VILLA WIN AT DRONFIELD

DRONFIELD TOWN 2 HIGH GREEN VILLA 4
PRE SEASON FRIENDLY @ STONELOW ROAD
25 JULY 2019 --- 7.45PM
High Green Villa kept up the impressive pre season performances of the Sheffield County Senior League sides witnessed so far with an excellent return from a good work out against Dronfield Town and all this after going a goal down inside the first thirty seconds.

HIGH GREEN VILLA ON THE BALL

Thursday night football would offer a second visit to Dronfield Town, no complaints there, with a chance to catch up with another County Senior side in the guise of Premier League High Green Villa and it was semi final stage in The I Don't Do Pre Season Friendlies Cup.  After a blisteringly hot couple of days the trains were in meltdown and the option to arrive by a stripey boys number 44 was taken dropping us off by the station for a convenient call at The Village Fisheries due to I believe the closure of the previous chippy stop in the town.  Both myself and Mr R from platform 1 Parish were more than happy with a steady selection of delights.
An early arrival allowed for a relaxing start and with no teams attempted to be gained there was little on either sides social media so tonight's report will contain the old numbers game probably for the first time this pre season.

WARM UPS ALL READY

Pitch looking superb, great fence of Dronfield was still standing and the bar and café were open so all was set fair.
High Green looked smart in a sky blue and white striped kit looked in trouble inside the first 30 seconds when their diminutive keeper was chipped by the home number 10 who ran round him and tapped home the lose ball.  However they were level on the quarter of an hour mark thanks to their number 11 who turned the defender and fired home.

LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION

The visiting keeper was beaten by an exquisite lob from home number 9 five minutes before the break but Villa were level just moments later with a powerful header from number 10.  The goal fest continued on the stroke of half time and allowed High Green the chance to go into the break in the lead via a floated free kick off the left sent into the net by a glancing header from the number 11.
Second period saw the visiting keeper more than prove his worth with shot stops producing two excellent saves one remarkable one on his line from point blank range and much as the game seemed to be flowing towards Dronfield the determined efforts of the visitors would see them increase their lead with seven minutes left, lovely play from the number 9 saw him beat three players and the glory was taken by the '20' who fired home to secure the Sheffield sides victory.
Just a short blog with a disappointing report without names but it is the nature of many pre season games.

THE GREAT FENCE STILL STANDING AS THE BALL BREAKS FREE

A great win for High Green who once again represented their league well against higher status opposition, although it has to be said it did look a much changed Dronfield side from last weeks game versus Teversal.
Thankfully the delays on the trains would see us catching a late service at Dronfield an all this was helped by a kindly gentleman from the town who watches Manchester City and Alfreton who we struck up an interesting hopping conversation with during the game, thank you for the assistance.