AFC Rushden & Diamonds Under 18 played their historic first ever match against a Raunds Town Reserves side at Kiln Park on Saturday 6th August.
In front of an impressive 350 plus crowd, the AFC R&D under 18 team managed by Mark Starmer, took a while to settle and found themselves 3 -0 down at half time. The second half proved much more even affair as the match finished 3-0 to Raunds. The result seemed immaterial, as it was a fantastic achievement for the newly formed community club take to the field for the first time.
AFC Rushden & Diamonds continue their pre-season build up with a match at Wellingborough Whitworths on Thursday 11th August 7:45 pm kick off
AFC Rushden & Diamonds have also announced their final pre-season friendly against Irchester United on Monday 22nd August 2011 7:45 pm, the match will be played at Irchester United FC.
Finally a reminder of the fans’ forum being held on Tuesday 9th at Raunds Town FC, 7:30 pm start
Images courtesy of Mal Swinden
Teams
| Raunds Town Reserves | AFC Rushden & Diamonds |
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