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Saturday 15th August 2020

Kick Off 11.30 Actual 11.31

Wakebury 11 Ashingdon 1, attendance 22

7’ 1-0

10’ 1-1

16’ 2-1

25’ 3-1

27’ 4-1

31’ 5-1

36’ 6-1

38’ 7-1

61’ 8-1

72’ 9-1

79’ 10-1

81’ 11-1

@ Post Office Sports & Social Club

Gardiners Way

off Gardiners Lane South

Basildon

SS14 3AP

No Admission or Programme.

Again, there were no problems getting round the ridiculous F.A. ban on attending matches between clubs of Step 7 and above, as this was Essex Olympian League Division 3 (Step 10) versus Southend Borough & District Combination League Premier Division (Step 11).

This was over as a contest once Wakebury made it 3-1. Ashingdon were dreadful, not helped by a total lack of fitness. They played with a different ‘keeper in each half, neither of which were any good. Ten of the eleven goals they conceded would have been stopped by anyone half decent.

As well as this match, there were two noon kick offs on the two parallel pitches beyond ours, with three more matches to follow at 2 o’clock.

Before the F.A. decided to do their best in trying to starve clubs of any possible income during pre-season, by introducing the ‘fan ban’, my afternoon match would have been ‘next door’ at Basildon Town, but as they play at Step 7 and their visitors Sawbridgeworth Town are in the higher level Essex Senior League, then I would have to leave it for another day. A shame really, as the two pitches run end to end and are no more than 20 yards apart. There is even a gap in the hedge so getting there couldn’t be easier……