Competition: Northern Premier League Division 1 South
Attendance: 150
Admission: £6.00 / £4.00 concession
Programme: £2.00 - with team sheet
Thought I would be on my own for this one as Kev had family business to attend to, but not so as Alan and Chris, our friends from Heanor Town were on hand to keep me company...
No point writing too much - the Basford goals are on video, so with pictures painting thousands of words, I will add links to the relevant web page.
Loughborough are struggling near the bottom of the league, with Basford lying comfortable in 6th place. It was the visitors who had the first real chance of the game on 12 minutes, Karl Demidh's shot flying past the outside of the post with Deeney well beaten. Sam Osbourne was booked on the half hour mark for reckless challenge, and when the free kick was nodded down in the box, Demidh was again on hand to send a shot goalwards, but on this occasion the effort was tipped over superbly by Deeney.
Basford opened the scoring on 33 when Osbourne played the ball into the box, carried on his run and received it back a few yards from goal before stabbing it home. The lead lasted only 12 minutes though - Loughborough levelled through Karl Demidh, drilling the ball low past Deeney after he was picked out 12 yards from goal by Ash Hodgkinson. H-T 1-1
Two minutes into the second half, Jarrod Holmes made a rash challenge on Kyle Dixon and was, quite rightly, shown a yellow card. Ten minutes later, Holmes made another rash challenge and was duly shown a second yellow, followed by a red.
A man down, Dynamo were put under the cosh by their hosts, and when Fabian Smith's free-kick on 59 landed in the six yard box, Riece Bertram back-heeled it home - pity he and two other Millboys were off-side!!
Basford restored their lead on 65 when Dixons "shot" got a double deflection, hit the inside of one post before rolling across the line and in at the other one! Dynamo went down to nine men in the 79th minute after Elliot Hodgett-Young tripped Courey Grantham as the substitute was played in on goal. Although the offence was 20+ yards from the visitors' goal, Referee Keith Salmons showed the no. 3 a straight red, I assume for denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity.
Going down to nine seemed to galvanise Loughborough though, and they almost secured an unlikely looking draw with four to play, United having Deeney to thank after he made a cracking save from Jack Andrews' fierce drive. F-T 2-1
Not the best game I've seen at Greenwich Avenue, but great to see 150 people in attendance. I was asked by Basford Director Neil McGowan if I could remember a season where one club had teams in both the Notts. F.A. Saturday Senior Cup final as well as the Saturday Intermediate Cup final. I looked through my records, and checked with the Notts. F.A. records that are available, and the answer is no - although I am prepared to be shot down in flames by other, more studious personages!!