East Thurrock 2 v 6 HoddesdonIF East Thurrock Community FC weren’t already aware of how much of a challenge lies ahead of them in their inaugural step six campaign, Saturday’s home drubbing by Hoddesdon will have certainly opened some eyes. The latest, at Rookery Hill on Saturday (8 August) came after the hosts had taken a 29th minute lead. Tommy Barnacle fired over following a corner three minutes later, while Lewis Rowe was unfortunate not to break clear in first-half stoppage time after winning a challenge against the last defender. Rocks then had the ball in the net in the 47th minute, but the assistant referee raised the flag for offside. The hosts made their first change a minute later, with Flynn Monk replacing Dan Nakipov-Getmansky.