AFC Kilburn 2, Aslockton & Orston 1 (02/09/2017 15:00) - CMFL South

As Kilburn had applied to play in the Central Midlands League, from the Midlands Regional Alliance, and had been accepted, it meant that this was a team that I needed to see, having seen all Step 7 + Derbyshire teams to date.

I drove up to the Leedale Park ground in Kilburn, on a lovely late summer afternoon, to watch their clash with their Notts. visitors. Both clubs are new to the league (from lower standards) and as such I wasn't expecting a classic to be played out at this lovely little ground.

The game started out quite evenly but as the visitors tired Kilburn began to dominated (and they could have won more comfortably if they took their two good late chances) and eventually deserved their first win out of the four they had played to date.

At the ground I bumped into Groundhopper Chris and it was, as always, nice to catch up with the league gossip.

The goals are described thus:

1:0 Ball cleared from the Aslockton box, only as far as the Kilburn defensive midfielder, number 6, who, with a lovely right footed volley from 25 yards, found the top corner beyond the right hand of the 'keeper.
1:1 A foul in the box, on the Aslockton right, gave the visitors a penalty. A right footed strike found the back of the net to the right of the 'keeper.
2:1 Poor defending, following a cross from the Kilburn left, resulted in the Kilburn number 7 being handed a good shooting chance. From 10 yards out , to the right of goal, number 7 struck the ball sweetly over the 'keeper.