Today was one of those days, a groundhoppers nightmare...the dreaded torrential downpour! This meant waterlogged pitches galore, which meant lots of postponements, which meant very limited options. Bad times. Eventually the fickle finger of fate landed on Harrison Park, the home of Leek Town who were playing against the worlds oldest club, Sheffield FC.
I have actually visited Harrison Park before, a couple of years ago, when I seen the grounds other residents, Leek CSOB, play. The ground hasn't changed one iota! Considering the rain that was falling the pitch was in great nick and a decent game of football was eagerly anticipated. I wasn't disappointed.
Both teams have had a fairly decent start to the season with Sheffield currently sitting top of the pile, with Leek handily placed not too far behind, having been the early pace setters themselves. Sheffield started the brightest with pace on the break and two big target men to aim for. The only surprise was that it took them until the 29th minute to finally take the lead when a cross from the right was headed home by Ben Leonard. They had another decent chance through a Greg Wright shot before Leek levelled six minutes later with their first meaningful attempt on goal. Dan Cope got his laces on the end of a Leon Ashman cross and the ball crept across the line and into the net. This lifted Leek and they had the better chances in the final minutes of the first half but the score remained level.
The second half continued where the first left off as Leek continued to force the play but on 56 minutes Sheffield regained the lead when Matthew Roney rounded the 'keeper before firing home from a narrow angle. Instead of pushing on Sheffield seemed to be settling for the 2-1 lead and slowly handed the initiative back to Leek, but it wasn't until the 88th minute that Leek got their second equaliser they richly deserved, when a cross from the right was allowed to be kept in play and turned back across goal for Paul McMahon to fire home. There was four minutes of added time and Leek went for it and almost snatched a dramatic winner but Sheffield held out and a draw was a fair result.
All that was left now was to jump in the car and head to the Echo Arena in Liverpool for a great evenings entertainment watching Morrissey....pass me that pint pot!!
I have actually visited Harrison Park before, a couple of years ago, when I seen the grounds other residents, Leek CSOB, play. The ground hasn't changed one iota! Considering the rain that was falling the pitch was in great nick and a decent game of football was eagerly anticipated. I wasn't disappointed.
Both teams have had a fairly decent start to the season with Sheffield currently sitting top of the pile, with Leek handily placed not too far behind, having been the early pace setters themselves. Sheffield started the brightest with pace on the break and two big target men to aim for. The only surprise was that it took them until the 29th minute to finally take the lead when a cross from the right was headed home by Ben Leonard. They had another decent chance through a Greg Wright shot before Leek levelled six minutes later with their first meaningful attempt on goal. Dan Cope got his laces on the end of a Leon Ashman cross and the ball crept across the line and into the net. This lifted Leek and they had the better chances in the final minutes of the first half but the score remained level.
The second half continued where the first left off as Leek continued to force the play but on 56 minutes Sheffield regained the lead when Matthew Roney rounded the 'keeper before firing home from a narrow angle. Instead of pushing on Sheffield seemed to be settling for the 2-1 lead and slowly handed the initiative back to Leek, but it wasn't until the 88th minute that Leek got their second equaliser they richly deserved, when a cross from the right was allowed to be kept in play and turned back across goal for Paul McMahon to fire home. There was four minutes of added time and Leek went for it and almost snatched a dramatic winner but Sheffield held out and a draw was a fair result.
All that was left now was to jump in the car and head to the Echo Arena in Liverpool for a great evenings entertainment watching Morrissey....pass me that pint pot!!
Saturday 7th November 2009
Northern Premier League Division One South
Leek Town 2-2 Sheffield FC
Attendance: 307
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