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Sep. 30th, 2007 07:17 pmSet off early for Salisbury in the hope of enjoying a proper Sunday lunch of roast beef and Yorkshire pud and a leisurely pint before the girls' FA Women's Cup game. No such luck. The 11.32 train to Salisbury was cancelled so I was left to hang around Fareham for an hour. Loped back along West Street, pausing at Smith's to buy a Non-League Paper, and went to Burger King for an Angus Meal.
There was, thankfully, no problem with the 12.32 train, and there was a taxi outside Salisbury station when I arrived.
The first half was a bit ropey; the Hawk girls seemed to have the better of the possession but just couldn't put the ball into the net. To the bar at half-time to learn Germany had beaten Brazil 2-0 in the World Cup Final. I was in the right place for real ale, Salisbury being just up the road from the Hogback brewery. Tried a Summer Lightning - not bad at all.
During the second half, the referee had already wound up many of the Hawk contingent with some controversial officiating, then he awarded Salisbury a penalty for no reason that anyone spotted. They scored. From that moment, the game got really niggly on the pitch, and several of our girls in the stands exchanged quite a bit of 'banter' with the Salisbury manager. With 10 minutes to go Jenna D curled in a beautiful equaliser. Jade, who'd been substituted, and I got a few chants going, but our girls didn't convert any more chances so it was extra-time.
Hawks again dominated, but couldn't score, and during the second period Salisbury got a goal from a breakaway. We got a couple of corners during the final minute - all ten of our outfielders went forward, but Erin remained in her goal despite me and her friends urging her to go up too - but both were cleared and Hawks were out of the Cup.
Tried another Hogback beer, a Crop Circle, in the bar after - not bad, but my favourite was a Kenyan beer called Tusker. With two bottles of that on top of the two real ales, I was fairly merry by the time Trevor and Dick, who hadn't had to ferry any players after all, gave me a lift to Fareham.
Sneezing again, but not all the time now, thank goodness. Tuning in to Annie Nightingale and Annie Mac's special Radio 1 40th Birthday show, hoping they'll tell my story and play my request (I'm Shooting Cupid by Voice of the Beehive).
There was, thankfully, no problem with the 12.32 train, and there was a taxi outside Salisbury station when I arrived.
The first half was a bit ropey; the Hawk girls seemed to have the better of the possession but just couldn't put the ball into the net. To the bar at half-time to learn Germany had beaten Brazil 2-0 in the World Cup Final. I was in the right place for real ale, Salisbury being just up the road from the Hogback brewery. Tried a Summer Lightning - not bad at all.
During the second half, the referee had already wound up many of the Hawk contingent with some controversial officiating, then he awarded Salisbury a penalty for no reason that anyone spotted. They scored. From that moment, the game got really niggly on the pitch, and several of our girls in the stands exchanged quite a bit of 'banter' with the Salisbury manager. With 10 minutes to go Jenna D curled in a beautiful equaliser. Jade, who'd been substituted, and I got a few chants going, but our girls didn't convert any more chances so it was extra-time.
Hawks again dominated, but couldn't score, and during the second period Salisbury got a goal from a breakaway. We got a couple of corners during the final minute - all ten of our outfielders went forward, but Erin remained in her goal despite me and her friends urging her to go up too - but both were cleared and Hawks were out of the Cup.
Tried another Hogback beer, a Crop Circle, in the bar after - not bad, but my favourite was a Kenyan beer called Tusker. With two bottles of that on top of the two real ales, I was fairly merry by the time Trevor and Dick, who hadn't had to ferry any players after all, gave me a lift to Fareham.
Sneezing again, but not all the time now, thank goodness. Tuning in to Annie Nightingale and Annie Mac's special Radio 1 40th Birthday show, hoping they'll tell my story and play my request (I'm Shooting Cupid by Voice of the Beehive).
