FC BARESI v BRIMSDOWN ENDS ALL SQUARE & THURLOW NUNN FIRST DIVISION SOUTH UPDATE

FC Baresi picked up their first point as a Step Six club with a creditable 1-1 draw at home to Brimsdown FC on Wednesday evening. It was a a battle of the Essex Alliance League Champions of the last two seasons and also a local derby with FCB currently playing at Wodson Park and Brimsdown ground sharing down the road at Wormley Rovers. 

In front of 26 people it was the home side who took the lead via Ahmed Abdulla was able to slot the ball home which fell to him in the box after a long throw. It was 1-1 just prior to half-time when Dylan Kirkler scored for Brimsdown. 

Brimsdown, who finshed 9th last season, won 2-1 at home to Basildon Town on Saturday which was an impressive victory as Town had won 2-5 at Cannons Wood on the opening fixture of the season.  Under the management of former Hadley coach Junior Matti I'm sure they will have a good season. 

FCB host Newbury Forest in the League Challenge Cup on Wednesday evening before a tough trip to one of the title favourite's Harlow Town next Saturday. The Hawks, who won 7-0 at home to Newbury Forest on the opening day, lost 0-1 at home to Essex Olympian Champion's Rayleigh Town in front of a bumper 359 crowd yesterday. 

Newbury Forest ended their nightmare start to the season yesterday with 1-2 win at May & Baker - this was after losing 7-0 and 10-0 in their opening games of the season. Former Tower Hamlets and Romford striker Chakka Barnett netted a double for Forest in the victory!  

THURLOW NUNN FIRST DIVISION SOUTH RESULTS SO FAR 

Friday 26th July

NW LONDON 1-1 BARKINGSIDE - 45 

CANNONS WOOD 2-5 BASILDON TOWN - 174 

Saturday 27th July 

AS LONDON 0-3 DUNMOW TOWN - TBC 

BURNHAM RAMBLERS 3-1 BRIMSDOWN - 169 

COGGESHALL TOWN 0-2 HODDESDON TOWN - 107 

FC BARESI 1-2 MAY & BARKER - 20 

HARLOW TOWN 7-0 NEWBURY FOREST - 311 

HUTTON 1-2 HACKNEY WICK - 95 

RAYLEIGH TOWN 1-0 ENFIELD BOROUGH - 62 

SOUTHEND MANOR 4-1 ST MARGARETSBURY - 42 

Monday 29th July 

BARKINGSIDE 3-1 ST MARGARETSBURY - 104 

Tuesday 30th July 

DUMOW TOWN 1-3 HODDESDON TOWN - 20 

RAYLEIGH TOWN 1-1 COGGESHALL TOWN - 92

Wednesday 31st July 

BASILDON TOWN 2-2 SOUTHEND MANOR - 130 

FC BARESI 1-1 BRIMSDOWN -  26

HACKNEY WICK 3-1 BURNHAM RAMBLERS - TBC

HUTTON TOWN 10-0 NEWBURY FOREST - 75

MAY & BAKER 2-3 ENFIELD BOROUGH - 72 

Friday 2nd August 

BARKINGSIDE 2-2 COGGESHALL TOWN - 96

BRIMSDOWN 2-1 BASILDON TOWN - 20 

BURNHAM RAMBLERS 1-1 ST MARGARETSBURY - TBC  

NW LONDON 2-3 CANNONS WOOD - 42 

Saturday 3rd August

DUNMOW TOWN 1-3 HUTTON - 45 

HARLOW TOWN 0-1 RAYLEIGH TOWN - 359 

MAY & BAKER 1-2 NEWBURY FOREST - 22 

SOUTHEND MANOR 3-1 HODDESDON TOWN - TBC 

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES 

Monday 5th August

Barkingside v AS London - League Challenge Cup 

Tuesday 6th August

Enfield Borough v Brimsdown

Harlow Town v Hoddesdon Town

Burnham Ramblers v Rayleigh Town - League Challenge Cup 

Haverhill Borough v St Margaretsbury - League Challenge Cup 

Southend Manor v Basildon Town - League Challenge Cup 

Wednesday 7th August

Hackney Wick v Dunmow Town

Hutton v Coggeshall Town

FC Baresi v Newbury Forest - League Challenge Cup 

May & Baker v NW London - League Challenge Cup

Friday 9th August

Cannons Wood v AS London

Saturday 10th August

Burnham Ramblers v Enfield Borough

Coggeshall Town v Brimsdown

Hackney Wick v St Margaretsbury

Harlow Town v FC Baresi

May & Baker v Hoddesdon Town

Southend Manor v NW London

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS - SHORT

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS - LONG - NEARLY 40 MINUTES OF MATCH ACTION