Kirby Muxloe now find themselves playing at step five of the pyramid, just two seasons after coming out of the Leicester Senior League. They won that league in 2008 and were promoted into the newly formed East Midlands Counties League, where they became the inaugral champions in 2009. Malvern Town meanwhile found themselves coming the other way, having been relegated back into the MFA in 2009. Both sides have had a mixed season and find themselves in mid table.
The Ratby Lane ground is very basic, though there is lots of scope for improvements. The small covered terrace behind the goal offered no real protection from the elements today and most of the crowd found themselves huddled in the small seated stand, though if you actually sat down you'd struugle to see the game! As touched upon before, the pitch was in fantastic condition considering the rain that had been falling.
As for the match, well that was pretty average. Malvern had the majority of play in the opening half hour of the game, playing the classic away team counter attack tactic, but never posed any threat to the home 'keeper, the closest effort being a scuffed shot which hit the bar. They took the lead on 32 minutes when Craig Carter raced through to slot home, but this served to wake Kirby from their slumber and they got themselves back into game when Jamie Mason slotted home just before half time.
The second half was a drab affair, Kirby had the majority of play in this half, but like Malvern in the first never really troubled the 'keeper. The game wasn't helped by the conditions as the rain got heavier and the wind stronger, both teams seemed content to settle for a point when deep into stoppage time at the end of the game, the homesters grabbed an undeserved winner through Craig Pietrzyk . I say undeserved as neither team did enough to win the game and a draw would have been the fairer result.
Saturday 21st November 2009
Midland Football Alliance
Kirby Muxloe 2-1 Malvern Town
Attendance: 43
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