Other things over the weekend meant I could only make the opening Saturday game on the inaugural five-game Notts Senior League Bonanza. Selston FC did a superb job in hosting a bumper crowd of 358 and were also rewarded on the field with a point secured with the last kick of the game from Tim Moore. On a warm and sunny morning, they took an early lead through Richard Barnes but visitors Wollaton bounced back with second-half to move into what appeared a match-winning lead. While the masses moved to nearby Underwood, I returned home to take part in the Support Stafford Hospital march before the second part of today’s football ‘double’.
Full report to follow...
Selston 2 Wollaton 2
Precision Nottinghamshire Senior League Senior Division
At: Selston Parish Hall Ground, Mansfield Road
Kick-off: 10-10 am
Admission: £3; Programme: £1 (8 pages)
Weather: warm and sunny
Selston (blue and black stripes / black / black): 1. Luke Wigley, 2. Tom Smith, 3. Ben Griffiths, 4. Gareth Ellis, 5. Grant Hackett (capt), 6. Logan Baston, 7. Damien Curren, 8. Dominic Airey, 9. Richard Barnes, 10. Sean Gregory, 11. Tim Moore. Subs: 12. Daniel Severn (for Gregory, 82), 14. Craig White (for Griffiths, 53), 15. Shaun Dickens (not used), 16. Ryan Bromyard (not used), 17. Sam Cox (not used). Managers: Karl Steed and Andy Haslam.
Wollaton (sky blue / navy blue / sky and navy blue hoops): 1. Paul Stanhope (capt), 2. Luke Humphries, 3. Steve Wilkinson, 4. Alan Corah, 5. Wayne Hallcro, 6. Rich Ranshaw, 7. Georgio Vitale, 8. Tom Cooper, 9. Dane Ranson, 10. Paul Marcowski, 11. Roy Killaney. Subs: 12. Paul Harrison (for Marcowski, 84), 14. Aaron Huseyin (for Renshaw, 82), 15. Liam Dirs (not used). Manager: Geoff Pallett.
Referee: Andy Rolph.
Assistants: Ian Smith and Lewis Saunders-Johnson.
Attendance: 358
Duration (45): first-half: 46:06; second-half: 48:58
Goals:
1-0 Richard Barnes (4)
1-1 Dane Ranson (46)
1-2 Rich Renshaw (82)
2-2 Tim Moore (90+4)
Cards:
Selston: Damien Curren (YC, 43), Gareth Ellis (YC, 49), Grant Hackett (YC, 66)
Wollaton: Wayne Hallcro (YC, 26), Luke Humphries (YC, 64), Rich Renshaw (YC, 66)
