Mid Essex League

Premier Division Cup Semi Final

Saturday 17th February 2018

Kick Off 16.00. on Time !

Canvey Town 66 3 Braintree & Bocking United 0,  attendance 23

2’ 1-0

9’ 2-0

25’ 3-0

@ Moulsham High School, 3G Pitch

Brian Close

Chelmsford

CM2 9ES

No Admission or Programme.

This was the first match I have ever watched in the Mid Essex League. Both Premier Division Cup Semi Finals were being played here, with the other tie preceding this at 2 o’clock.

It certainly didn’t look to be two levels lower than the match I saw earlier this afternoon, perhaps helped by the fact that this was third versus top, as far as league positions go. There were also three officials for this, which I would think is not the case for their league matches. Canvey Town started off at a blistering pace, which Braintree & Bocking just never recovered from.

Essex Olympian League

Senior Division 1

Saturday 17th February 2018

Kick Off 14.00 Actual 13.58

Great Baddow 2 Runwell Sports 0,  attendance 17

24’ 1-0

62’ 2-0

@ Great Baddow Recreation Ground

Baddow Road

Great Baddow

Chelmsford

CM2 9RL

No Admission or Programme.

I picked this match purely for the fact that it would make it possible to do a double. It was second in the league table versus bottom, although Runwell would not be bottom if it wasn’t for a 2 point deduction. The visitors lost their ‘keeper to injury after just sixteen minutes, being replaced by an outfield player, but it didn’t have any bearing on the outcome of the match. Runwell battled well, but didn’t really look like scoring, whilst Baddow took their chances and also hit the crossbar with a couple of other efforts. The win puts  Baddow top of the league, leapfrogging Buckhurst Hill, who didn’t have a match today.

The match was played on the pitch furthest from the clubhouse, on the far side of the cricket square. The pitch outside the building has slightly smaller dimensions and was hosting a match involving the Veterans team. Being on the far side of the park also meant that everyone stayed on the pitch for halftime and with the fact that we kicked off a little early as well, this was all over by 15.37, which left me more time than I was expecting to do the six minute drive to my second match of the day.