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Sunday, 25 March 2012

Camberley Stride In The Sun - Camberley Town vs. Sandhurst Town

Blue skies over Krooner Park
This weekend I visited Krooner Park which was the final Combined Counties Premier League ground I hadn't visited. Of course next season Guernsey will be in the Premier Division but until then I can claim to visited every ground! The visitors to Krooner Park on this fine spring day were Sandhurst Town. A month or so ago I saw Sandhurst defeat Colliers Wood off at Bottom Meadow. Camberley have had some impressive performances at home. On six separate occasions this season, they'd scored four or more goals. In the reverse fixture back in September, Camberley claimed a 3-2 victory.

The stand and clubhouse.
The majority of the opening stages of the game are played in the middle of the park with no chances until mid way through the half. It falls to Camberley and the full back does well to miss the goal completely when left unmarked at the back post. Sandhurst then have a good chance when the striker is put clean through but he fails to score. Camberley fail to score from a similar position and it appears that the half will remain goal less. However, Camberley take the lead just before half time with a neat finish. 

The Camberley winger pushes forward.
Camberley double their lead a few minutes in to the second half when the ball is forced home following a save by the Sandhurst keeper. The home side are then reduced to ten men when the Camberley forward is sent off for an off the ball incident. This fails to knock Camberley off their stride and they soon make it three nil. Sandhurst start to have more possession in the Camberley half but fail to trouble the keeper. The home side add a fourth when the Camberley player rounds the keeper and puts the ball in to the empty net. Sandhurst get a goal with the last kick of the game from the penalty spot. 

The Camberley coach looks on Sandhurst attack in the first half.
Camberley itself is a bit difficult to get to by train from Central London. There are no direct trains and the easiest way seemed to be to get a train from Waterloo to Ascot and change there for a Camberley train. The journey takes around ninety minutes. There are several pubs immediately next to the train station including a Yates and a Weatherspoons. The walk from the station to the ground takes about half an hour and you basically follow one straight road for a lot of the walk. Part of the clubhouse was closed for a private function but it looked like it was a decent size and there were a couple of ales available.

Camberley push on in the second half.

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