Match Report
In the standings it was Needham Market 19th on 49 points, Tooting & Mitcham United 23rd on 36 — separated by 13. Needham Market had been under-performing their position — 28th on five-round form against 19th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Needham Market 1.41 scored and 1.83 conceded per game, Tooting & Mitcham United 1.13 and 2.2, with the league averaging 1.59.
Tooting & Mitcham United had been beaten in four straight games. Over the last five, Needham Market had taken 7 of 15 points to Tooting & Mitcham United's 1.
Bloomfields in Needham Market staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.


