MINERS STAGE LATE FIGHTBACK TO TAKE THE WIN

 Euro Soccer Nottinghamshire Senior League: Division One

KIRTON BRICKWORKS FC 3 KIMBERLEY MINERS WELFARE RESERVES FC 4

With Hazel having been rushed up to hospital late monday evening with a severe chest pains, on arrval at a and e she was rushed straight through as the Triade nurse thought she may be having a heart attack, thankfullly due to the doctors etc they ruled this out and put it down to a viral infection and gave her tablets and she came home at 3.30am and was told bedrest. On Friday she got up and did a bit of pottering about but felt very tired but Saturday morning, her brother rang and asked if I wanted taking to a match and his wife would sit with hazel for a few hours but Hazel insisted that Kirton was only down the road and would drop me off.

On arrival at the Station Road ground, I was greeted by Kirton Chairman Tony March and club Sec Jamie Birch and a cuppa was soon greeted on the table for me. The referee Gareth Tye arrived and we had a natter as always and soon both teamsheets were in.

As Always with my visits to Kirton whether it be in July or February, it began it rain, it always rains in Kirton! 

Kirton Brickworks FC do a very unique shaped badge at £3 for collectors and can be obtained on matchdays or through their twitter page.

The game kicked off and the Brickworks nearly took he lead after just 8 seconds when Jack March saw his cross shot go narrowly wide with the visiting keeper beaten.

The game then went end to end, but after 5 minutes, it was the Miners who went in front as a cross from the left found out MATTHEW DICKENSON who tap home from close range. Things were to get better for the visitors after 7 minutes as the doubled their lead when RIO HUTTON knocked the ball home to make it 2-0.

Kirton then woke up and began to press and on 9 minutes got a goal back when Miners captain Ian Shepherd guided the ball in to his own net. Was the fight back on?

In fact it was as after 12 minutes, KIERAN JOHNSON fired home to make it 2-2, but then after 13 minutes we had a fifth goal as kirton took the lead for the only time in the game, when JACK MARCH  took the ball round the keeper to slot in to a empty net so after just 13 minutes it was 3-2.

The rest of the half saw both teams have chances and both keepers making good saves.

The Second Half saw the visitors doing more of the attacking, but the home defence were holding tight, but after 81 minutes they were level when ARCHIE BROWN was first to react to a loose ball and fire home. A draw seemed to be a fair result for both clubs, but their was still one dent in the game to come for the homesters, when Kimberley had a corner from the right hand side and Kirton Veteran Scott Ricketts slid in to clear but the ball ended up in the back of his own net to give the Miners a late winner.

I thought both teams played a great open playing match in the correct spirit, no groans or grumbles from either sets of players or officials and felt Referee Gareth Tye had a very good match.

I must thank the following for donations for the Charity |Blog which is for Family Fund, a charity that helps and supports families with children with special needs and disabilities

Kirton Brickworks FC £10, Adge on behalf of Ollerton Town FC £10 and Scott Ricketts £5, with the goals scored today, it takes the total to over £1300 so a BIG thankyou to all.

88 photos from the match can be seen on this LINK