There were nine games involving sides from the Essex Senior League and Thurlow Nunn Division One South with several cup games taking place across four competitions, as well as one league game in each division, let's see how the cup contests went first.....
BBC Essex Senior Cup Preliminary Round
FC Clacton 2-3 Barking
Barking are through to the Second Round of the County Cup, setting up a home tie with Basildon Town, after victory against FC Clacton. Chris Ribchester headed home to give the Seasiders the lead but the visitors drew level after Ayub Kadiri fired home from close range, and the Blues quickly turned it around as after the hosts failed to clear the ball in there own box, Harry Baker fired home. And the visitors had a two goal cushion to take into the break when Luke Hirst made it 3-1 after firing home from just outside the six yard box. A brilliant free-kick from Charlie Collis, going in off the upright gave the hosts late hope, but Barking held on to progress.
Frenford 3-4 Wivenhoe Town
The Dragons set up a Second Round tie away to Athletic Newham after winning a crazy seven goal contest at The Drive. Things looked good for the hosts when Raheem Gray and Dan Taylor netted in the opening ten minutes to see them 2-0 up, however Lassamy Bayoh netted his first for the visitors before Callum Mcglinchey then did the same within five minutes to see the tie level at 2-2 after just fifteen minutes. Nick Reynolds restored Frenford's lead on the half hour, only for Cai Boylan to level again a minute later, meaning a crazy first period ended 3-3, but the visitors won it with eighteen to go after Boylan netted his second of the night to send The Dragons through.
Stanway Rovers 3-3 Barkingside (Barkingside won 3-2 on penalties)
Side stunned Rovers as a topsy turvy contest at The Hawthorns ended with the visitors setting up a Second Round tie at either Takeley or Newbury Forest after winning a shoot out. Rovers led just past the half hour mark after Adrian Cant curled a brilliant twenty yard free-kick into the top right hand corner, and when the hosts quickly doubled their lead three minutes later when Ernest Okah burst through to rifle home a low shot, it looked good for them. But, Side pulled one back four minutes before the break after a terrific diving header from Patrick Da Lomba and then levelled twenty minutes into the second period when the ball broke inside the penalty area for Codey Cosgrove who fired home. Rovers responded quickly though to edge back ahead as substitute Ashley Colclough headed home, but the visitors levelled once again when Archie Hammond’s corner was headed in by Shaquel Foyemar. And Side held their nerve to win the shoot out to progress into the next round.
London Senior Cup First Round
Dulwich Hamlet 5-2 Athletic Newham
Athletic Newham put up a good fight at Champion Hill but eventually came off second best to Dulwich Hamlet to crash out of the London Senior Cup. Dan Smith & Nana Owusu netted to give the hosts a two goal lead midway though the first period, and they could have been three goals up just before the half hour mark but saw a penalty from Smith saved by Arnauchkov. Daniel Izekor then pulled one back for the ESL visitors ten minutes before the break, however an own goal from Christopher Nguidjol early in the second period restored the hosts two goal cushion. Izekor though pulled it back to 3-2 soon after that, but then saw Nana Owusu make it 4-2 almost straight away, before a late penalty from Ibby Akanbi sealed Hamlets passage into Round Two.
Herts Senior Challenge Cup First Round
Hertford Town 5-0 Sawbridgeworth Town
Sawbo Town are out of the Herts Senior Challenge Cup after they were outclassed by Hertford Town. May fires home on his debut for the hosts after just four minutes before Vlad broke through the middle and produced a great curling finish over the keeper just a minute later as the home side made the perfect start. A clinical curling finish from Jesse made it three with fifteen minutes to go before Collins burst through the middle before producing a cool finish a minute later for number four, and the scoring was then complete four minutes from time as Sendege sent a rasping effort from the edge at goal which was too hot for the keeper to handle, and Collins was there to poke home the rebound to complete the rout for the hosts.
St Margaretsbury 0-1 Enfield
Enfield are through to face an away tie at Royston Town after they edged out St Mags at the Rec courtesy of a sole first half goal.
Peter Butcher Memorial Trophy First Round
Saffron Walden Town 4-0 White Ensign
Walden swept Ensign aside in their first round match to set up a home tie against Buckhurst Hill. The hosts went ahead inside the opening minute to set the tone, and then doubled that lead in the 25th minute through Joe Pullen, and then George Pullen pretty much sealed the deal with just under twenty minutes to go before James Crane put the icing on the cake late on to cap a decent night for the home side.
So some crazy cup ties then, now lets look at how the two league games went.....
Essex Senior League
Buckhurst Hill 0-4 Redbridge
The Motormen put in a terrfic performance to go a point clear at the top of the early season ESL table at Roding Lane, defeating Buckhurst Hill. Redbridge took the lead in the eighth minute as Nathan Okoye rifled a shot through a clutch of players that deflected past Blockley, and it was 2-0 just past the quarter hour mark as a ball into the box was lashed home by Miles Peterkin. And the visitors pretty much wrapped up the game five minutes before the break when Peterkin played a diagonal pass to Solomon Ogunwomoju who took a touch before thumping the ball into the bottom left hand corner. The Motormen did add a fourth with ten minutes to go after Ogunwomoju's centre to Peterkin saw the latter finish from close range, sealing a fifth win in seven for the now league leaders, wheras Hill remain third bottom after a fourth league loss in six played so far.
Thurlow Nunn First Division South
Burnham Ramblers 1-1 Coggeshall United
The points were shared at Leslie Field after an early visitors goal was cancelled out by a hosts repost midway through the opening half. Ramblers had laid their late chairman Martin Leno to rest earlier in the day which was no doubt a very emotional day for the club, so no doubt they wanted to grab a win for him. It did not start well though as A quick counter attack from Coggeshall after only six minutes resulted in a 3 on 2 and ended with a tap in at the back post. Ramblers though were to claim a point when they levelled mid way through the first period after a loose ball fell to Jack Griggs who took one touch out of his feet before firing into the bottom corner, and that point sees them increase their lead at the top to two points, whereas The Weavers remain in 13th spot.
Phew, ,lots of drama and goals this evening then, and plenty more to come tomorrow too, goodnight for now!!!!!
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