‘Monsoon’ causes pre season fixture abandonment at AFC Aldermaston

It was a wash out at the Rec Soc

The one local friendly on Tuesday night didn’t complete the 90 minutes after weather described as a monsoon forced the abandonment of the AFC Aldermaston vs Binfield ‘Dev’ tie at the Rec Soc.

The match was abandoned after 75 minutes due to the conditions with Binfield 2-0 up.

Matt Henderson and Ali Dickie had given the young Moles the lead on 73 and 74 minutes with the match abandoned shortly after.

Match Abandoned 75mins Waterlogged pitch.
AFC 0-2 @Binfieldfc Dev
Our opponents scoring on 73 and 74mins. #alders
— AFC Aldermaston (@afcaldermaston) July 11, 2017

Many thanks to @afcaldermaston for hosting our Dev side last night
Who knew we had picked monsoon day.
A good run out all the same #Moles
— Binfield FC (@Binfieldfc) July 12, 2017

When asked whether he’d taken any pictures of the conditions to share with FiB, Binfield boss Ellis Woods said: “I wasn’t getting my phone out in that!”

Wednesday see’s one friendly take place with Woodley United hosting Thames Valley Premier Division side Woodcote Stoke Row.

Looking for a match to head to? Check out our full pre season friendly calendar here.

Main image: General view of the Rec Soc at AFC Aldermaston.

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Tom Canning is the co-editor of Football in Berkshire. He has played at the lowest possible level of football in the Bracknell Sunday League Fourth Division. In real life Tom is a Freelance Digital Content Producer having spent 20 years at Reach PLC, starting out on the Reading Evening Post - as well as a year with The Cricketer Magazine. He co-founded Football in Berkshire with Darrell Freeland in 2016. He is the former manager of Bracknell Town Ladies Reserves and Binfield Ladies in the Thames Valley Women's League.

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