Essex & Suffolk Border League

Premier Division

Saturday 10th October 2020

Kick Off 12.45 Actual 12.49

Tiptree Heath 4 Lawford Lads 0, attendance 38

39’ 1-0

63’ 2-0

67’ 3-0

81’ 4-0

@ Tolleshunt D’ Arcy Village Hall

Tollesbury Road

Tolleshunt D’ Arcy

CM9 8UB

No Admission or Programme.

I had last visited Tiptree Heath on 14th August 2018, when I saw them lose 3-4 versus Hatfield Peverel in an Essex & Suffolk Border League Premier Division match. That was played at Tolleshunt Knights Village Hall, but this season they have moved three miles south east to the village of Tolleshunt D’Arcy.

Today’s match, which was intended to be the first part of a double header for me, was 11th versus 15th in the league table. It was very much end to end with both teams wasting numerous chances. Having pulled off a number of good saves, the visiting ‘keeper was finally beaten when he fumbled a tame looking effort that trickled across the line via the inside of the post to give Tiptree a 1-0 lead six minutes before the break. Just after the hour mark an angled shot into the bottom corner of the net made it 2-0 and shortly afterwards it became three, when a free kick from the right was headed in from close range. The scoring was completed with nine minutes left to play, when a shot was blocked, but the rebound was swept in from 12 yards.