Last week BN published the following article and this evening we can reveal the answers.
The above photo was taken by Andy Compton when Hereford United were in the Conference.Who was the Hereford player? A) John Grant
Who were the opponents? A) Forest Green
What was the name of their player? A) Darren Jones
What was very unusual about this match and in particular these two players? A) Apart from the colour of the shirts...........John Grant and Darren Jones tops were identical. On the back of Jones' shirt was Grant 10 and on front kit sponsors Sun Valley.
Forest
Green's kit was too similar to Hereford's, the kit they bought was black
and white shirts and white shorts. Referee wasn't happy with the clash
so Forest Green put on Hereford's away kit. So Darren Jones was wearing
John Grant's away kit.
When was the game played? A) December 28th 2002
What was the result? A) 1-1
What was the gate? A) 3271
Some other information about the game was that an ex-Hereford manager was in charge at Forest Green - Colin Addison.
And an ex-Hereford player scored Hereford's goal - Neil Grayson.
A look back at the game:
Grayson goal
haunts Hereford
Hereford
United 1 - 1 Forest Green Rovers
Colin Addison will be the happier of the
two managers as his Forest Green Rovers side snatched a
point at Edgar Street through ex-Hereford United
favourite Neil Grayson.
The veteran atacker popped up in the
Hereford area on 72 minutes, leaving Matt Baker with no
chance as he nodded home a Steve Cowe cross from six
yards out.
Cowe's move down the Rovers right wing
saw him beat Rob Sawyers, who was filling in for the
suspended Michael Rose for Hereford. Jamie Pitman, out
through injury, was replaced by Rob Purdie who came off
with a knock midway through the second period.
Grayson's goal was a bitter blow to a
Hereford side who had taken the lead just a minute
earlier. Steve Guinan had flicked a through-ball to John
Grant, who knocked it home past the stranded Steve Perrin
in the Forest Green goal.
The away side sported a different type of
strip for the match - they wore Hereford United's red
away tops due to clashes with both their home and away
shirts. The Hereford kit sported squad numbers and
Herefod player names, which meant identifying the players
even more complicated than normal!
The first half was a relatively drab
affair. Hereford had the better of the possession and
attacking play, although the two most promising openings
came at the other end. Neil Grayson had a header turned
over the bar by Matt Baker, and Kayode Odejayi nodded a
cross wide at the far post, missing the target by inches.
Any hopes Hereford had at scoring seemed
to be almost eliminated by the Forest Green defence,
which consisted of ten outfield players at times. On the
rare occasions the Bulls did break through the back-line,
Perrin was on-hand to make saves, although there were few
of note.
Hereford's best effort on goal came on
the hour, when Steve Guinan volleyed the ball onto the
top of the bar from twenty yards out, and Michael
Husbands, making his debut from Aston Villa, came on to
liven things up just before the goals.
The most influential player for the Bulls
on the afternnon was Danny Williams, who battled away in
his midfield role, chasing after every ball and covering
every blade of grass on the field. The team was also
boosted by a bumper crowd - some 3271 turned up,
including 129 from away, to bolster the club's coffers.
However, the win wasn't to be and Forest
Green defended deeply but effectively after Grayson had
equalised Grant's first league goal for Hereford. Despite
dropping points, Hereford make ground on the sides around
them, going level on points with Morecambe who are in the
last play-off position.
Written by Terry Goodwin - 28th December
2002.
| Hereford United |
Forest Green Rovers |
| Matt Baker |
Steve Perrin |
| Matt Clarke (off, 79
minutes) |
Matthew Coupe |
| Rob Sawyers |
Steve Jenkins |
| Andrew Tretton |
Kevin Langon |
| Tony James (captain) |
Martin Foster |
| Ben Smith |
Neil Grayson |
| Rob Purdie (off, 66
minutes) |
Gary Owers |
| Danny Williams |
John Richardson |
| Steve Guinan |
Matt Russell (off,
half time) |
| John Grant |
Darren Jones |
| Paul Parry |
Kayode Odejayi (off,
76 minutes) |
| Subs |
Subs |
| Ian Wright |
Alex Meechan |
| Ken Griffiths |
Ellis Glassup |
| Richard Teesdale (on,
79 minutes) |
Danny Allen |
| James Fox |
Rob Cook (on, 76
minutes) |
| Michael Husbands (on,
66 minutes) |
Steve Cowe (on, half
time) |
| Yellow cards |
Yellow cards |
| - |
Steve Jenkins (foul, 28 minutes) |
| |
Neil Grayson (foul,
62 minutes) |
| Red cards |
Red cards |
| - |
- |
| Scorers |
Scorers |
| John Grant (71
minutes) |
Neil Grayson (72
minutes) |
| |
|
| Man of the
Match |
Danny Williams |
| Attendance |
3271 |
| Referee |
Mr. M. Mullarkey (Exeter) |
