The day started with an early doors meet at the Union. The banter started from the off with Karris and Gee taking the brunt of the punishment with their terrible shirt and tie combos.

Getting to Romford with around 20 mins till our 12.30 kick off, a mad dash was made for the changing rooms from the bus. The main problem with this was that in one of the bags was two crates of beer.

The game then started in the changing room with Higgins announcing the team, with a shock exclusion of big Dave not being lino.

The game saw NESCOT on top for the opening half with challenges flying in from the likes of Ouzo, Davids and Higgins who injured their star centre back.

NESCOT had a host of opportunities but top goal keeping from Karl Harris kept them at bay. Leigh Higgins had a rasping shot from 20 yards which went over by inches.

The second half started with us on top after a poor first half Ebun had a header wonderfully saved by the NESCOT keeper.

Phil Cable was causing all sorts of trouble for the NESCOT defense but the conditions conspired against him.

Outstanding performances on the day from the defense included Ryan Beak, Tom Rowe, David Gardner and Jaime Atherton. The game was going into extra time with a goalless 0-0 draw, but no! In the small print in the rules the games would go straight into a penalty shootout.

The five brave men to step up were Roman Wolf, Nedjad Medic, Phil Cable, Chris Musgrove and Thomas.

It came down to Chris Musgrove needing to score to win the game after a perfect penalty record from the rest of the team and a top save from Karl Harris. Musgrove remembered his technique and slotted it home to a mass bundle.

Unfortunately the 3rds and 6ths were not so successful, both slipping to agonising defeats however a good day and a great night followed.