QUICK FIRE DOUBLE SEES POINTS HEAD TO NEWARK

Samba Nottinghamshire Senior League

Division Two

ROBIN HOOD COLTS FC 0 NEWARK FLOWSERVES RESERVES 2

Att: 19

Robin Hood Colts are a new club in to the Nottinghamshire Senior League and play just off Sixth Avenue on the famous village of Edwinstowe in the heart of Sherwood Forest and just down the road from the world famous Robin Hood's Major Oak tree. Ive not been to this ground since Thoresby CW folded some years ago and having to stay very local, this fixture caught my eye with both teams playing very well of late.

The forecast was for snow, but on arrival it was very cold with the temperature in the car showing at minus 1, the pitch looked perfect for football and after my cuppa and a chat with referee Gareth Tye, it was to pitchside under the stand, which I was grateful for as the freezing rain began to lash down.

A minutes silence took place for a young player who sadly lost his life on a pitch playing football during the week.

The game kicked off and both sides matched each other with very few chances but the Colts possibly just shading the possession in the first thirty minutes, but Flowserve began to raise their game and quite quickly had the ball cleared off the line twice.

In the 40th minute, the deadlock was broken, when a shot from the right hand side of the box was turned in by the Division top marksman LEIGHTON NICHOLSON on 40 minutes to give the Orangemen from Newark the lead.

As we were heading towards half time, a break this time down the left hand side saw TYLER MARTIN chip the home keeper who got his fingers to the ball, but to no avail as the ball dropped behind him in to the net to double Flowserve;s lead.

The Second Half saw The Colts press forward in search of getting back in to the game with a goal, but this was made harder when Wigglesworth in the 56th minute was dismissed for a second cautionable offence.

Flowserve played the remained of the match on the break, whilst Colts pressed but in the end to no avail. The result lifts Flowserve in to 4th in the table with games in hand on those above them.

I felt referee Gareth Tye had a good match in difficult conditions.

I would also like to thank Robin Hood Colts FC for their kind donation of £10 to the Blogs Charity FORGET ME NOT which is a small charity that supports people with Dementia and their partners/carers. The running total now stands at £1074.50p.

Photos from the match can be seen on this LINK