... and on to the second part of my football round up for April!
Game 57: West Ham United 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen
I was in London for a work conference and one of the people I was with secured us tickets for this Europa League Game. Leverkusen had just been crowned Bundesliga champions in Germany. We were in the away end, very high up, but with a great view of the action.
Game 58: Charlton Athletic 1-1 Shrewsbury Town
I stayed on in London to go to Shrewsbury's final away game of the season. Plenty of fans turned up in fancy dress and Shrewsbury got the point they needed to secure League One status for another season. (Next season they will be the club currently in League One that has been there for the longest number of consecutive seasons.)
Game 59: Colwyn Bay 1-0 Barry Town
I left London on the Saturday after Shrewsbury's game, got the train to Shrewsbury and the next day borrowed my mum's car to drive to Colwyn Bay to see Barry's final game of the season. I took my nephew, Zac, with me. It was his third Barry Town league game and they have lost all three 1-0!
Llanelian Road was the last ground I needed to "complete" the Cymru Premier League. I've seen Barry play at every ground.
Game 60: Cardiff Draconians 6-0 Seven Sisters Onllwyn
After three new grounds in a row, it was back to the familiar Orange Llama Stadium in Gabalfa for this game in the third tier of Welsh football. I sat with my friends Nic and Scott and we watch Scott's son, Sam, score five of the goals for the Dracs. We were tantalisingly close to seeing Seven Sisters concede seven goals, but I was equally happy when I realised this was game number 60 of the season and the score was 6-0.
Sixty games equals the previous record for me in a season. With a few games lined up in May, I'm hoping to set a new record before the season ends!
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