Second London Derby Of The Week - Colliers Wood United Vs. Raynes Park Vale

The second London derby of the week was the Combined Counties League encounter between Colliers Wood United and Raynes Park Vale. The teams are at opposite ends of the table but as is often the case in derby games the form book goes out of the window. Colliers Wood have experimented a few times with Friday night matches and the previous Friday night matches had attracted a decent crowd. Unfortunately this time the crowd is quite small in comparison.

The clubhouse and covered standing.

Colliers Wood dominate from the off and take a two nil lead inside 15 minutes. The goalkeeper probably could have done better with the second goal but Colliers Wood were good value for their lead. The right winger for Colliers Wood in particular causing a lot of problems. Despite creating a lot of chances, Colliers Wood are wasteful and fail to add to their lead. Then Raynes Park manage to get back in to the game with a bullet header from a corner. Raynes Park would have been pleased to be within one goal at half time.

View towards the 'A3' end of Wibbandune.

In the second half Colliers Wood have a similar amount of possession, but fail to create the quality of chance that they did in the first half. The Raynes Park back line looked more solid and put in a fine performance in the second half. Considering how many chances Colliers Wood wasted in the first half, it was almost inevitable that Raynes Park would get an equaliser. Their second goal was a good passing move and deserved a goal. Both teams had chances to win the game in the closing stages but the game finished a draw.  

The other end of the ground.

The nearest railway station is Raynes Park which is a short trip from Waterloo station. From here the ground is about a 20 minute walk or you can get the 57 bus for a couple of stops to cut the journey time by ten minutes. The clubhouse is a decent size and has Sky Sports. It also serves brilliant sandwiches! There aren't any pubs near the ground so if you want to go somewhere other then the clubhouse then there are several pubs opposite Raynes Park Station.

The stand at Wibbandune from a different CWU vs. RPV match.