The Mile End Stadium was my next port of call in my local football watch. Tower Hamlets were looking to cut the gap to leaders Wakering to just three points with a win. Barking are lower half these days are an indifferent season. Both teams created good goalscoring opportunities early on, Hamlets with a shot well saved and Barking with a header over the top. But then on 21 minutes a moment of controversy. A ball forward was challenged by defender, keeper and forward and after a coming together the keeper was down in a heap leaving the forward Joe Killingback to beat the defender and slot home for 1-0. Barking were furious that the goal stood and on closer inspection (my mates video and close up photo shots) appeared to see Killingback foul the keeper. Anyway the goal stood. Four minutes later and it was 2-0 as Barking hadn't really recovered from that setback. A cross into the box was headed home emphatically by Luke With and soon after the second goal Barking keeper Tristan Hickman was replaced by the sub keeper as he hadn't recovered from his challenge with Killingback for the first goal. Hamlet's continued to control the first half and went in 2-0 up at the break. Barking pushed the home side back for a lot of the second half but were reduced to mainly long range efforts at goal which were at best woeful. The killer third came with Hamlets only real attack of the second period on 86 minutes when a breakaway found Kane Wilson unmarked in the area and he swept the ball past the keeper emphatically to finish the match off. Barking were awarded a penalty in injury time when keeper Robert Hatton brought down one of the Barking forwards. Barking captain Ben O'Brien took it but the penalty was brilliantly saved to his right by Hatton and this was immediately followed by the final whistle. Barking were poor by all accounts but Hamlet's do cut that lead to the top and continue to knock on the door for the time being.
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