Victory Ground is a large sports complex in Bury St Edmunds, with both football, cricket and a sports hall. Sporting share the venue with Bury St Edmunds Cricket club, Suffolk also use the ground for Minor Counties cricket games. It opened in 1920, on land purchased by the Greene King brewery to act as a memorial to local workers who lost their lives in World War 1.
Excellent pitch on the far side of the cricket square, one side railed off and with advertising boards, two sides roped off and behind one goal out of bounds.
Modern pavilion offered hot drinks for a donation and a full bar was open at half time, nice surprise to see a programme available and all that was asked for was a donation.
Football wise, a good game ruined by a ref who locally is getting a reputation for being poor. Both teams played good football, hardly a foul in the game however the Ref sent two Trimley players off and sent a further play to the sin bin.
Trimley looked the better team and after 30 minutes hit the bar then the madness started with the first player being sent off, supposedly for putting his hands on the ref!.
On 63 minutes, Sporting got a second goal, a header from a corner then on 68 minutes, Trimley had a second player sent off, straight red for a late tackle and a third player sin binned. Sporting added a third goal on 75 minutes when Trimley were down to 8 players.
This game was not dirty, and just spoilt by a very poor ref.
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