Ossett Albion 3-2 Kendal Town
Dimplewells
22/11/14
Att: 115
With a weekend in Leeds planned it was only natural that Ben would drag me down to Dimplewells, or as it's officially known 'Our Physio Stadium', if Ossett were to be at home. 'drag' is perhaps the incorrect word to use, as I'd genuinely been looking forward to visiting. For the past few seasons he's talked highly of the club, and luck would have it, when the fixtures were announced, that they were at home. As stipulated in previous blogs, the Northern Premier League's are unfamiliar territory for myself, instead choosing to watch the Southern and Isthmian leagues for obvious reasons.
Waking up on the day of the game it was straight on Twitter to check the game was on, due to the torrential downpour the night before. There was a sigh of relief when new filtered through that our back up list wouldn't be needed. For those unfamiliar, Ossett is just north of Wakefield. With a population of 21,000 it is home to two teams. As of time of writing; 16th placed Ossett Town and 17th place Albion. As the name suggests, Town is located within the town centre while Albion play on the outskirts, next to the cricket club.
The ground is likeable, with decent facilities. The entrance is situated in one corner, next to the new tea bar. It immediately backs onto the two step terrace that runs the length of the near terrace. The far end is the at-cost 'Shed'. This terrace is four steps tall and perched directly behind the goal. The far side is another two stepped terrace either side of the three stepped main stand. The final end is dominated by the groundsman's shipping container and club house, with view over pitch, in either corner. Between them are the well-stocked club shop and another covered terrace. A nice touch is that the majority of the ground is painted in club colours.
The game, like the last two I have been to, can be described as nothing other than thoroughly enjoyable. It looked like it would all go wrong for Albion as early as the fifth minute when their defence was caught slacking. Craig Carney at the back post to head the visitors 1-0 up. This set the tone for the rest of the half as Kendal dominated. That was until the 44th minute when The Unicorns equalised, against the run of play. If ever the saying 'it's a game of two halfs' was needed, this was it. Ossett were a completely different team, with goals just after half-time and just before the end of normal time being their reward. The officials somehow found added time from every member of the crowd, meaning there were nerves to the max. Mad worse by 8 men Kendal (injuries took their toll) bringing it back to 3-2 shortly before the referee decided to bring an end to proceedings.
Waking up on the day of the game it was straight on Twitter to check the game was on, due to the torrential downpour the night before. There was a sigh of relief when new filtered through that our back up list wouldn't be needed. For those unfamiliar, Ossett is just north of Wakefield. With a population of 21,000 it is home to two teams. As of time of writing; 16th placed Ossett Town and 17th place Albion. As the name suggests, Town is located within the town centre while Albion play on the outskirts, next to the cricket club.
The ground is likeable, with decent facilities. The entrance is situated in one corner, next to the new tea bar. It immediately backs onto the two step terrace that runs the length of the near terrace. The far end is the at-cost 'Shed'. This terrace is four steps tall and perched directly behind the goal. The far side is another two stepped terrace either side of the three stepped main stand. The final end is dominated by the groundsman's shipping container and club house, with view over pitch, in either corner. Between them are the well-stocked club shop and another covered terrace. A nice touch is that the majority of the ground is painted in club colours.
The game, like the last two I have been to, can be described as nothing other than thoroughly enjoyable. It looked like it would all go wrong for Albion as early as the fifth minute when their defence was caught slacking. Craig Carney at the back post to head the visitors 1-0 up. This set the tone for the rest of the half as Kendal dominated. That was until the 44th minute when The Unicorns equalised, against the run of play. If ever the saying 'it's a game of two halfs' was needed, this was it. Ossett were a completely different team, with goals just after half-time and just before the end of normal time being their reward. The officials somehow found added time from every member of the crowd, meaning there were nerves to the max. Mad worse by 8 men Kendal (injuries took their toll) bringing it back to 3-2 shortly before the referee decided to bring an end to proceedings.