Monday 24th April 2000
Brocton 2 Hanford 1
Springbank Vending Midland League
At: Rowley Park
Kick-off: 6-30 pm
Admission: none; Programme: none
Attendance: 30 (headcount)
Weather: drizzle during second half
This turned out to be a disappointing game with nothing at stake.
Brocton took the lead in the 12th minute. A long clearance by keeper Darren Hill bounced over the Hanford defence. Andrew Harrison latched onto the ball inside the area and fed Ian Flude who slotted home from eight yards out.
The home side held their lead until the third minute of first-half stoppage time. Found wide on the right by a diagonal pass, Colin Fletcher crossed deep to the far post where Tim Birch stabbed the ball home at close range. By this time Hill was hampered by a knee problem.
The game was heading for a draw until Brocton netted an 89th-minute winner. Andrew Harrison beat Jason Coventry with a low right-foot shot into the bottom right corner from 10 yards out.
Brocton (green with green and white sleeves / white / green): 1. Darren Hill, 2. Andy Chandler, 3. Graham Cope, 4. Dave Haggan, 5. Mark Davies, 6. Richard Pemberton, 7. Ben Harrison, 8. Ian Flude, 9. Andrew Harrison, 10. Steve Bergin, 11. Mark Thomson. Subs: 12. Clive Oscar (for Bergin, 76), 14. Mike Oscar (not used), 15. Craig Hilley (not used).
Hanford (black and purple stripes / yelllow / yellow): 1. Jason Coventry, 2. David Field, 3. Shane Kent, 4. Andrew Atherton, 5. Paul Goodstadt, 6. Carl Bailey, 7. Dave Reading, 8. Lee Hartshorn, 9. Tim Birch, 10. Colin Fletcher, 11. Peter Clarke. Subs: 12. Simon Schwarz (for Bailey, ht), 14. Terry Whitehurst (not used), 15. Michael Quinn (not used).
Referee: Andrew Lawrence.
Goals:
1-0 Ian Flude (12)
1-1 Tim Birch (45+3)
2-1 Andrew Harrison (89)
