Regatta Way Sports Ground, home of West Bridgford FC based in Nottinghamshire and play their trade in Step 6 of the Non League Pyramid in the United Counties League Division One. Formed in 2011 as a gateway for the youth players at the club and have worked their way up the Nottinghamshire Senior League into Step 6! Not bad going!
Tonight they face Newark & Sherwood United who play in the league above West Bridgford. The last 3 games I have watched have all resulted in away wins. Will tonight continue that run? Let’s find out! Through Mansfield, past Ravenshead, into Nottingham and at the ground in West Bridgford with about half an hour to go before kick off!
Free Entry here tonight! Majestic! The teams continue their warm-ups while I have a quick lap around the ground. The Cricket is still going on here too!
Kick Off! A slow start to the game but Newark look the more threatening so far. 18 minutes gone and Jamie Goddard drives forward for Newark, he plays a 1-2 with Nyle Blake, he plays it back to Blake in the box and he shoots… And Nyle Blake has scored for Newark & Sherwood!! Good finish! 0-1!
1 minute later and Newark have a free kick in a crossing position on the left from around 25 yards out, the cross comes in… Newark win the header… It’s going wide but here’s Nyle Blake to play it back across… West Bridgford get there and clear the danger.
22 minutes now and West Bridgford come forward from the right, it’s played in, it’s flicked on to number 8 who goes for goal on the volley… Good save! Corner, in it comes… Newark clear.
31st minute and Newark battle hard and win the ball back in the West Bridgford half, it’s played out right to Nyle Blake and he plays it across the 6 yard box to Finney who must score… OH WHAT A SAVE!! Somehow the West Bridgford keeper keeps it out with a strong hand from point blank and it’s still 1-0 to Newark & Sherwood. Contender for save of the season already?
3 minutes later and Newark have a free kick on the right, it’s crossed in, Kosi Nwobi is unmarked at the back post… He’s headed home!! Newark do double their lead!! 0-2!
Newark are dominating the game now! More and more as the game goes on as well. Right on half time and they come forward again, it’s played across to Tom Slone who gets into the box and shoots… Keeper saves with his legs but Slone gets it back, he wins a corner, in it comes… West Bridgford get a head to it but Newark win it back, the shot comes in from just outside the box… Over! Newark lead by 2 at half time.
Second half, 49th minute and Newark play a long ball forward towards Nyle Blake and he gets there in the box and he gets his shot away… OFF THE LINE! Blake gets it back and he plays it across to number 7 to shoot… Blocked! Number 7 gets to it and plays it across to number 11 in the box on the right to shoot… And score!! 0-3! That should be the game for Newark & Sherwood now!
61 minutes now and Newark come forward again, it’s played in to the new trialist number 9 in the box on the left and he shoots… In off the post!! It’s 4 for Newark & Sherwood! And a great trial for the new number 9! 0-4!
64 minutes on the clock and Newark have won the ball back on the edge of the West Bridgford box, it’s worked over to number 9 in the box on the left, he shoots… And he’s scored again!! Newark are running away with it now! 0-5!
2 minutes later and Newark have a free kick in a good position on the edge of the box on the right, number 7 shoots… And he’s hit the post!! So close! It rolls away and West Bridgford deal with it.
74th minute and Newark come forward from the right, it’s worked across brilliantly and it comes to number 9 just inside the box to shoot… Keeper gets a hand to it… But it’s not enough and it rolls in and the trialist gets his hat-trick!! 0-6!
1 minute later and Newark play a long ball over the top, number 10 gets onto it and he gets into the box on the right, he goes for the far post… And he finds it! It’s another one!! How many are Newark & Sherwood going to get here? 0-7!
84th minute and Newark work it out right, it’s crossed in, it’s touched on to number 7 who turns and shoots… It’s 8… No it isn’t! He’s Offside! No goal! Newark continue to press but they will have to settle with 7.
FT: West Bridgford 0-7 Newark & Sherwood United
Ratings
- Atmosphere: 1/10 – Dead unfortunately…
- The Ground: 3/10 – Very basic unfortunately… Club house is basic and there is only one stand with not much else here. It’s very spacious should they want to improve but nothing really else to comment on sadly.
- Expense: 10/10 – Free entry with no fuel and 7 goals? Was it going to be anything else?
- Overall Experience: 5/10 – Good to see 7 goals but it was a poor game at times and one way traffic pretty much.
19/40