Match Report
Bowers & Pitsea went into the game 22nd in the table on 26 points; Hendon sat 19th on 39 — a 13-point gap. Bowers & Pitsea ranked 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 22nd table position. Against a league average of 1.53 goals per team per game, Bowers & Pitsea ran at 0.81 scored and 2 conceded, Hendon at 1.45 and 1.88.
Len Salmon Stadium in Pitsea staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.