BEESTON SNATCH WINNER IN SEVEN GOAL THRILLER

Nottinghamshire Senior League

Division One

MANSFIELD HOSIERY MILLS FC 3 BEESTON FC 4

Att: 35

Programme £1

Another night at the Fieldings, the home of Mansfield Hosiery Mills saw a few hoppers come from near and far to witness a topsy turvey match that swung both ways and the result was in doubt up to the final whistle.

Before the match, I had a cuppa and was joined by Stockport Len and another northern based hopper and some of the locals including Darren Clay. In the First half of the match, I stood with Richard Lane and it was really good to see him, Malc Storer, The man named Onion Bag and Jim Bethell and his dad.

Beeston thought they had scored after 10 minutes, when a shot from the left hand side hit the back of the net, but the referee disallowed the goal after a chat with the official on the far side. The Millers came forward and really should have taken the lead on 25 minutes, when a one on one saw the attacker hit the post from a close range. It was then Beeston on the attack and a long ranged effort smacked the crossbar before being cleared. It was then after 41 minutes that the visitors did take the lead, when a lovely one touch piece of football saw BRIGHT AGANA slide the ball past Gilbourne in the Millers net.

The Second Half saw The Millers playing down the famous slope and pushing forward and they got their reward of getting back on equal terms on 55 minutes, when a free kick from the right hand side was floated in to the penalty area where TYLER BARKSBY scooped low to head home.

The turnabout was on as after 58 minutes, The Millers were in front when TYLER BARKSBY sprinted through and beat the advancing keeper to tuck under him to make it 2-1. Beeston then came back in to the game and after 69 minutes, it was their turn to equalise when ADAM KEMP hooked home from the edge of the penalty area.

From the kick off, The Millers went straight on to the attack and gained a corner kick on the right hand side, from that resulting corner TYLER BARKSBY completed his hat trick when heading home at the near post.

Beeston were far from out of the game and pressed forward again and on 78 minutes, ADAM KEMP rifled home through a crowded penalty area to make it 3-3.

With 7 minutes to go, the referee sent Aaron Foster of The Millers to the Sin Bin. Beeston now with a player advantage pressed forward and in the final seconds of the match, a shot ended at the feet of visiting sub HENRY SAINSBURY who tucked home the winner. At the full time whistle, Aaron Foster was then shown a straight red card.

A real shame that there had to be a loser in this match as it was a great advert for the NSL. I felt all 3 officials had a good match.

I must thank Richard Lane for his kind £5 donation towards the Charity Blog which is for Forget Me Not, a small charity that supports people with dementia and their families/partners/carers. Mansfield Hosiery Mills FC and their under 16;s team are also supporting the Charity Blog with £1 for each goal they score this season.

The Running Total stands at present on a whopping £1,046.50p