Friday 18 September 2026, Connah's Quay Nomads 1 Cardiff Met 0 - Welsh Premier, Cae-y-Castell
Decided to make my Saturday trip to Everton last 2 days so a chance to get another game on the Friday night. Connah's Quay play down the road at Flint, arrived and very wet, quick beer in clubhouse, which is about 100 metres from the ground. Ground is G4 pitch and an assortment of seated stands, including a large main stand.
Wet and windy for most of the game but the football was of good quality with the home side dominating for most of the game but only managing the one goal on 69 minut3s, they did have an earlier effort on 40 minutes disallowed.
Struggled to find a hotel or B & B in the are but ended up staying at a convent (breakfast included) in Holywell - strange to say the least!
Thursday 17 September 2026, Woodbridge Town Under 18s 2 Mulbarton Wanderers Under 18s 2 (Woodbridge won 5-4 on penalty kicks) - FA Youth Cup 1st Qualifying Round, Notcutts Park
I got to see a cracking game last night, Mulbarton were ahead with almost the first kick of the game after a poor Woodbridge back pass and they then got a second goal on 41 minutes. Woodbridge had created a few chances but the visitors had been slightly the better team.
Second half was also quite even, and Woodbridge pulled a goal back on 56 minutes, direct from a free kick, a few 'tasty' tackles were now going in with a couple of the visitors getting yellow cards but it did seem that Mulbarton were going to see the game out quite easy, however another stupid tackle gave Woodbridge a free kick in injury time, up came the keeper, cross came into the box, and a scramble and a close range header and it was all square with just 2 minutes of injury time left.
Penalty kicks, took ages as the players seemed to struggle to put the ball on the penalty spot without it moving then both teams managed to miss a number of kicks (most going over the bar by some considerable height) but when it went to sudden death it was the home team who got the winning kick.
We had plenty of the ball but like the Liverpool game, you can't give top teams a two goal start before you wake up
Friday 11 September 2026, Walsham-Le Willows 2 Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers 0 - FA Vase, 2nd Qualifying Round, Summer Road
Very surprised how low the crowd was - 78 (looked more there) but Walsham used to get big mid-week gates and as a Friday Vase game, expected more here- maybe the planned late night closure of the A14 put people off
Walsham were slightly the better team in the first half, but no real end product, they were far better in the second half but it looked like we were heading to penalty kicks, until Walsham got 2 late goals, one in the 85th minute and then the second in the third minute of injury time, the final score making it look an easier game than it was in reality .
