Viva Lewes Issue #107 August 2015

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football Photo by B arry Collins Lewes FC v Viva Lewes A historic (mis)match on a state-of-the-art surface “They look a bit handy,” says my team-mate Simon, looking across at the Lewes FC XI lined up in their pre-kick off formation on the club’s brand new 3G pitch. ‘Brand new’, is exactly right. This is the first ever match on the surface: final work on the pitch has been completed earlier in the day. We are nominally a Viva Lewes XI, mostly culled from another team called ‘Priory Ruins’: there are more over-forties in the group than under-thirties. The Lewes team includes no first-team or youth-team players, thankfully: it is mainly made up of back-room staffers. On the subs bench are a number of people who have been attending the club’s football therapy sessions. On the left wing is LFC Director Charlie Dobres, the mastermind behind the whole project. The pitch boasts an absolutely state-of-the-art surface, laid by SIS UK Ltd, who have also laid artificial ‘3G’ pitches for Liverpool, Fulham, West Ham and Arsenal. It has cost the club £850,000, most of which was raised in grants and private investment, and as well as acting as Lewes FC’s training ground it will be rented out to the public. Remarkably, as I write, it is the most state-of-theart 3G pitch in the country. We kick off, and there’s the usual period of sizing up the opposition as the ball does its to-ing and fro-ing between the boxes. It is immediately apparent that it runs smoothly over the surface, there is no extra bounce, and there is plenty of give. My first meaningful contribution is to stretch out and slide along my backside in order to pass the ball to our goalkeeper, the sort of movement I wouldn’t have attempted on a normal Astroturf pitch for fear of ripping skin off. In this case I remain unscathed. The pitch is also designed to play rugby on, and thus to absorb the impact of crashing bodies. The best thing I can say about the surface is that, as the game progresses, I forget about it, involved as I am in the job of trying to make sure the opposition don’t score: tracking runs, putting in tackles, and keeping our back-three in a line. It soon becomes apparent that the Lewes team doesn’t have as organised a defence: by half-time we are 5-0 up. In the second half, as Lewes work hard to accommodate their various substitutes, the game turns into something of a rout. Did I mention their goalkeeper is 14 years old? He does brilliantly, in the circumstances. Let’s not dwell on the final score. As a defender, I’m just happy with the ‘nil’ at our end. And proud to have been involved in such a historic occasion. This pitch is a big new asset for the town. Alex Leith Check lewesfc.co.uk for pitch-hire details. Priory Ruins kick around on Convent Field, 10.30am every Sunday, all welcome. 89
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