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DRONFIELD TOWN 4 WORSBROUGH BRIDGE ATHLETIC 0

NCEFL 1 AT H E BARNES STADIUM

17 AUGUST 24 --- 3PM

DRONFIELD TOWN V WORSBROUGH BRIDGE ATHLETIC

Three vital points for Dronfield who after an edgy start to the season needed this pick me up with a hard fought but fairly comfortable victory that could have been larger but for the heroics of Jacob Rabone in the Worsbrough Bridge Athletic [WBA] goal.

ITS RUDE NOT TO INCLUDE A PICTURE

With a short list of three I finally settled on this early re visit to Dronfield because of a liking for both sides or does it surround food maybe? Distant memory reminds me of the scran on offer at WBA when the food servings where in the hall behind the goal having had a tray full it came to about £1.50! Then visiting a few years ago for a Sunday game when the snack bar had moved into the new kitchen by the stand and it was just as good. Whether its still as good I'm sure somebody will tell me and with a direct bus too within a few stops from Chesterfield I'm hoping for a revisit soon.

Of course here at Dronfield The Jolly Friar is a must visit before a game and today would be no exception and the offering to be honest just got better. The ladies had a new range to work with and the whole place was looking smart as was my lunch. A nice visit.

EARLY PRESSURE FROM RHODES

Topped off with an ice cream from the adjacent Coop before a circuit of the cricket match by the ground and it was as good a build up to a game anybody could wish for.

Arriving just under an hour before the start allowed a nice greeting I guess from comments being one of the first to arrive it always gives time to get the feel for the afternoon. Although of course the ground is a familiar local one its a bright afternoon so nothing amiss in a stroll around it.

RHODES DOWN THE WING

Both of these sides have not had the best of starts to their season and already are at the wrong end of the table but it felt certain either side was capable of breaking through to get the valuable points.

It was to be Dronfield who started the strongest and they took the lead after just nine minutes James Lindores long throw of the right created an inability to clear the ball from the WBA defence and it finally fell to Max Rhodes who got the scoring underway.

MAX RHODES FOR THE OPENING GOAL

The remainder of the half was a scrappy poor affair which gave reason to why both were struggling but just before the break the home side had a couple of good chances to increase the lead non more so than when Callum Mawbey broke through with just Rabone to beat but the keeper saved with his outstretched left leg and half time arrived at just 1-0.

JACOB RABONE TOP PERFORMANCE FOR THE VISITORS

It was a nice quick turn around with no silly delays and we were soon back underway and Dronfield much like the first half were quick off the mark when Mawbey slotted home at the far post to double the Derbyshire's lead with just five minutes gone of the second half.

STARINING EVERY MUSCLE

Dronfield overload threatened within three minutes they increased their lead further this time with Mawbey turning provider after he raced into the box lost possession to a defender and them immediately gained it back before supplying a low cross from Rhodes to convert for his second .

The visitors were now under real threat and with some sharper finishing and without the performance of keeper Rabone would surely have gone on to a bigger victory score line.

RABONE DENIES MAWBEY JUST BEFORE HALF TIME

The afternoon got worse for the visitors with ten minutes remaining following a coming together and then a small melee substitute Lewis O'Connor was shown a red card by referee Alexander Moore.

RHODES AND MAWBEY RECEIVE THE CONGRATULATIONS FOR GOAL NUMBER THREE

Of course it did get just a little worse when just two minutes further on Dronfield made it four, again it was Mawbey setting up Owen Lester for a finish in front of goal. It was a far happier Dronfield with these three points and a move away from the wrong end of the table even at this early part of the season was welcomed.

For Worsborough Bridge it looks like a return to the drawing board this is not a performance Lee Morris will be pleased with and in the second half they looked disjointed but its early yet and many clubs have players away on holiday and this may very well have affected them.

As a neutral my four games so far this season have not thrilled me and this one had a similar mundane feel to it, a poor first half did liven up with the goals in the second forty five but not a thriller.

The plus side is Dronfield are a nice club to visit alongside the Jolly Friar attraction and here's hoping for a visit to Worsbrough this season.

Words run out before the pictures so hopefully you enjoy the few that follow on.