William Edwards were winning this closely fought match between the boroughs strongest teams by 2 goals to 1 until the final 5 minutes. Kieran Desmond, who previously scored an earlier equaliser, headed home from close range despite a goalmouth scramble from the William Edwards defenders.
Mark has managerial experience at many levels and both club chairman and Mark are pleased and excited about the appointment and are now looking forward to building a squad that will be able to compete in next seasons Ryman Premier Division.
They have won the Thundermite girls football league and are in the Thundermite u-11s girls cup final, that will be played at East Thurrock United on 13th May at 2.00.
Tommy South said "I appreciate all their help and hard work in keeping to their agreement in staying until the end of the season, they have endured a tough run without any luck and took over with the aim of trying desperately to turn things around.
The whistle soon went and all can be proud of the part they played in this dramatic Ryman North play-off game. Needham now travel to Enfield Town for the play off final for a place in the Ryman Premier division.
Mayor of Thurrock, Charles Curtis and his wife, Wendy, were among those present for this historic occasion. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Terry Lee, Chairman of Thames Rugby Club said: "We very much welcome our distinguished guests at Thames Rugby Club today for the return of cricket to our ground. We would like to record our special thanks to the Veolia Mardyke Trust for their financial support in making this possible and also to Belhus Cricket Club. We certainly hope that this marks the start of what we hope will be a very long and successful partnership between our two clubs".
It went to penalties but with Agombar and Beaney missing a very brave Enfield went through to the play off final. So Grays stay in the Ryman Div One North. Their fans were great tonight and have been terrific all season. Let us hope that with a new home and a settled outlook they can be promoted next season.
Tilbury finish third in the league and face Needham Market at Chadfields on Tuesday night at 7.45pm. A great season and great work by Paul Vaughan and the team.
That ended the first half scoring, but we didn’t have to wait ong for a goal in the second half. On 48 minutes March Gorbell had two attempts with headers as the ball bounced about from a corner and eventually it fell for Ben Wood, whose shot took a deflection on its way into the net.
TILBURY AND GRAYS ATHLETIC are both involved in play-off semi finals in the Ryman Div One North. The Dockers finished third in the league so have the luxury of a home draw at Chadfields against fourth placed Needham Market.
The former Gunner did not have to wait long for his hat trick and dreadful defending from the home side let him in once again and he made no mistake as the faced up one on one with the goalkeeper and slotted it home with consummate ease.
The Hammers boss Stuart Douglas added: "This event is something I know our fans will look forward to. We as a Club are working hard on establishing a youth set up and it’s a great pleasure to be able to take this meeting on. Particular thanks are due to our Landlords for making the venue available at short notice on a day normally used for four wheeled action"
Ryman Premier
Metropolitan Police 1, East Thurrock United 2
EAST Thurrock were far from at their best but in difficult conditions showed the battling qualities required...
