(for West 36) | East Thurrock United | (1) 2 | - 1 (0) |
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Carey 74
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A goal five minutes into added time condemned United to a desperate defeat in a simply shocking encounter at freezing Rookery Hill this evening, with United producing one of their worst displays of the season, when even a mediocre performance would have been enough to beat the most limited of opponents. Awful marking at an early free kick gifted the Rocks an eighth minute lead, but United looked almost clueless in their efforts to draw level before the interval, even after the hosts had lost their solitary attacking threat, experienced skipper Steve West, to injury. United did improve after the break, with young substitute Matt Maclean once again impressing, and Lee Carey eventually provided an equaliser direct from a twenty-five yard free kick with a little over a quarter of an hour remaining. Lee and Matt both went close as United then pressed for a winner, only to be caught on the break right at the death, and to be left facing up to the hideous prospect of a return to Division One South next season.
The full story is simply too awful to recount, but may be told in due course!
| Match facts | Efforts on target | Efforts off target | Free kicks conceded | Corners won | Offsides against |
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| East Thurrock United | 3 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 3 |
| Hastings United | 8 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 1 |
| East Thurrock United (4-5-1) | Hastings United (4-4-2)
| 1 Shane Gore | 1 Lee Worgan
| 2 Steve Pashley | 2 Danny Spice
| 3 Ashley Dumas | 3 Jimmy Elford (c)
| 4 Rio Alderton | 4 Lee Carey
| 5 Jackson Ohakam | 5 Rhys Whyborne
| 6 Ben Wood | 6 Steve Elliott
| 7 Ricky White | 7 Antonio Gonnella
| 8 Steve Harrison | 8 Tim Olorunda
| 9 Steve West (c) | 9 Ade Olorunda
| 10 Max Cornhill | 10 Sam Adams |
11 Craig Braham-Barrett | 11 Nathan Simpson
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| 12 Kris Newby | 12 Danny Leach (for Simpson 40)
| 14 Keith Martin | (for West 36) 14 Frankie Sawyer
| 15 Lee Williams (for Braham-Barrett 90) | 15 Matt Maclean (for Gonnella 40)
| 16 Luke Hughes | 16 Russell Eldridge
| 17 Ben Boyce (for White 79) | 17 Tony Dolby
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Attendance 105
Referee Mr I Fissenden
Assistants Messrs E Goodman & K Canham