Game 4

Game 4

Selby Town V Liversedge

FA Cup extra preliminary round

Rigid group stadium

att: 107

A sunny day in Selby and the magic of the FA cup what more could a guy ask for?  Even the missus decided to tag along for this one after a morning at work.  The satnav drops me off right outside the entrance to the ground and ample parking is available.  £5 each to get in and a programme for £1.50 (sold at a seperate turnstile to the one you go in) will prove to be great value at full time.  To add to my excitement my new camera arrived at 12:50 (just in time for this hop). 

Matchday programme

On entering the ground looking to the right there is a stand running the width of the pitch. The stand is mostly wooden with Selby Town FC spelt out across the back.  A large net spans the roof to ensure the local conservatories are left in one piece.

Opposite the entrance on the far side are the players dressing rooms housed in a large white brick building and the dugouts are also situated here.  As you follow the pitch round to the next goal there is a small terraced stand with a banner that reads Selby town, Barmy army ( I can only presume these were on holiday).

Selby Towns Barmy army at kick off

Then on the near side to the left of the entrance is the clubhouse in which we go in search of some food.  On entering the clubhouse to the left is a small kitchen serving chip butties and steak pie and peas.  One of each came to £3.60 which wasn't bad at all and no I didn't eat both. All the staff up to this point were very friendly. We went back outside in anticipation of my first taste of cup action this season.

Liversedge pile on the pressure 1st half

The game kicked off and within 5 minutes it was clear the away team would have the better of the day.  Selby clearly were lacking in confidence having conceded 11 goals in their opening 2 Ncel games.  Liversedge made all the early chances and left the home side resorting to hoofing the ball up field.  Liversedge took the lead through a Dave Boardman headed goal and this failed to rally the home side.  The next goal came courtesy of his strike partner Alex Hallam a fierce drive from the right across the face of Jody Barford in the Selby goal.  Still nothing in terms of urgency from the home team.  Not long before half time the away side were awarded a penalty which was coolly dispatched by Hallam to put them 3-0 up. Game over?

Alex Hallam makes it 3-0 from the spot

The second half started and suddenly Selby realised they were here to play a game of football.  Unfortunately they were hit on the break and Chris Hawney scored a 4th for the away side.  Liversedge well and truly took their foot off the gas and the home side had all the possession without really making any impact on the game.  The home side eventually managed a consolation goal and hit the cross bar late on with a free kick.  With limited quality going forward Selby really struggled to make an impact on the game. 1-4 final score, at £1 a goal which as I said was good value.  Getting out the ground was easy enough and Liverpool won at Arsenal so all in all a good day.  Where to next?