Venue: ActiveLife (aka Coxhoe Leisure) Centre, Linden Grove, Coxhoe, Durham DH6 4DW.
Kickoff: 18:30 Wed 28 Aug 2013
Weather: dry, sunny, slightly breezy, 16℃.
LOCATION REPORT
FOR SPECTATORS
SatNav: DH6 4DW
Staff: none for match (however adjacent Leisure Centre has friendly staff in case of emergency).
Parking: onsite carpark, 50+ spaces. Also limited roadside parking. (Note: residential area, so show respect to residents).
Public transport: #X1 (Durham-Middlesbrough) bus, stop 50m away on Front Street.
Refreshments: range of vending machines inside Centre reception.
Toilets: inside centre, inc disabled.
Kids: lots! Skate park, kids playground, cycle paths, basketball court etc etc.
Weather protection:
Rain: zero.
Wind: minimal-to-zero, only a single row of trees to part of south-side.
Sun: zero. (Tonight the low sun bathed the scene in late-Summer hues, shades essential)
Cold: zero.
FOR PLAYERS
Pitch: grass, freshly-mowed but still a bit long, and reassuringly flat!
Floodlights: none (a few lampposts on the surrounding footpath don't count!). However, the adjacent all-weather pitch is fully-lit.
Changing: full Leisure Centre facilities. (Note: the Centre is a community-run service, entirely unconnected to municipal leisure dept)
MATCH REPORT
Approx crowd: 40+ at highest ( of whom 25+ stayed throughout), swelled by 20+ casual passers-by and a few well-behaved dogs at various times.
Mostly kids of varying ages between 4-18!
Full-time [h/t] score (colours):
2 [0] Coxhoe United (yellow/black)
0 [0] Dunston Holmside Amateurs (blue, black)
Bookings: 1 CUFC (strong tackle)
Sent Off: 0
Official Match Report:
http://www.durhamAllianceLeague.org.uk/core/teamsReport.aspx?fixtureID=2482
NORVENMUNKI's COMMENTS
Evidently a cool place to hang-out with teen mates; dozens of youths around, all impeccably behaved.
But all generations were represented.
Lots of cycling around the site, inc a couple of wee kids who kept saying 'Hi' as they went racing past me sat on the pitchside bench.
A bit chilly as the wind blew in from the A1 across the open fields, despite the beautiful setting sun!
As for the game, you had to feel for Dunston. Several great moves without finding that decisive touch. Then mugged late-on, including a penalty for a very unfortunate handball.
GBA rating: Yes, no worries. Especially with little 'uns.
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