Match Report
Needham Market went into the game 19th in the table on 49 points; Merstham sat 17th on 56 — a 7-point gap. On recent form Needham Market sat only 28th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 19th overall. Per game in the league, Needham Market were scoring 1.41 and conceding 1.83, Merstham 1.5 and 1.74, against a competition average of 1.59 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Needham Market in 5 games, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
The venue was Bloomfields, with room for 4,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 1-3.


