002Z

Desigual U.E. Extremenya 2 - Constr. La Posa F.C. Lusitans B 0

2012-01-24T17:07:00.002Z

C.E. Principat A 2. - Modernes Inter Club Escaldes 0

2012-01-24T17:05:00.001Z

Ranger's F.C 0 - Escale U.E. Santa Coloma 5

2012-01-24T17:04:00.003Z

Pidasa F.C. Santa Coloma B 3 F.C. Casa Benfica 1

2012-01-24T17:02:00.001Z

Estadi Comunal Comu D'Andorra La Vella

2012-01-24T17:00:00.001Z

Camp Desports Del Mi Consell General (Rugby)

2012-01-24T16:58:00.000Z

Taff's Well 3 Haverfordwest County 1

2012-01-16T08:38:00.004Z

Dinas Powys 1 Abergoed Buds 4

2012-01-10T12:38:00.001Z

Lewes 1 Horsham 1

2012-01-06T12:50:00.000Z

Tonbridge Angels 1 Bromley 1

2012-01-05T12:44:00.000Z

St Francis Rangers 0 Crowborough Athletic 3

2012-01-04T12:45:00.005Z

Pease Pottage Village 3 TD Shipley 0

2012-01-04T12:41:00.005Z

East Preston 3 Littlehampton 1

2012-01-04T12:30:00.004Z

Ringmer 1 Lingfield 3

2012-01-04T12:29:00.000Z

Worthing United 2 Lancing 2

2012-01-04T12:25:00.002Z

Newhaven 2 Saltdean 2

2012-01-04T12:21:00.004Z

Barnham 2 Bosham 0

2012-01-04T12:16:00.003Z

Croesyceiliog 2 Penrhiwceiber Rangers 2

2011-11-22T15:24:00.002Z

Ton & Gelli BG 3 Llantwit Fardre AFC 1

2011-10-20T17:17:00.002+01:00

Newport County 3 Kettering Town 1

2011-10-20T17:11:00.003+01:00

Real Madrid 4 Real Betis 1

2011-10-20T17:00:00.005+01:00

Rugby Town 1 Bedfont Town 1

2011-10-02T16:12:00.003+01:00

Barry Town 1 Aberaman Athletic 1

2011-09-19T13:16:00.006+01:00

Ely Rangers 1 Garden Village 3

2011-09-19T13:02:00.002+01:00

Cardiff Grange Harlequins 2 Pontyclun 1

2011-09-19T12:57:00.002+01:00

Cogan Coronation AFC 3 Penrhiwceiber Cons Ath 0

2011-09-12T13:02:00.002+01:00

Sully Sports 1 Cogan Coronation AFC 1

2011-09-08T12:42:00.004+01:00

St Josephs 3 Nelson Cavaliers 2

2011-09-08T12:14:00.004+01:00

AFC Butetown 5 Pentwy Dynamos 2

2011-08-27T09:07:00.000+01:00

Wales 1 Australia 2

2011-08-11T09:29:00.003+01:00

Cardiff Draconians 1 Pontyclun 1

2011-07-21T12:55:00.000+01:00

Bridgend Street 2 Abercarn 4

2011-07-20T12:44:00.000+01:00

Caerleon 2 Porthcrawl 2

2011-07-19T10:02:00.002+01:00

The number one playing as a striker

Bridgend Street 1 Llanelli 5

2011-07-02T08:49:00.001+01:00

Sandgate 1 Bethnal Green 'A' 0

2011-04-16T23:22:00.003+01:00

Bedfont Town 2 Rugby Town 3

2011-04-16T23:14:00.001+01:00

Hailsham Town 2 Crawley Down 6

2011-04-14T19:42:00.000+01:00

Bexhill United 1 Loxwood 3

2011-04-12T15:02:00.001+01:00

Little Common 0 Seaford Town 2

2011-04-12T13:28:00.000+01:00

Catsfield II 0 AFC Sidley 2

2011-04-11T12:30:00.001+01:00

Hitchin Town 5 Bedfont Town 1

2011-04-09T18:19:00.005+01:00

Christchurch 6 New Milton Town 0

2011-04-09T00:59:00.003+01:00

Poole Town 3 Bemerton Heath Harlequinns 0

2011-04-08T00:43:00.000+01:00

Pease Pottage Village 4 Turners Hill 1

2011-04-06T23:56:00.001+01:00

Mid Sussex Senior Charity Cup, played at Burgess Hill

Ringmer 5 Eastbourne United 0

2011-04-05T23:40:00.000+01:00

Sidley United 2 Rye United 2

2011-04-04T23:21:00.000+01:00

Reims 4 Tours 1

2011-04-01T14:37:00.000+01:00

South Normanton 6 FC Bilsthorpe 1

2011-03-26T16:49:00.000Z

Parkhouse 5 Sutton Town 0

2011-03-26T16:30:00.000Z

Thoresby CW 1 AFC Hucknell 1

2011-03-26T13:40:00.000Z

Phoenix 0 Kiveton Park 0

2011-03-26T09:55:00.000Z

AC Milan 1 Bari 1

2011-03-13T13:36:00.000Z

S.S. Excelsior, Bergamo, Italy

2011-03-12T13:13:00.000Z

AlbinoLeffe 2 Vicenza 2

2011-03-12T12:51:00.000Z

Marlow 1 Bedfont Town 2

2011-03-05T10:59:00.003Z

Dunstable Town 2 Willand Rovers 0

2011-01-22T09:43:00.000Z

The teams being introduced to the Mayor of Dunstable, and dignatories from the FA.

Dunstable walk back from scoring their opener.

Biggleswade Town 1 Bedfont Town 0

2011-01-11T09:40:00.000Z

Atherstone Town 0 Bedfont Town 3

2011-01-08T12:39:00.000Z

Eastbourne Borough 0 Cambridge United 2

2011-01-03T12:34:00.000Z

Ashford Town (Middlesex) 1 Bedfont Town 1

2010-12-30T12:31:00.000Z

Bedfont Town 4 Beaconsfield SYCOB 2

2010-12-15T09:53:00.000Z

Wealdstone 0 Newport County 1 (AET)

2010-12-13T09:50:00.000Z

Windsor & Eton 1 Bashley 0 (abandoned after 63 minutes)

2010-12-11T09:43:00.000Z

Tring Athletic 2 Colney Heath 4

2010-11-23T10:37:00.000Z

The Grass Roots Stadium

Colney Heath score the 3rd Penalty of the night, and their 4th of the evening

Cove 1 Hanworth Villa 1

2010-10-19T10:06:00.000+01:00

Worcester Park 1 Cobham 2

2010-10-16T16:46:00.001+01:00

Cobham net the winner from the Penalty Spot

Croydon Athletic 1 Folkestone Invicta 1 (after 90 mins)

2010-10-13T11:48:00.002+01:00

Most of my pictures were 'corrupt' apparently and thus there is only a couple

Bookham 2 Badshot Lea 5

2010-10-12T11:45:00.003+01:00

My Pictures were apparently 'corrupt' so I can only post a few of them

SC Farense 1 Real SC 0

2010-10-02T15:00:00.000+01:00

Stedfast United 3 Southall 0

2010-09-27T09:24:00.005+01:00

Banbury United 1 Bashley 4

2010-09-14T10:01:00.000+01:00

Willesden Constantine 4 Indian Gymkhana 2

2010-09-11T17:07:00.000+01:00

Witney United 1 Kidlington 2

2010-09-10T12:24:00.000+01:00

'Fabulous Friday Football' returned to the Polythene UK Stadium with the local derby against Kidlington

Sightly outdated fixture sign outside the ground

The Main Stand

Behind the far Goal

The Covered Stand on the far side, strangely set back from the pitch perimeter

One of the many directional Signs in the club

Leverstock Green 4 Hanwell Town 1

2010-09-08T09:54:00.007+01:00

Barnet 3 Cheltenham Town 1

2010-09-08T09:51:00.004+01:00

With Brentford not playing until the Sunday I ventured over to Barnet, a place I have been to many times before. Despite missing the first 2 goals due to running late the final score was 3-1.

Wokingham & Embrook 1 Bracknell Town 1

2010-09-08T09:45:00.001+01:00

Wokingham and Embrook hosted their Ground Share opponents Bracknell Town.

After paying at the turnstilles we was very kindly directed by a club official to the bar, toilets etc.

The final score was 1-1

Eversley 2 Farnborough North End 1

2010-08-30T09:37:00.000+01:00

We eventually made it to Eversley, although I have to admit it wasn't the easiest to find.

The pitch itself is quite a way from the car park as you walk around an indoor cricket centre.

The ground itself is quite neat with some dugouts seemingly made by a double glazer!

They have one small seated stand which is located just to the right of the half way line.

Farnborough North End took the lead before Eversley pulled the game back in the 2nd half, scoring the winner just before full time.

Hartley Wintney 1 Bedfont Sports 1

2010-08-18T09:43:00.010+01:00

After much debate over where to end up thsi evening we continued our theme of the Combined Counties League, ending up at Hartley Wintley v Bedfont Sports. The ground itself is quite neat, with a small covered area outside the Clubhouse and a Small Seated Stand on the far side.

The side wall of the Dressing Rooms

The side of the ClubHouse

After paying the gentleman at the 'shed' the £5 admission and £1 for the programme we made our way to the bar.

Matchday Programme

The Clubhouse

The game itself was entertaining enough with Bedfont Sports taking a 2-0 lead at half time. In truth it could easily have been 3-1 with the Bedfont Striker missing the chance to get a hat-trick from a one-on-one and Hartley having a Penalty saved.

Behind the nearside goal

The small seated stand on the other side

The second half provided the home side with one goal, as well as rattling the crossbar twice. Bedfont Sports began to time waste to the best of their ability and the referee did not deal with this accordingly. In truth it was a poor performance from the officials all round.

The far end of the ground

Final Score Hartley Wintney 1 Bedfont Sports 2

Mole Valley SCR 0 Chertsey Town 5

2010-08-16T16:03:00.011+01:00

This was Mole Valley's first venture into the FA Cup and after 18 minutes they faced an up hill struggle, when they were reduced to 10 men also presenting the visitors the opportunity to open the scoring from the penalty spot.

The far side and Dugouts

As the rain continued to lash it down, Chertsey soon won themselves a second penalty, which they also converted to make the score 2-0 at Half time.

Chertsey score there 4th

The small seated stand

The second half was a mostly one way traffic affair with Chersey adding 3 more goals to their tally. In truth they could have had alot more with them also hitting the post and crossbar as well as missing some glorious chances.

So it was the visitors who progressed in front of an impressive crowd of 179.

The ground itself (owned by Tennants Cobham FC), was a neat little one, with a small seated area in front of the club house. Behind each goal was a small covered stand.

Molesey 3 Camberley Town 0

2010-08-09T10:47:00.013+01:00

Well the official start to the 2010/11 Season brought me to Molesey, a place that is not too far away from me, but i have never previously visited.

I have to say the ground exceeded my expectations, not that i'm sure what they were in the first place. With the heavens deciding to open just before kick off i posistioned myself on the covered terrace on the far side of the ground.

Behind both goals is a covered terrace, the one at the Walton Road end of the ground only being completed during the pre-season (according to the informative programme).

The main stand is quite impressive for Combined Counties Standards with seating above the tea bar and toilet facilities.

Molesey ran out eventual 3-0 winners, however in my opinion Camberley probably deserved a goal if not a point. Still its another CCL Ground ticked for myself!

Ash United 0 Beckenham Town 4

2010-07-24T13:07:00.001+01:00

This will not go down as the greatest day in my groudhopping day, but it will certainly be one that I wont forget in a hurry. My initial target was to get to two games with the first being Westfield v Corinthian Casuals at Bisley FC. However this idea was soon put to pay with the traffic that was on the M3. With it evident that i was not going to make Bisley, i decided to head for Wokingham & Embrook who kicked off half hour later. However the traffic going that way wa no better, and thus after toying with the idea of trying to go to Camberley, i settled with just doing the one game at Ash.

Kick off for this game was delayed as the away team from Kent was held up in the very same traffic. After a very quick warm up from the visitors the game got under way. The lack of warm up did not seem to hamper Beckenham as they came firing out of the blocks and put in a great passing performance. At half time they led 3-0 but in truth it could have been more as they also squandred 2 one on one opportunities, and hit the post.

In the second half i moved around to the other side of the ground and was treated courtesy of Farnborough Air Show, to a display from The Red Arrows. The match itself calmed down a tad with the visitors still having the stronghold of the game, but only adding 1 more goal to their first half tally.

All in all an enjoyable day and match, given how the day had started, and another Combined Counties League Ground Ticked!!!

Lyndhurst 3 Bournemouth Poppies 2

2010-07-23T11:40:00.008+01:00

I had a deperate rush into the New Forest for this one, with confussion over the kick off, with one web-site saying 6:45 and another saying 7. When i parked in the small car park down the road i could see the game had started although thankfully i had only missed 3-4 minutes. This friendly was anything but, and became a quite heated affair at times. If both teams could play as well as they could argue with each other then they would surely finish the forthcoming season well.

Lyndhurst were by far the better team in the first half scoring three good goals on the counter attack. Despite the sun hindering the home defence, the Lyndhurst Goalkeeper pulled off a string of fine saves, including one from the penalty spot.

The Lyndhurst Goalkeeper saves the penalty low to his right.

Bournemouth (the higher ranked of the two teams) had their manager sent off in the first half for a tirade of foul language thrown at the referee.

The Away Dug-out with just before the manager (far left in red) was dismissed

In the second half Poppies created a few more chances and pulled one back to make the score 3-2. In the last few minutes of the game, it threatened to boil over as a Lyndhurst player threw himself into a tackle. Despite it being one of the worst tackles I have seen in a number of years he escaped with a yellow.

The ground is pretty basic (as most HPL one's are), with a fenced off pitch, no admission was charged or programme produced.

All in all an enjoyable evening and another HPL ground ticked.

Winchester City 0 Kinstonian 0

2010-07-11T21:02:00.007+01:00

My 3rd preseason friendly, (and 3rd new ground), in as many days, and it has to be said the most unentertaining thus far. There was a small ex-Brentford connection to this game with Bobby Traynor for the K's along with Glen Cockrill the Winchester manager.

In all honesty the ground was not what i was expecting..... not that i'm sure i know what i was expecting.

Kingstonian put out two seperate teams for each half, both wearing seperate kits which was a first for me!

The less said about the game ..... the better!!!!

Alton Town 2 Godalming Town 2

2010-07-11T20:47:00.008+01:00

Godalming took an early lead in this pre-season friendly (my 2nd in as many days), and generally looked the more comfortable of the two sides.

It was in the second half that Alton began to make a game of it as they found two quick goals to take the lead. That was however cut short as Godalming converted a penalty.

Godalming could have won the game with a second penalty which was saved by the substitute keeper.

The ground was very pleasant and had a cricket style pavillion which is used for changing rooms

There was also a tractor which i took a liking too.

Sandhurst Town 1 AFC Wimbledon 1

2010-07-10T10:14:00.006+01:00

The Official Matchday Programme to Kick off the Centenery

Right the start of a new season brings re-newed enthusiasm for my blog so here goes. The 2010/11 Campaign got off the ground last night as the Frizzers entertained the Dons as the start of the Centenary Season. AFC Wimbledons first competitive league game took place 8 years ago at Sandurst as the 2 teams met in the Combined Counties Premier Division.

The Dons fielded a team of youth and trialists and took the lead in the first half with a helping hand from the sun and a mishandle by the Goalkeeper. A lofted ball into the area got lost in the sunlight and the Home goalkeeper managed to push the ball into his own net.

The Goalkeeper (far left) and the troblesome sun.

In truth the first half was quite an even affair with both teams having opportunities. In the second half the free flowing football continued and Sandhurst managed to pull an equaliser back.

All in All a good entertaining game to start of this season, with a new ground to boot!

Brentford 0 Bristol City 1

2009-08-12T16:57:00.001+01:00

The Bees bowed out of the Carling Cup to 10 man Bristol City. In truth Brentford played some great football and looked the better team. City were reduced to 10 after there striker recieved 2 yellows. However it was not meant to be!!!!

Ticket £22
Programme £2

Carlisle United 1 Brentford 3

2009-08-12T16:49:00.003+01:00

A great start to the 2009-10 season (I choose not to document the friendlies i went to including a trip to Wembley and the Emerates Stadium) 511 bees made the long journey to Cumbria, my own journey took 7 and a half hours!!!! Brentford took an early lead from new boy Myles Weston, before Carlisle equalised from the spot, after Saunders was adjudged to have handled in the area. The second half Brentford looked rejuvinated against a Carlisle team that looked as though they may struggle this term. Weston got a second putting the ball through both the keepers arms and legs as he squirmed down to collect. The 3 points were sealed when Wood capitalised on some poor defending before rifiling a shot past the debutant keeper.

The ground is quite quaint, with a large new stand housing both home and away fans. This runs the full length of the pitch. Behind one goal is a covered terrace used by home supporters, this reminded me a little of the one used by away fans at Peterborough. The main stand has terracing in front of the seated area. Behind the other goal is open terracing used as an overflow for away fans.

Adult Tickets £18
Programme £3

2009/10 Season

2009-06-29T14:24:00.000+01:00

The 2008/09 Season saw me visit 100 games exactly in total. With my bloggin exploits ceasing around December. However the 2009/10 season will see an improved, and more consistant blog!!!!! (I hope). :)

Missed Opportunity!

2008-12-04T12:43:00.002Z

A couple of games i failed to write reports on.....

Brentford 1 Darlington 1
Binfield 3 Eton Wick 0
Hendon 1 Heybridge Swifts 1

Hendon 0 Harrow Borough 2

2008-12-04T12:38:00.003Z

Not my first choice for this night however due to weater i find myself back at Vale Fam, only a week + after my last visit. With the pitch frosty and in the shadow of the Wembley arch Hendon lost 2-0 to two second half goals. Both goals came in the same way with the highly rated Robin Shroot beating his man down the left wing before putting a low cross in which was invarably scored.

The ground at Wembley (thats Vale Farm not the Stadium), by far meets its criteria for the Combined Counties League that Wembley FC play in. With a long seated stand occupying the far side. The rest of the ground is terracing with some covered posistioned at the far end of the ground.

Photo's to follow!

Manchester City 0 Manchester United 1

2008-12-04T12:32:00.005Z

I was quite looking forward to this game however turned out to be a little dissapointed. The City Of Manchester Stadium is an amazing ground, however for such a big game i was expecting a better atmosphere.

Man United i didnt feel played particuarly well however won care of a Wayne Rooney goal. United felt a little pressure as Ronaldo saw red however still feel the game lasked the passion i was expecting.

I would however recommend Eastlands to anyone though. In terms of new build grounds it is in my opinion one of the best. The programme was also a good buy at £3 with 100 pages.

Altrincham 0 Rushden & Diamonds 4

2008-12-04T12:21:00.005Z

After much thought we decided to pick this game as it was local to where we were staying. Altricham were very poor with Rushden missing countless opportunities, as the fog decended and got thicker!

The ground has both seating and terracing, with most of it covered. The away supporters are however left to stand in the uncovered terrace behind one goal.

There is covered terracing running both behind the other goal and along the far side and a small grandstand occupying the near touchline.

On this occasion the grandstand was less than half full. It also has a smaller seated stand adjacent to it.

Barrow AFC 2 Brentford 1

2008-12-04T12:14:00.007Z

An upset in the making. On a cold, damp night in Cumbria Brentford were knocked out of the FA Cup by there lower ranking opposition! In truth Brentford were poor and probably deserved to lose. Barrow appeared to want the victory more and after Brentford were rightly reduced to 10 men, the shock that the Setanta camera's were looking for was very much on.

The ground is an of a traditional style with just one side being modernised. This being a all seater stand. The rest of the ground however is terracing varying between covered and uncovered. Bees fans were housed in the corner with the option of Terracing and Seating, however segregation for the seating was clearly not in place.

For a full match report visit http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/

Overton United 1 Sandhurst Devels 0

2008-11-20T11:16:00.009Z

This game in the Aldershot Senior Cup, was played on a Neutral ground at the Aldershot Military Stadium. The stadium is majoritally a Athletics track which also hosts any Army football matches.

The ground has a distict tradional 50's feel about it with some great authentic old floodlights. There is just the one main stand which runs alongside the pitch. This is all seater and for this game housed around 20 people !

There is also a turnstille over in the far corner of the ground, however for this game it is not used.

The game itself was in my mind ruined by the referee who failed to let it flow. Overton took the lead in the first half but rarely threatened. Sandhurst did pull one back only for it to be rulled out. The reulting protests ended up with Sandhurst being reduced to 10 men.

In all a tidy ground that i would recommend anyone goes to should they get the chance.

Cockfosters 2 Holmer Green 1

2008-11-20T11:08:00.003Z

Another league cup competitions brings me to Cockfosters. A bit of a landmark for me as its my 150th ground. After a long journey on the Piccadilly Line and a brief stop at the chippy by the station i make my way to Dacre Field. Now i have to admit at this point i have a soft spot for Holmer Green after my visit there last year so i guess my alliance for this game were them. The Ground has very little there! A small seated section on the near side and a pathway around 3 sides. The other side has just a row of bushes behind the goal.

I feel i must also praise the programme editors at Cockfosters, it was by far one of the best Non League Programmes i have read in a while! The game could have gone either way with both teams having spells of pressure. I thought the referee was spot on and have a very good game. The deciding goal came from a nice run and good finish in the last five minutes or so. I must recommend Cockfosters to any groundhoppers if only for the programme!

Horndean 0 Brading Town 1

2008-11-20T10:51:00.009Z

My next game took me into the Wessex League.

This game between Horndean and Brading had a distict lack of quality. The game itself was quite entertaining with plenty of chances, however alot of play was 'hit and hope' so to speak.

The ground iself was quite quaint. With just a fence posistioned behind one goal and no walkway. There is a seated stand which has a estimated capacity of around 40 people

and a small covered terrace on the far side between the dugouts.

The strange thing on that side is to get to the stand you have to walk infront of the dugouts. Not very practical when the game is in progress i suspect.

Two of the floodlight pylons are actually Mobile Phone masts with lights stuck to them!

The game had a delayed kick-off as the referee issisted the Horndean goalie changed his shirt as it clashed with Bradings away shirt. In my opinion the Brading goalies shirt actually clashed more!

Horndean looked the lively of the two teams in the opening stages missing a few chances. However Brading then began to settle and were awarded a penalty just before half time. The striker however failed to hit the target putting it wide. The second half was a little more scrappy with Brading scoring a well worked goal. I think a draw would have been fair, but for struggling Horndean it wasnt to be.

Ashford Town (Middx) 2 North Greenford United 1

2008-11-20T10:42:00.004Z

This game was in the Middlesex Senior Cup and in my mind the £9 admission fee was a little pricey. Admittedly this game was not my first choice however due to a spaight of bad weather i decided to go just up the road to Ashford, especially as i hadnt been there in a while. The game was one way traffic with Ashford missing chance after chance. However you had to give credit to NGU who defended well and got there reward just after the break scoring from a well worked set piece. Ashford however had other ideas, and continued to enslaught the NGU goal. It looked as though NGU may hang on, but they were to conceed twice in stoppage time, to eventually lose. I think NGU deserved extra time at least especially considering one of Ashford's goals looked very offside.

Hassocks v Balcombe

2008-11-11T11:01:00.001Z

Match Abandonned which was a shame as i quite fancied this one, but given the rain cant say i'm overly suprised!