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Saturday, 28 September 2013

Dunston Holmside Amateurs v Sherburn Village WMC

Venue: Dunston Park, Dunston Road, Gateshead NE11 9DW.
Kickoff: 14:00 Sat 28 Sept 2013
Weather:  sunny, slightly breezy, warm 18℃.

LOCATION REPORT

FOR SPECTATORS

SatNav: NE11 9DW.
Staff: none, municipal park.
Parking: on-street/layby on Dunston Road (11 spaces), off-road at park gates (14 including some double-parking), plus on-street within estate (show respect to residents).
Public transport: #49/49a/49b ('Blaydon Racers' route, Blaydon-Gateshead) or #64a (Dunston-Gateshead) buses, stop 20m away on Dunston Road.

Refreshments: nothing in park, petrol station across road.
Toilets: none.
Kids: two kids playgrounds for all ages (my 8yr-old boy said they were "awesome"), skate park, two spare pitches for kickabouts.
[see review]

Weather protection:
Rain: minimal, open playing fields.
Wind: zero.
Sun: not bad, the trees nearby give some cover.
Cold: zero.

FOR PLAYERS

Pitch: grass, well-kept.
Floodlights: none
Changing: brick changing-block, secured.

MATCH REPORT

Approx crowd inc casual passers-by: 35 off-and-on, of whom 23 stayed throughout. Just a few kids.
7 well-behaved dogs passing-by.

Full-time [h/t] score (colours):
0 [0] Dunston Holmside Amateurs (blue/black)
2 [2] Sherburn Village (white, blue)

Bookings: 0
Sent Off: 0

Official Match Report:
http://www.durhamAllianceLeague.org.uk

NORVENMUNKI's COMMENTS:

Great game in the late summer sunshine. Both sides playing good footie on a great surface.
Two very early goals were the difference, but Dunston were the better-looking side as the game went on and deserved at least a goal if not a point.
Good atmosphere, plenty of light-hearted banter.
Nice venue, plenty for my boy to play on.
Excellent location too, slap-bang on the A1 Dunston junction. Plus a canny view toward the Toon.

GBA rating: OK (especially on a nice sunny warm day like today).

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