In a very busy week (3 games attended) I haven't had a chance to update the blog so here's what's been happening in the frantic last few days.
On Wednesday 13th September, The Ambers hosted Penistone Church FC at Olivers Mount. It's usually a tough game against Church and this one was no exception.
Handsworth were 2-0 winners and moved up to 3rd place in the NCEL Premier Division table.
A first half goal from Mitch Dunne (an absolute screamer which left the keeper grasping at thin air) and Kieran Wells with a powerful header from about 10 or 12 yards early in the second half sorted out the points although a missed penalty would have made for a more emphatic final scoreline.
A crowd of just over 200 enjoyed an entertaining encounter on a warm September evening.
Ian Robinson's match report is here and is certainly worth a read:
https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/handsworthfc/teams/126071/match-centre/1-14094471/report
And my photos from the game are here:
Incidentally, both of these links will take you to the revamped Handsworth FC website. Have a look around whilst you're there!
Friday evening, 15th September, we were back at Oliver's Mount to watch the Handsworth Under-21 side start their league season.
Facing Jubilee Sports U21 side, the young Ambers took a 2-0 lead in the 1st half although it has to be said that the Handsworth keeper made some crucial saves to preserve the lead until just before half time when Jubilee pulled one back.
The 2nd half saw Jubilee up their game and they eventually ran out 2-3 winners. Disappointing for the young Ambers lads but it's essentially a new team and I'm sure they'll continue to improve as they get to know one another.
Another disappointment is the lack of match photos! My camera started playing silly beggars not long after the game started. Pressing the shutter button, instead of firing off 12 frames per second, resulted in the camera "freezing" and not reacting to the shutter button at all. Tried switching off and back on again (standard procedure for most technology) and that worked until I stopped clicking and it went into standby mode. Restarting brought the freeze again for maybe 15 seconds by which time of course, I'd missed the action!
Anyway, Saturday 16th September took us to Maltby Main FC. It's a difficult place to go and Handsworth haven't had a win there for 6 or 7 years but with Maltby having a difficult season and given the Ambers current form, we travelled in hope! The game turned out to be as tough as expected but Handsworth eventually triumphed 3-4.
The scoreline flipped and changed (0-1, 2-1, 2-3, 3-3, 3-4) and as ever at Maltby, it was a tough battle.
Handsworth had taken the lead through Brandon Bagley but an own goal by Henry Carne brought Maltby back into it and the home side added a second before half time.
Second half and Handsworth scored twice in about 10 minutes to re-take the lead before Main levelled again a couple of minutes later.
It was nice to see Henry Carne atone for his own goal by powering in a header on 80 minutes to bring Handsworth another 3 points and stretch the winning run to 6 games in a row
A much better match report than mine can be seen at:
https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/handsworthfc/teams/126071/match-centre/1-14094413/report
Credit once again to Ian Robinson, our match reporter and programme editor.
Unfortunately, there is no accompanying match album due to continuing issues with my camera which once again, randomly froze at critical moments. Even though I'd taken my spare camera, that too decided it didn't want to work properly. So, disillusioned, I put both cameras away midway through the 2nd half.
The camera is booked in for service and fault investigation at Harrison Cameras on Monday morning. Fingers crossed they can sort it for me!
Anyway - The Ambers next challenge is an away game at Albion Sports who are unbeaten in the league so far this season. Handsworth have only lost once in the league this season so it'll be another tough challenge. I can't make it to this one so "Good Luck Ambers!!"
COYA 🧡🖤⚽👊
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