Essex Alliance League

Senior Division Cup Quarter Final

Monday 29th January 2024

Kick Off 19.30 Actual 19.40

C.S.M. London 3 F.C. Baresi 5, attendance 37

15’ 0-1

30’ 0-2

33’ 1-2

68’ 2-2

82’ 3-2

84’ 3-3

85’ 3-4

90’ + 1, 3-5

@ Parsloes Park Sports Hub, 3G Pitch 2

Terrace Walk

Dagenham

RM9 5PU

No Admission or Programme.

The Parsloes Park Sports Hub has three 3G pitches, all running parallel to each other. The stadium pitch (where May & Baker will be playing their Eastern Counties League games) is nearest to the clubhouse/car park, with two standard cage set ups beyond, with Pitch 2, which hosted tonight’s game, being the nearer of the two. Both of these have spectator viewing on three sides and dugouts on the inaccessible side.

This cup tie was 10th versus 1st as far as league positions go and was excellent to watch from a neutral point of view. Baresi went in front after fifteen minutes, heading in a corner at the far post. CSM had a goal ruled out for offside before Baresi doubled their lead on the half hour mark, but minutes later CSM pulled it back to 1-2, finishing left footed into the bottom corner from the edge of the 18 yard box. It was 2-2 midway through the second half and both teams went all out for a winner. Baresi had a goal disallowed for offside, before CSM went 3-2 up with eight minutes left. Baresi levelled again within two minutes, finishing at the far post and a minute later went 3-4 ahead, finishing a one on one against the ‘keeper having been played through on goal. They finally killed the game off in stoppage time, smashing the ball in at the near post after CSM lost the ball when trying to play out from the back.