First Time Football.

New Term.

As part of a new module at university I will be experiencing all the different roles that collectively make up a newsroom. This week I was allocated the role of a sports journalist. Having never seen a football match in my life, this was definitely going to be a challenge.

I attended a match between Bournemouth and Bury at Dean Court in Bournemouth. I had worked very hard researching the teams and information surrounding the players and the club before I went. I even taught myself the offside rule...

So here is my first ever sports review, from the perspective of an amateur:

Bournemouth Buryed.

Bournemouth suffered a setback as Bury’s terrific away record was maintained when they beat Bournemouth 2-0 on Saturday. Despite being without their key striker Bishop, the Shakers handed out a fourth home defeat for the Cherries.

Dawson netted just nine minutes into the match putting them in a comfortable position.
Bournemouth had plenty of possession after this; Goulding’s header almost drew the Cherries level, but Brown’s fingertip save prevented this.

Worrall scored Bury’s second goal seven minutes before half time, and Lowe had a goal disallowed.

The Cherries came back stronger in the second half. Manager Eddie Howe subbed in Fletcher and McQuoid for Goulding and Igoe; and for a brief period the club icon threatened Bury’s Futcher for the first time in the match, and the crowd were roused.

Pitman scored a consolation goal for Bournemouth during injury time, proving too little too late. The final score saw a home defeat for Bournemouth 1-2.

Manager Howe was pleased with the players’ performance: “It’s the best they’ve played for a while.” Howe singled out Feeney’s performance as excellent and Pitman’s goal was a deserved reward for his efforts.

Feeney acknowledged that a 1-2 defeat at home is a setback, but is looking forward to the upcoming matches: “I expect the next three games will get some good results.” Referring to the crowd booing at half time, Feeney urged the crowd to support Bournemouth more: “The fans can’t play for us, but a little bit of help won’t go amiss.”