So then... the first of the many many games that will be played in 2015 / 2016 was chalked onto the record on a sunny-ish day down at Arnold Towns picturesque Eagle Valley ground.
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A decent sized following from Staveley saw Arnold take the lead just six minutes in with a long range effort from Courtney Hastings.
Staveley worked hard - like trojans even, and produced some good football and eventually got their reward when, from a corner Ross Goodwin powered a header against the inside of the post and in via a defender who couldn't quite sort his feet out in time, the half finished all square at 1-1
Wholesale changes from both sides made the second half a little disjointed but Staveley grabbed the non existent three points via an Adam Wisdom penalty after Mohammed Tijani was brought down in the box.
TJ Wins a Penalty.
Full Time: Arnold Town 1 - 2 Staveley Miners Welfare.
NB: I did mean to write down all the shots on and off target count the corners, and chose a "move of the match" and "Best bit of Skill" to add a bit of something however I must've been enjoying the sunshine too much because 32 minutes had passed before I remembered so for the Shirebrook game on 15th July eh?
