Little & Long Benton Double ! Grounds 478 & 479

mags u18s 3 v SAFC U18s 3 - Little benton - 09/11/24  -  Ground 478

Started off at Sol metro station and headed northbound for a change!  After ticking off the sainsburys at west Jesmond and forest Hall, I headed down to Little benton, for the U18s game. 

mags u18s were 3-1 up at HT , I even got a rainbow pic ! 

The 2nd half belonged to Sunderland,  who scored the goal of the game with their 2nd, , a headed goal from a corner grabbed the equalizer,  in a crackin game which could've went either way!

Chemfica 3 v afc newbiggin 2  - Longbenton Sports Ground  -   09/11/24 -  Ground 479 

I then hobbled up the coach lane to my 2nd game of the day. 

There was also a game on the other pitch , university  A  v heaton stannington A ,  which I saw the home team score! 

Unfortunately the swirling wind and pissing rain ain't ideal conditions for a COPD sufferer,  add my knackered  back into the mix, and it ain't good. I tried sitting down for awhile undercover,  had 2 strong painkillers and a blast on my inhaler,  but I was flagging dreadfully! So.an early exit was required,  I could barely walk by time I got home. 

Chemfica 4 v Red Row Welfare 0 - 04/11/17 - ground #458 - Cochrane Park Sports Ground

arrived at benfield to watch Duram City U18s 1.30 k.o , only to see an empty playing area (next door to Sam Smiths Park). the bloke on the car park gate didn't have a clue about the U18s team. I later found out than benfield had cancelled the game at 9am due to water logged pitch, with nowt on twitter etc tho. gutted, I walked up the road to tick the chemfica part off of Cochrane park. I did a wander round, takin a few pics the went & sat up at the pavilion (instead of my usual walking up & down the touchline hoping for a decent action pic!) . turned out to be an easy home win. I nipped out abit early to make sure I caught the early X10 back down the A19 & avoid the mags v Bournemouth crowd.
so its another alliance ground ticked off, but I'd rather of did the U18s game & got down to 2 grounds to complete that league.

season 2017/18 = 17 new grounds , 105 goals

transport -
4074 + 08 heworth - monument
4037 +03 monument - walkergate
1 Cochrane park - grainger st
X10 Eldon square - Stockton