MOORE FOR LINBY ENDS WINLESS ROVERS SEASON

 Central Midlands League: Premier Division South

ASHLAND ROVERS FC 1 LINBY CW FC 2

I was due to go to this fixture a few weeks ago but due to bad weather it was postponed until tonight, both these clubs are very well run by non league football people but going in to the game Ashland had failed to register a win all season whilst linby had secured a mid table slot.

On Arrival I was greeted by Mr Ashland John Dawn and given a programme and a cuppa, as on the way to the ground the heavens opened, hence no photos from the match, Then a catch up with Adi Ward from Linby who bought back memories of the Notts Alliance days when he was involved with Hucknall Rolls Royce FC and whilst I did the Dunkirk programme I did the Hucknall Rolls programme for a season as well. He then kindly donated £10 to the charity blog and during the match John Dawn kindly donated £20 towards this years charity BUTTERFLY.

With both teamsheets in, I got a copy of each and John got me a chair to sit on at pitchside to watch the match.

The game began very evenly with both young goalkeepers in fine form, but after just 9 minutes, it was Rovers who had taken aearly lead, when after a foul was given just outside the area, up stepped KORBEN SPIER to slot the free kick home.

Linby began to press forward and on 17 minutes were awarded a penalty, the Ashland keeper guessed which way MASON MOORE's kick was going but could only push out for the penalty taker to follow up and put the ball in to the back of the net.

Both sides were creating chances and it was hard to understand how the homesters hadnt won a game all season at the half time stage.

The Second Half saw Linby up their game and press forward whilst Rovers had the odd attack, but on 64 minutes the game changed, when firstly a home player was sent to the sin bin and then within 3 minutes were reduced to 9 players whwn they had a second player sent to the sin bin.

Linby didnt make the two man advantage count but just as Ashland was back to 10 players, they got a corner on the right hand side that was floated in to the area, the linby defence cleared a long ball to the right winger who then crossed to the back post for 17 year old MASON MOORE to slot in to a empty net.

In to injury time and Rovers had a corner and pushed everyone up in to the area and a shot that looked goalbound was superly stopped by the visiting keeper and the rebound was hammered over the crossbar and over the top of the changing room area.

So with the donations of £30 from both clubs and the 25p per goal seen, it now takes the charity blog running total up to £418.75p for BUTTERFLY, a charity that supports people, men and women and children who have been in abusive relationships, sadly I was a victim when a child and saw things that a child have to see or be beaten, hence why I ran away from home in Birmingham when 15 years ld and lived on the streets of Nottingham in the winter.

If anyone would like to make a donation, no matter how small, you can make a bank transfer to my charity blog account..the details are as follows:

AROUNDTHEGROUNDS CHARITY BLOG

SORT CODE: 30-98-97

ACCOUNT: 70342862

Thankyou to everyone for their kind support