Isthmian Division North
Basildon United 1 v 0 Grays Athletic
BUOYED by Saturday’s first league win of the season against Sporting Bengal, Grays travelled to the Hive in good spirits, but manager Darren Manning’s hopes of putting one over his former club were ultimately dashed – though afterwards the boss admitted he was perplexed how his side had not done better.
It’s been an impressive start to the season by Basildon, who have played now played five matches in League and Cup, and won all of them, three of them by one goal to nil.
Thet shows the narrow margin between success and failure, which Manning reflected on his post-match comments, saying: “We threw everything at them and they defended very well, though we didn’t get a shot on target which I can’t really get my head around.
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