HARWICH & PARKESTON 1
CRC 3
29th December 2007

It was the young chargers of CRC that put the home side under early pressure, Adam Marriott courting the attentions of the Harwich rearguard with his pace as the visitors twice clattered the woodwork in their endeavour to break the deadlock. On a heavy pitch Harwich muscled their way into the match but it was CRC that made their dominance pay a minute before the interval, Wixon cutting in from the right with a shot that flashed past Wootten at the near post.

Harwich started the second-half the more competitive, the midfield linking up with the front two, but in a half punctuated by long injuries it was CRC that extended their lead in the 65^th minute, Patrick hauled down in the area, Wixon converting the resultant penalty. Harwich reduced the deficit, Hughes losing the attention of his marker to direct a thunderous header past Beagle. The hosts now in the ascendancy had golden opportunities to bring the scores level, both Calver and Jones missing from close range. Leaving themselves exposed at the back though allowed Bowe to flatter the score-line for CRC, breaking out from midfield, and sliding the ball underneath Wootten to make the final score 3-1.