A number of hoppers had been wondering about the new ground for Belle Vue as Futbology also seemed to be confused.
Colchester is still a large military town but the Garrison is much smaller than it used to be. Between all the old barracks was a large grassed area and on the edge of it there is an athletics stadium, Astro hockey pitches and a football pitch - known as Garrison 'B' it was used by the Youth teams of Colchester Utd for a number of years, as just a short walk from Layer Rd and this season it is being used by the Colchester United Women's team. The athletics track and hockey pitches are also used by local clubs as well as the military.
Then you had Garrison 'A' a cricket ground, with a small pavilion and score box, when I served in Colchester, it was hard enough to get to play a cricket match on the ground let alone ever think of playing football on it!! It was even used by Essex once, for a First Class cricket match, when the Castle Ground in Colchester was waterlogged.
The football pitch was in very good condition, on the far side of the cricket square, and roped off on one side with two portable dug outs.
Sudbury sports are part of the AFC Sudbury set up, with this team giving some of their academy players an opportunity to play Saturday football, however at the start they looked like they had never played together before, Belle Vue were 3 up after 31 minutes, and it looked like game over but Sudbury then seemed to remember how to pass to each other and got two goals back just before the break.
Sudbury looked much more organised in the second half but could not add to their two goals, Belle Vue were mainly defending but did look dangerous on the break as Sudbury pushed forward.
Then it went goal mad, Belle Vue got their fourth goal in the last minute of the game, then Sudbury pulled one back after 94 minutes, only for Belle Vue get their fifth goal with the last kick of the game.
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