Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Cray Wanderers 5th with 74 points, Brightlingsea Regent 22nd with 24, 50 apart. Brightlingsea Regent's recent output outran their position: 17th on form over five rounds, 22nd in the table. Per game in the league, Brightlingsea Regent were scoring 0.98 and conceding 2.57, Cray Wanderers 1.86 and 1.14, against a competition average of 1.52 goals per team per game.
Brightlingsea Regent arrived off five straight defeats. Recent form was uneven: 0/15 points for Brightlingsea Regent, 10/15 for Cray Wanderers.
North Road, capacity 2,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Cray Wanderers: D. Oladipo (82')
Key stats
Possession: Brightlingsea Regent 34% · Cray Wanderers 66% · Total shots: 4-9 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 2-5