Game 2

Game 2
26/7/2011
Winterton Rangers V Grimsby Town
Pre Season Friendly
Att 400+ approx.

Having spent the day in Hull celebrating the nephews 10th birthday I managed to talk the missus in to making a trip to a game.  With a choice of 3 games in easy travelling distance I settled on a trip across the Humber to Winterton.  The club website mentioned barbecued burgers would be available and this helped the choice.  To my surprise the future in-laws decided they would like to tag along ( i think with the intention of mocking my new hobby).  Wintertons ground (West street) sits right next to the school and I imagine parking is usually straight forward however there was a large number of away fans making the short journey.  £5 entry again I thought was excellent value especially as Grimsby were playing League football last season.  Upon entering the ground you are immediately stood in front of a very smart clubhouse (used for weddings and other functions also).  There are small stands on both sides of the ground, to the left a small covered and seated stand. The right side has a small terraced stand. A 12 page programme was available for a £1 and at least gave me the opportunity to work out who was who.  The burger was superb by the way.

As the game kicked off we decided to make our way to the far end ( the one Grimsby would be attacking)  as I expected more action would take place here.  Before we had reached the half way line Grimsby had hit Winterton on the break an opened the scoring.  After a lot of pressure from the away side Winterton hit Grimsby on the break and the chipped finish wouldn't have looked out of place in the Premier league.  With about 5 minutes to go Serge Makofo picked up the ball on the left hand goal line and seemed to take on the entire Winterton defence before putting Grimsby 2-1 up. 

Clubhouse

The second half saw the usual pre season deluge of substitutions which ensured  no flow to the game.  Grimsby scored a late third from a corner and as their fans heavily out numbered the home crowd the majority went home happy with a 3-1 scoreline.  The in laws had to admit to enjoying the evening and said they would curb the mocking as long as I didn't get an anorak and a note pad ( iam promising nothing).