Billy Holland's goal right at the death, against his former side, gave the Millers a much needed and deserved three points, after a penalty a piece from James Peagram and Shane Oakley early on in the match had looked to have been enough to give both sides a point.
Blues won through to the FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round with a 2-1 win at Ashford Town (Middx), to book a trip to Isthmian Premier side Whitehawk. With traffic delaying a number of players, changes were made to the intended line-up, with Grant Cooper replacing Junior Baker at the centre of defence, whilst Lee Flynn returned to the team in place of Leon Lalite; Danny Bunce started on the left hand side of midfield.
THE two ‘Thurrocks’ will meet in The FA Carlsberg Trophy Second Round Qualifying after the draw was made at Wembley on Monday morning.
East Thurrock United, will welcome Isthmian Premier Division rivals Thurrock, from near Purfleet, to Rookery Hill for one of 36 ties due to be played on 27 October.
Sudbury came out the stronger side in the second half and were back on level terms on 55 when ex Docker Tom Webb collecting the ball on the left and shooting left footed into the far corner passed James Marrable. Both Aiken and Llewellyn had chances to score before the hour but there efforts went wide.
This quirky situation of Landlords playing their tenants away but on their own ground threw up some interesting situations, and with Thurrock not having won a Trophy cup match since 2005 all faith was put into manager Mark Stimson whose own FA trophy record is impressive enough to give Thurrock the edge.
The Essex Half Marathon Championships were held on Sunday on a new and attractive undulating course in the village of Pleshey. This event now looks as if it will be a fixture on the road running calendar for a long time to come. On Sunday only 3 of the club's road runners tackled the event.
THIS was a consummate display by East Thurrock who dominated their fellow Ryman Premier visitors from the off. After 12 minutes of almost constant pressure Rocks got the opener they deserved when an intelligent ball from Tom Stephen resulted in a return pass from Sam Higgins and the subsequent cross, though deflected, was met by Kye Ruel who headed home from close range.
Impressive form from the Rocks as they demolish Hastings. Great win for the Fleet as they continue winning run..Poor performance by Grays as they fail to win for the third game in a row.
DESPITE never being in danger or under pressure, Grays Ath once again conspired to only draw 1-1 against Ashford Town. Early on, Grays Ath seemed to pick up where they left off in recent games, wasting possession and making unforced errors.
AVELEY'S return to league action ended in their third straight defeat after a 4-2 defeat at Cheshunt that saw the Millers end the game with eight men. A red card for Scott Curley in the first half, followed by reds for Marc Sontag and Ellis Sands in the second curtailed what had been an encouraging display from the Millers, but one which ultimately ended in defeat.
GRAYS ATH put in another disappointing performance as they clung onto a solitary point at home to Soham Town Rangers. Hakan had rung the changes after the Maidstone mauling with Luke Marshall and Joe Sweeney dropped to the bench.
THE TWO TEAMS in the borough have fascinating draws as they seek to progress through the rounds of the FA Cup. East Thurrock United are home to Maidstone United. The resurgent Kent team, who were once a League Two outfit.
Playing a new, narrow formation with twin strikers Sam Higgins and Hakeem Araba at its spearhead, Rocks continually unpicked their hosts’ defensive formation from the off. With Higgins and Araba posing a handful up top, Rocks played around them and an early burst from the effervescent Kye Ruel set up a shooting opportunity for midfielder Reiss Gilbey but the visitors’ captain chose to place, rather than blast and keeper Rob Tolfrey got a hand to his curling strike and pushed it wide.
TILBURY snatched an equaliser deep into injury time to deny Soham Town Rangers their first home win of the season at the Lane. After Tilbury's heavy defeat at Chertsey Town last week, Manager Paul Vaughan made five changes with Marrable, Crooks, Matthews, Llewellyn and Henty replacing Anderson, King, Wraight, Small and James Smith.
