F.C. BRAUNSTONE VICTORIA 0-3 LUTTERWORTH ATHLETIC
Braunstone Park, Leicester
Saturday 1st September 2007
Leicestershire Senior League Division 1
My first viewing of my local Senior League side F.C. Braunstone Victoria this season for their 3rd league match of the season against Lutterworth Athletic. Braunstone Vics play on the Cort Crescent side of Braunstone Park in Leicester and is next to the road. No admission is charged nor programme issued though if they did I would be surprised if many or any of the locals would come and watch. Depending on when a head count was taken it varied between 50 and 60 people watching at some point during the game.
Braunstone are currently in their second season in the Senior League and Lutterworth their third. The two games last season both ended in draws with a 4-4 scoreline in this fixture last season played in gale like conditions. Prior to this game Braunstone had won one and lost one while Lutterworth had started the season with a 100% record.
The game was an even affair throughout with the finishing being the difference. Lutterworth took their chances, Braunstone didn't. End of story. The first half hour was an even affair with both teams having similar amounts of possession and the visitors took the lead on 32 minutes when "a player" scored with a header from maybe six yards out. The remainder of the first half saw Braunstone play some of their best football but couldn't find a way to equalise and probably didn't want the half time whistle to blow.
Half Time: 0-1
The second half started with the home side looking like they were still on their interval and Lutterworth created a few chances and looked a yard quicker at times. They duly scored their second goal on the hour mark from a tap in which came from a left wing cross. Braunstone woke up again midway through the second half and played the better of the fooball for the remiander of the game with Darren Jepson having three chances, two of which were long range efforts saved by the visiting keeper. The first of these three chances should have put the Vics back in the game but his effort was brilliantly blocked by a Lutterworth defender. The third goal came right at the death when a mistake by the home keeper allowed Lutterworth to score a third and make the scoreline somewhat flattering.
Final Score: 0-3
2 comments:
Hi Rambler,
A good report there if you don't mind me saying so. I've heard that facilities in the Leicestershire Senior Premier are pretty good, does that extend to division one?
Yes and no. Some are not bad the others basic / non existant. I have been to all bar two of the current Division 1 and it is like picking the lottery numbers. There is nothing at Braunstone Vics - it is just a railed off pitch with (vandalised) dugouts. Lutterworth Athletic and Asfordby for example both have a clubhouse and the Athletic are one of a few clubs that issue programmes - the others I know of are Anstey Town, Ashby and Hathern. Plan to watch FC Khalsa next week so will have some info on them.
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