Wednesday 2 August 2023, Stowmarket United 2 Risby Greens 3 - PSF, Wetherden Playing Fields
Had an evening off but after long drives last weekend and two planned this weekend plus the A12 and A14 being totally unreliable at night, I decided to knock off a local ground I had not been to - after 36 minutes, that seemed a big mistake!
A friendly (??) between two Bury St Edmunds, Sunday League teams - chose this also because Stowmarket United have a good social media feed, so knew the game was on. Even start but obvious not many good players on the pitch with the visitors right winger standing out and the home teams captain, who had obviously played at a higher level. On 12 minutes the captain hit the bar after a some great touches but that seemed to wake Risby up, who then took a 3 goal lead by the 35th minute.
There had already been some pushing and shoving but Stowmarket started to lose their heads after the third goal and in the 36th minute their centre back should have seen red, this led to a 15 man punch up with the home coach also getting involved. I thought the Ref would call the game off but he decided to play on.
Second half was an improvement, probably Stowmarket knew they were in big trouble if they did not get a grip of a few of their players, they subbed the thug who should have seen red and a few others- the changes saw an improvement in the standard of play - Risby still on top, however the home keeper was inspired in the second half and at the other end, Stowmarket got two goals back. Risby saw out the last 20 minutes out to gain a deserved win.
Basic village playing field, wooden pavilion/changing rooms, no other furniture, pitch surrounded by trees on 3 sides
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