Friday night footy again - an obscure Sunday League Final played at South Normanton Athletics Exchem ground. We had no idea of the standard of football we could expect, but knew that it would be a fairly decent game between unbeated Div 2 side FC Welfare 1925 from Heanor, and Div 1 outfit AFC South Wingfield 93.
Started out as a lovely, balmy spring evening but we were glad of the big coats as the night wore on. There were plenty of lads wearing just T-shirts, but as the beer flowed, they seemed insensitive to the plummeting temperature!! Very impressed with what Mr. Phill Bailey and friends have done with the Exchem ground - it looks a picture. South Wingfield took to the pitch in yellow shirts with black bands, while Welfare wore a more traditional red / black strip.
Wingfield opened the scoring on 10 when Welfare full back Liam Bagguley made a hash of clearing the ball, allowing gangly 6 ft + striker JAY MILES to control the ball and fire past keeper Liam Coupland. Not much happened in the rest of the half, and no notes were taken. H-T 1-0
Jay Miles opens the scoring for Wingfield
Welfare came out looking to level from the off, and their constant pressure paid off in the 57th minute when no. 9 MATT HUNT rolled home after a defender muffed his clearance. The teams tried hard to find another goal, but even though Referee Tim Walker added on 9 minutes of stoppage time, we were to face the dreaded extra-time. F-T 1-1
3 goal Matt Hunt ( no. 9)
4 goal Jay Miles
Now - we were contemplating leaving at this point, but decided that we may as well see the game out - and are we pleased we did! JAY MILES scored his second just four minutes into the 1st period of extra-time. After being released down the left, he cut in and fired a cracking right foot drive across Coupland that flew into the net before the keeper could react.
Two minutes from the break, MATT HUNT volleyed home from close range to bring the scores level. Seconds later MILES completed his hat-trick, this time a powerful header from just inside the 6 yard box. I have to mention the cross in from the right - it was perfect... right height, right weight, right place - excellent. The no. 14 shirt crossed the ball, unfortunately I didn't get his name. H-T ET 3-2
MILES added his and Wingfield's fourth goal with 5 to go - capitalising on an error by keeper Coupland and rolling the ball home. Coupland is usually a battling midfield player, but has been keeping for the past few Welfare games - he did ok, but did make one or two unforced errors - the last one punished big-time by Miles.
Still one more goal to come and yet another hat-trick! MATT HUNT heading home with what turned out to be the last action of the game. F-T ET 4-3
Not a bad standard overall, and the extra-time itself was worth the £3 entrance fee.....
Admission £3 - included programme with lucky number..
Attendance -- too many to count, but we reckon there were well over 200 present.
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