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28 December 2018. 2:2 draw, with both teams down to 10 men at the end. Lee Noble sent off in the first half, Danny Harris (ex-Dartford) sent off at the end of the second half. Jamie Coyle, Co-Manager for Dartford sent off as well. I was left thinking it was a terrible pitch, with terrible light and a terrible referee. In fact, if we are going to get a referee out of a Christmas Cracker next year, to make sure the crackers come from a quality shop. Harsh? Maybe. Quoted from the twitter feed: "40' Unbelievable. Noble's been sent off", "85' Free kick to East Thurrock. Another questionable decision" and "84' Greenhalgh is booked for throwing the ball down." Ahem.

The dugouts have been replaced since I was there in 2016-17 season. The somewhat saucy mural on the back of the stand is still there, and photoed close up in sections. I get the distinct impression that the artist didn't intend for the ladies to wear bikinis as they look as if they were added quickly as an after-thought. And perhaps he wasn't very good at painting eyes, since most of the characters wear mafia-style dark glasses.

Goals: Charlie Sheringham 8', Tom Derry for the Rocks 33' and 43' and Elliot Bradbrook 73'.

East Thurrock: Jack Giddens, Jon Nzengo, Ibrahim Sori Diallo, Harry Lee, Ricky Hayes, Steve Sheehan, Reece Prestedge, Ryan Scott, Sam Higgins, Alex Osborn, Danny Harris. Subs: Tom Derry, Shaun Batt, Reuben Mudd, Manny Omrore, Yannick Monga Ebwa.

Dartford: Bailey Vose, Mark Onyehman, Jordan Wynter, Ronnie Vint, Tom Bonner, Ben Greenhalgh, Lee Noble, Jamie Philpot, Andre Coker, Dan Johnson, Charlie Sheringham. Subs: Callum Driver, Kudus Oyenuga, Phil Roberts, Elliot Bradbrook, Ryan Hayes.

Referee: Dean Skipper, Michael Marsh, Christopher Bodell.
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