AFC Liverpool from Yesteryear

I was accompanied for this match by Kevin, my friend of many years. We met other supporters in the club house, including Dave The Rattler and the two Chesterfield lads (who are mates of Steve Fraser). On the pitch, we got off to the best possible start. Debutant George Lomax stabbed home from close range, after Joe Whittington had played the ball across the area to keep the ball alive from a corner. For the first twenty minutes we were in complete control. We could have scored a second when a shot was diverted away unconvincingly by the keeper, and just narrowly went wide. Along with Steve, Dave, and the Chesterfield lads, we were stood behind the goal we were attacking in the first half. On a couple of occasions, I played ballboy. Much to the amusement of everyone behind that goal, I tried a spin of the ball with my feet! But then, the home side came back into it. They moved through the left side of our defence with ease, and shot against Jack Cookson's left hand post. The respite...

It was a first half that did not have a lot between the two sides. They took the lead on 25 minutes through Jason Hart, who I understood to be an ex-Salford City player that was on a nice bit of money per week for a player at North West Counties level. Their attacking play did show that they were more dangerous in that final third, as we only mustered one first half chance of note. The second half brilliantly coined the phrase of a game of two halves. Chances were created by the Reds, only to be denied by Lee Dovey in the Longridge goal. There was at least one save that was point blank. We did eventually restore parity about ten minutes from the end, when one of their players got a little nick on Callum Schorah in the box. Marc Stephens stepped up to score. The Reds were definitely on the front foot in the final stages. However, the visitors did nearly nick it with one late attempt that may have come off the post or saved by Jack Cookson. I was in the clubhouse after the match with my ...