An overdue first visit to Olivers Mount, home of Handsworth FC and an easy journey on the 52 bus across Sheffield for the FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round tie against AFC Mansfield.
A friendly welcome on the gate, £5 admission (free for my son), £1.50 for a programme but with free teamsheets also being handed out and a pound for a cup of tea meant a good afternoon even before the match started.
As befits two teams from the same league, there was little between the sides until the turning point of the game around the hour mark as a penalty was awarded against the AFC Mansfield keeper following an off-the-ball incident. Coolly despatched, it was followed up with a second just a few minutes later for the home side.
And that was that, save for a late red card to cap the visitors' woes. A local derby against Stocksbridge Park Steels awaits at this very smart ground, in the next round of the cup on Saturday 21st.
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