I left Rochdale Train Station at 08.04AM The train were packed and i though Football Day’s were bad for congestion, I arrived with 40 minutes to spare so walked straight to Manchester Piccadilly then popped by Gregg’s for Breakfast were i got an Sausage Bap and an Latte for £2 then wen to Platform 9 and had Breakfast while waiting for the Swansea Train to come in.
I got the 9.30AM Train to Swansea the Journey felt like it were forever, I had my pre-packed lunch on the train down at 12PM then Train arrived in Swansea for 1.55PM, I got an expensive Taxi to the Hotel Ibis on Fabian Way. I ended up with an Cardiff City Fan till around 3PM then at 4PM after a pint in Yates i made my way to the Stadium which took around 40 Minutes as i got lost more than once.
Then 5PM i got a pint at The Harvester while waiting for the Programmes to go out on Sale from FA Wales, Then made my made in the ground the stewards were very helpful and got me into the away section of the stadium, They were only expecting 200 England Fans, I found my seat and chilled out taking pre-match warm up shots of the Players who were out in the ground. Then nipped and got a pie i forgot it were Premier League rates for Food and ended up charged £3.60 for a pie on it’s own there were no Alcohol on Sale yet again due to The FA and FA Wales disallowing it again.
The players entered the Pitch at 7.15PM and sung both countries respective national anthem’s “God Save Our Queen” being first for some reason even though England were the Away side
The Match Kicked Off at 7.30PM, England were very dominant and keep procession of the Ball during the first half with loads attempts on goal then in 17th Minute Nathan Redmond scored an stunning goal what silenced the welsh crowd but just 2 Minutes later in the 19th Minute they equalized thanks to Wales Midfielder Gwion Edwards and the welsh fans were singing again chants like “We hate England” and various other chants, then in 37th Minute Nathan Redmond put England 1-2 infront there were an applause from the England Fans, The Welsh Fans went totally silent then the referee blown for Half Time.
The 2nd Half got underway 11 Minutes into the Match saw England Striker Danny Ings substituted for Saido Berahino just 3 Minutes later saw England Defender James Ward-Prowse Yellow Carded, England were still dominating the match then just 11 Minutes later England Defender Nathaniel Chalobah were Yellow Carded in 70th Minute England Midfielder Tom Ince were substituted for England Striker Harry Kane who were on for just 6 Minutes before ending up injured and Substituted for England Midfielder Jake Caskey who made his debut in 85th Minute it looked like pretty much game over as all the Welsh Fans were leaving the Match so i put my Camera away then in 90+2 Minute of the 4 Minutes added time England scored an 3rd Goal and the stand were rocking then the Referee blown for Full Time.
After the match i ended up waiting nearly 45 Minutes for a Taxi to get back to Hotel Ibis as i weren’t walking back in the rainy weather, i managed to get an picture with England Striker Danny Ings while i were waiting, i ended up back at the hotel for near enough 11PM i got a pint of fosters to celebrate the win
at 11.10PM i decided to call it a night and went to my room to chill out and fall asleep watching Family Guy, i also took an International selfie
The Next Morning i got up early served the internet for about 20 Minutes then went sightseeing aswell as Breakfast hunting it were a trek from Fabian Way back into the centre on the way i stopped off at Sainsbury’s and got an Junior Breakfast with an latte what i demolished in no time then carrying on walking till i reached the city centre i ended up having 1 hour 30 minutes to drain Swansea City Centre who be a shoppers paradise for any woman
I got to the train station for 11.17AM my Train back to Manchester Piccadilly weren’t due in till 11.55AM i ended up getting the train on way back at Cardiff Central i got an snap of the outside of the Millennium Stadium that’s when an blonde pretty student lawyer sat opposite me on the table bit we were talking for abit then she changed at Newport as she were heading into London, Then a pretty Brunette Sports Student got on and sat opposite me we were both heading into Manchester, we talked about alsorts so the hours just flew by she were heading back to Leeds Met the Total Journey took 3 Hours 20 Minutes i arrived into Manchester for 3.15PM then walked down to Manchester Victoria were i ended up getting the 4.48 Train direct to Rochdale i got back for just after 5PM then walked to Bus Stop and got home at 5.40PM
My Man of the Match – Nathan Redmond
Next Up: TBA
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