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| The scoreboard says it all! |
This Lancastrian encounter produced a classic British football match. The skies above Goodison Park were grey and the rain was incessant. The saturated pitch made for errors and excitement from the first whistle. The scoring sequence was 1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, and finally 5-3. The hero of the afternoon was Louis Saha who scored four times; although the performance of Marouane Fellaini was outstanding.
Goodison Park is an old fashioned stadium and falls well short of the standards expected in the 21st century. Yet when it is full, as it was today, with nearly 40,000 supporters there is nothing that can match the atmosphere. Before the game I went into St Luke's Church (which actually forms part of the ground) for tea and scones. The church hall is packed before every home game, except, quite rightly, when the fixture takes place on a Sunday.
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| St Luke's Church and Goodison Park. |
All in all an excellent afternoon; when is the next game?
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