Around the Grounds - 14/09/24

All the results from around the grounds on the second weekend of the League season.

Premier Division

Haver Town got their first points on the board with a 3-0 victory at home to United Chelmsford Churches - the goals coming from Bradley Chapman, George Dunn and Jack Levy.

Rayleigh FC played hosts to Stock United and it was the visitors who triumphed 3-1, courtesy of a brace from second-half substitute Clarence Olympio.

Sandon Royals and Fleet FC played out a 1-1 draw at Boreham Recreation Ground, despite a 70th minute red card for the home goalkeeper William Boyden.

Division One

Witham Town held Beacon Hill Rovers away from home with a 1-1 draw, the goals coming from George Harvey and Lewis Cacchio.

Broomfield travelled to Brentwood Athletic and won 3-0 courtesy of goals from Sam Bryan, Noah Brotherton and Zac Love.

Mayland Village hosted Emerson & Upminster, winning 1-0 in a close game.

Social Club Birchanger earned their first win as a Mid-Essex side, running out 5-2 victors away at Springfield - a brace apiece from Rhys Howse and Joseph Osborn seeing them on their way.

Division Two

Beaulieu Park hosted Springfield and led 2-1 at the break thanks to goals from Tyler Small and Dalton Bottomley. However, a four-goal second half resulted in a 3-3 full-time score and both teams share the points.

Benfleet U23 kicked-off their league campaign, hosting Epping Town, and ran out 3-1 winners at Woodside Park.

Eversley Athletic earned their first win of the season, beating Rayleigh FC 1-0 at James Hornsby School - Cameron Cox the scorer of the game’s only goal.

Harold Hill visited Woodham Radars and one second-half goal apiece saw the spoils shared with the full-time score 1-1.

Division Three

AS Rawreth travelled to Broomfield and won 3-0 courtesy of a goal from Mason Codge and a brace from Oliver Roberts. The game also saw the first red card of the Division Three season with an AS Rawreth player picking up two yellow cards.

Tillingham Hotspur played their first game since returning to the Mid-Essex and were defeated 5-2 away from home against Rayleigh FC.

Scrattons hosted their first home game in the Mid-Essex, and were defeated 5-1 by Writtle, who were helped by a brace from Samuel Karr and one goal each from Jack Baird, Toby Heseltine and Daniel Collins.

Old Chelmsfordians visited neighbours Springfield and secured a 2-1 victory, the winning goal scored by substitute Abel Henjewele.