Post by porkystone on Sept 3, 2020 8:04:33 GMT
Stansfeld 3 - 3 Punjab ( Stansfeld win 4 - 3 on Pens ) FACup Extra Preliminary Round @ Glebe FC.
Taking advantage of a rare afternoons work between Maidstone and London I went on to take in this game - pleased that I did !
So Glebe's ground is 1 mile or so beyond Chislehirst off the A222 in a very upmarket part of South East London. My first time at the ground, and was impressed, stand half way down one side, small stand at one end, hard standing on 3 sides and a well equipped club house all looking in bright order. Access is via Foxbury Avenue, a narrow lane off the A222. If coming to this ground PLEASE turn the car round when parking up, trying an 11 point turn after the game with loads of cars trapped behind you is not so good. Enjoyed some lively banter on the way in, entry ticket bought in the club house ( at the same time as giving covid trace details - good idea that ) and position taken up on the far side. Good crowd in ( say 250 ) with lots from Gravesend supporting Chipie Sian's boys, and perhaps a younger crowd in for the home team. First point was whether a knee would be taken pre kick off for BLM. That didn't happen, instead we got a sustained volley of industrial strength language from the home players to pump up each other. Simple, but effective.
From the outset it was clear that Punjab had trained well and they looked every inch a league above Stansfeld. Crisp passing in midfield, simple balls to find wingers / overlapping full backs, precise delivery ( ? reading this Hak ? ), Stansfeld were overwhelmed, and reduced to hopeful drives into the channels searching for runners. The Punjab #3 looked a really effective deliverer of crosses & set pieces. Punjab scored after 5 minutes, a towering header from a right wing corner, and went 0 - 2 up after 16 minutes, some great interplay in midfield releasing a forward who tucked the ball home off the keeper. 2 minutes later there was an odd incident, as a Punjab player went down in the Stansfeld box, but neither got a penalty or was booked for simulation. Right in front of me, the young lino did f**k all and got some ferocious stick from the crowd.. Stansfeld came more into the game as the half went on, but H / Time 0 - 2.
By this time, the rain had increased to a steady drizzle, so I took refuge in the stand behind the goal, snug and dry, but not so great viewing.
It was obvious that Stansfeld had received a thorough dusting at half time, and came out in the second half to play a much more up tempo, pressing game. Punjab were forced out of it. Throughout, Stansfeld were helped by a steady and proactive use of sub players to refresh ( reading this Hak, Jay etc. ). One sub was legendary striker Billy Shinners, who looked in everyway like Richard Dimmock of VCD / Cray fame ( one for our older readers ... ). On 52 minutes, Stansfeld scored, a charged down clearance on the RHS being crossed and tucked away, and the score went to 2 - 2 on 58 mins, a free kick from the right being met by a bullet header into the net. On 67 minutes, Punjab looked to have sealed it, when a deep cross from the left looked to be headed in off the Stansfeld keeper. A bit unsure here, as the stand was full ( it was still pissing down ) and my view was somewhat obscured. End to end stuff followed, but Stansfeld equalised on 83 minutes, a shot from the edge of the box following a scramble. No more, so full time 3 - 3 and straight to penalties.
Home side advantage probably told in the penalty shootout, as the Stansfeld ' Under 5's ' made a lot of noise behind the goal. The shoot out went in parallel, shots 1, 3 and 4 scored by both sides, shots 2 both well saved by the respective keepers. Punjab's 5th penalty was well saved by the Stansfeld keeper ( who'd generally had a good game and provided a lot of vocal encouragement ) and who else but Billy Shinners ambled up to slot away Stansfeld's last kick to put them through.
Taking advantage of a rare afternoons work between Maidstone and London I went on to take in this game - pleased that I did !
So Glebe's ground is 1 mile or so beyond Chislehirst off the A222 in a very upmarket part of South East London. My first time at the ground, and was impressed, stand half way down one side, small stand at one end, hard standing on 3 sides and a well equipped club house all looking in bright order. Access is via Foxbury Avenue, a narrow lane off the A222. If coming to this ground PLEASE turn the car round when parking up, trying an 11 point turn after the game with loads of cars trapped behind you is not so good. Enjoyed some lively banter on the way in, entry ticket bought in the club house ( at the same time as giving covid trace details - good idea that ) and position taken up on the far side. Good crowd in ( say 250 ) with lots from Gravesend supporting Chipie Sian's boys, and perhaps a younger crowd in for the home team. First point was whether a knee would be taken pre kick off for BLM. That didn't happen, instead we got a sustained volley of industrial strength language from the home players to pump up each other. Simple, but effective.
From the outset it was clear that Punjab had trained well and they looked every inch a league above Stansfeld. Crisp passing in midfield, simple balls to find wingers / overlapping full backs, precise delivery ( ? reading this Hak ? ), Stansfeld were overwhelmed, and reduced to hopeful drives into the channels searching for runners. The Punjab #3 looked a really effective deliverer of crosses & set pieces. Punjab scored after 5 minutes, a towering header from a right wing corner, and went 0 - 2 up after 16 minutes, some great interplay in midfield releasing a forward who tucked the ball home off the keeper. 2 minutes later there was an odd incident, as a Punjab player went down in the Stansfeld box, but neither got a penalty or was booked for simulation. Right in front of me, the young lino did f**k all and got some ferocious stick from the crowd.. Stansfeld came more into the game as the half went on, but H / Time 0 - 2.
By this time, the rain had increased to a steady drizzle, so I took refuge in the stand behind the goal, snug and dry, but not so great viewing.
It was obvious that Stansfeld had received a thorough dusting at half time, and came out in the second half to play a much more up tempo, pressing game. Punjab were forced out of it. Throughout, Stansfeld were helped by a steady and proactive use of sub players to refresh ( reading this Hak, Jay etc. ). One sub was legendary striker Billy Shinners, who looked in everyway like Richard Dimmock of VCD / Cray fame ( one for our older readers ... ). On 52 minutes, Stansfeld scored, a charged down clearance on the RHS being crossed and tucked away, and the score went to 2 - 2 on 58 mins, a free kick from the right being met by a bullet header into the net. On 67 minutes, Punjab looked to have sealed it, when a deep cross from the left looked to be headed in off the Stansfeld keeper. A bit unsure here, as the stand was full ( it was still pissing down ) and my view was somewhat obscured. End to end stuff followed, but Stansfeld equalised on 83 minutes, a shot from the edge of the box following a scramble. No more, so full time 3 - 3 and straight to penalties.
Home side advantage probably told in the penalty shootout, as the Stansfeld ' Under 5's ' made a lot of noise behind the goal. The shoot out went in parallel, shots 1, 3 and 4 scored by both sides, shots 2 both well saved by the respective keepers. Punjab's 5th penalty was well saved by the Stansfeld keeper ( who'd generally had a good game and provided a lot of vocal encouragement ) and who else but Billy Shinners ambled up to slot away Stansfeld's last kick to put them through.
