Match photos > Cinderford Town (A) BGB Midland Division - 15 Mar 2008

Thanks to Sally Ellis and Nick Rogers for the pics.
A 3-1 win in atrocious conditions for players, officials, fans and cameras alike.

There had been a heavy downpour of rain in the two hours before the match (Nick)

Few ventured onto the grassy banks surrounding Cinderford Town's pitch (Sally)

Brakes fans taking shelter in the covered terraces ... ball sticking in mud (Sally)

Relatively few goalmouth incidents in the first half hour (Sally)

Town's fans much braver, standing behind Richard Morris's goal (Sally)

Martin Hier looking bedraggled and the game is not yet old (Sally)

Still able to throw in, though (Sally)

Josh Blake begins an attack (Sally)

Loose ball but going away from Marcus Jackson (Sally)

Ben Mackey had a superb game in attacking midfield (Sally)

Marcus Jackson was a constant threat too (Sally)

Stuart Herlihy gets a header in (Sally)

Cinderford take the lead after Brakes fail to clear (Sally)

But it is a short-lived lead, Ben scoring just minutes later (Sally)

No problem for Richard this time (Sally)

A study in concentration (Sally)

Liam Reynolds and Jimmy Husband combined well in midfield (Sally)

A bit of wrestling (Sally)

Why is no one actually looking at the ball? One of life's mysteries (Sally)

Groundsmen work hard at the pitch during the half time interval (Nick)

Second half and the mist is descending (Sally)

Congratulations for Marcus after his extraordinary goal (Sally)

No way through for Town (Sally)

Brakes surge forward (Sally)

What English football is all about (Sally)

Jimmy takes charge (Sally)

Robbie Beard, on as sub, proved as nippy as ever despite the heavy pitch (Sally)

Jamie Towers, nice fresh kit, about to be brought down (Sally)

Ref wades in to sort it all out (Sally)

Jamie Towers, a picture in mud, looks on as Guy Sanders lines up the free kick (Sally)

Gloom rolls across the Forest of Dean (Sally)

View from the video camera (Nick)

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