luke@goatifi

☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★Sep 5 (edited)

Took the extremely short trip to my local today as they hosted 7th tier side Gainsborough Trinity (Sherwood are in the 9th) and they gave it a very good go against a side who made it to the first round proper last season. First twenty-five minutes was all Gainsborough as they showed the difference in quality between the two sides and deservedly took the lead with a lovely shot into the bottom right corner before Sherwood equalised basically instantly through Jordan Preston and could've and probably should've taken the lead before half-time as they started to control the game, Kokkinos and York having big chances. Sherwood had a few chances early into the second half but none of them really challenged Robson in the Holy Blues net. Then Gainsborough scored two quick goals to basically confirm their place in the Second Qualifying Round before Theo Williams added a fourth in the last ten minutes to put the nail in the coffin for the hosts. The Wood did score a controversial goal in added time as Ronnie Kokkinos fired into an empty net which was nice to see as he's a former Mansfield player (and i was stood right next to his family) Sherwood have a beautiful view from their ground too and you can also watch the cricket team that's next door to the ground! Maybe the only chance i'll ever have to log a Sherwood Colliery game on here so i had to take the opportunity 🫡