MORE than 900 people gathered at Fairfax Park on Saturday, to enjoy a charity football match in the sunshine.
A Hinkley Park C XI took on a Manchester United Legends side at the home of Bridgwater Town FC, with proceeds from the match going to mental health charity MIND Somerset.
The attendance figure came to 922, just 190 short of Bridgwater Town’s all-time record from 1997.
The crowd witnessed an exciting game, which finished 2-2 and went to a penalty shootout.
The Hinkley team led 1-0 at half-time, but a missed penalty cost them as Danny Webber equalised for the United side.
Again Hinkley went ahead, only for former Blackburn Rovers star Matt Jansen to level it up with a long-range effort.
The penalty shootout finished 3-2 in favour of the team from Manchester, with former United stars Wes Brown and Keith Gillespie in the line-up.
Bridgwater Town’s all-time leading goalscorer Chris Young turned out for the Hinkley side.
Bridgwater begin their 2019/20 Western League campaign this coming Saturday - see the back page for a preview.
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