JAMES BRACE SECURES LUDGVAN WIN

Cornwall Combination League

LUDGVAN FC 3 FALMOUTH TOWN RESERVES 1

Admission £2

Att: 48

After a afternoon to the Lizard, we popped in to look at Lizard Argyle FC and then travelled just up the road to Mullion FC and was greeted by their committee, as they had a evening kick off, but we needed to ventured back closer to the holiday site we are staying at as Shawn was a bit tired. My first choice was Perranwell v Carharrack but as Id seen the visitors at the weekend, I don’t like to watch a team twice in a matter of days.

After a phone call to friendly Sue Cook to confirm that Ludgvan’s game was on, we headed there. On arrival, we watched some kids having a training session, so after 20 minutes, got out the car and asked a lady if that’s where the adult team played and she replied that I was at the wrong ground, it was next door, a ground they shared with the cricket.

Ludgvan FC are doing very well this season sitting at the top of the Cornwall Combination League by nine points at the start of tonights game, but like everywhere in the Country they still have a lot of games to be played.

I met Sue and paid my £2 admission and made my way down to the side off the pitch ready for the kick off. The homesters began the game brightly and had quite a few half chances whilst the away side played on the break.

Just on the 30 minute mark, Ludgvan broke the deadlock when top scorer GERAN JAMES stroked the ball home. A minute later saw a bit of confusion, when a Ludgvan corner from the right was met by the head of a home player that struck the bar and rattled the net and bounced out, the Ludgvan players celebrated whilst the opponents linesman put his flag up, the referee couldn’t see if the ball had crossed the line, whilst the away linesman said he couldn’t be sure, so the goal was disallowed to the frustration of all the home faithful.

As the game was headed to half time and I was looking forward to my half time cuppa, a good movee by the home team saw GERAN JAMES hit home from 25 yards to double his sides advantge.

At half time, I headed up to the clubhouse and asked for a cuppa and the lady said it was free, but I chucked a quid in to the clubs kitty anyway to support this friendly club.

After the break, Falmouth began to play better and forced Ludgvan to defend a lot more and this time it was the home side;s turn to play on the counter.

On 68 minutes, the visitors were back in the game when OLI WALKER hit a low shot in to the corner of the net to make it 2-1. Falmouth now had their best spell in the game and with minutes to go, the Ludgvan keeper had to be on his guard when a low shot was heading for his far corner to which he was equal to.

In the 89^th minute, Ludgvan sealed the points when JACK RAMSEY scored to send the majority of the 48 crowd home happy.