Damage in the Box!: STOURPORT SWIFTS (Walshes Meadow)

Headed to the midlands today for my football fix as the rain put paid to my first (Ossett Town) and second (Selby Town) choice of game and after a run of no goalless games, i've now had two in my last three...pah!

Neither team has been pulling up any trees in the league this season and both are languishing amongst the dead men near the foot of the table, so I suppose a goalless outcome was inevitable. Which begs the question why did I bother going here? Answers on a postcard....

Onto the match and the first half was absolute dross. Neither goalkeeper was tested and goalmouth action was thin on the ground. Beaconsfield looked the more livelier of the two sides and indeed they did get the ball in the net right on half time, but the referee ruled it out for pushing.

The second half started off in the same vein but around the hour mark the game suddenly sparked into life. It began with a bit of melee involving most of players after a mis-timed tackle by SYCOB's Craig O'Connor. He was booked along with two other players but it seemed to spur the Swifts into action.

In the space of about 5 minutes Swifts finally forced SYCOB 'keeper Ben Harris into some meaningful action, when he pulled off three good saves and they also managed to hit the crossbar, through an Andy Jones header. Beaconsfield also looked dangerous on the counter and they too had chances. The last quarter of the game was end-to-end but neither side could ultimately break the deadlock.

A nice set up here it's just a shame the locals don't come out and support their team, today's crowd was just 51. Walshes Meadow is a neat and tidy ground, with a nice little clubhouse. The pitch held up remarkably well considering it lashed down for virtually the whole of the game.