Old Chelmsfordians 1 vs 0 Boreham FC

<pre style="line-height: 21px; white-space: normal; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;">Boreham went into the second game of this double header with&nbsp;

<pre style="line-height: 21px; white-space: normal; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;">no fresh legs and only one sub who would only arrive at half time,&nbsp;

<pre style="line-height: 21px; white-space: normal; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;">the team that took the field included an unchanged back five of&nbsp;

<pre style="line-height: 21px; white-space: normal; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;">Bruce, Charter, Worthington, Powell and Parsons. The midfield was&nbsp;

<pre style="line-height: 21px; white-space: normal; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;">made up of Dale, Goodchild, Simpson and Baines with Cowcher &&nbsp;

<pre style="line-height: 21px; white-space: normal; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;">Rush up front.<br /><br />From the off both teams looked tired and content for a point, the majority of the&nbsp;

<pre style="line-height: 21px; white-space: normal; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;">first 20 minutes was contested in the middle third with both teams looking comfortable&nbsp;

<pre style="line-height: 21px; white-space: normal; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;">at the back. Boreham were first to trouble the visitors with a nice move up the left, Dale&nbsp;

<pre style="line-height: 21px; white-space: normal; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;">hit the byline and cut the ball back only for Cowcher to lash over in what was a difficult&nbsp;

<pre style="line-height: 21px; white-space: normal; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;">chance.<br /><br />Shortly after that OCs had a couple of corners, the second was not cleared and the&nbsp;

<pre style="line-height: 21px; white-space: normal; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;">unmarked centre forward lashed home from 6 yards, poor defending from Boreham who&nbsp;

<pre style="line-height: 21px; white-space: normal; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;">allowed the striker too much space, 0-1 to OCs.<br /><br />The first half came to an end after a couple of decent stops from Bruce, Boreham went in&nbsp;

<pre style="line-height: 21px; white-space: normal; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;">one nil down with chances few and far between.<br /><br />The second half started brightly with the introduction of Smith for Baines, Smith looked&nbsp;

<pre style="line-height: 21px; white-space: normal; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;">dangerous and full of energy, something Boreham had been missing in the first half. Although&nbsp;

<pre style="line-height: 21px; white-space: normal; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;">Boreham perhaps finishing the stronger they struggled to create any chances of note, a few&nbsp;

<pre style="line-height: 21px; white-space: normal; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;">long distance shots from Rush who struggled with a back injury during the second half.<br /><br />The second half fizzled out and OCs took all three points home with a 0-1 win, a good&nbsp;

<pre style="line-height: 21px; white-space: normal; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;">result for OCs who took on a Boreham team who struggled for players and fitness. Boreham&nbsp;

<pre style="line-height: 21px; white-space: normal; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;">have another tricky tie against Laindon at home next week, a tough test which will need&nbsp;

<pre style="line-height: 21px; white-space: normal; color: #444444; font-size: 15px;">significant improvement to take the points.