Tuesday 21st April 2009

Bartley Green 1 Heath Hayes 2
Midland Combination Premier Division
At: Illey Road, nr Halesowen
Kick-off: 7-45 pm
Attendance: 45
Weather: sunny, mild
Duration: first half: 46:08; second half: 47:52


(see also 2/12/08)


Second time lucky at Illey Road after my previous attempt to watch a Bartley Green home game back in December was thwarted by a late postponement.

This time round, Bartley Green took the lead with a 33rd-minute penalty scored by Elliot Nash, only to go down to a second-half double netted by Heath Hayes substitute Alan Haycock in the 64th and then 78th minutes.

On the way to the game, I called in for possibly a last look at the soon to be demolished Oldbury Leisure Centre (pictures).