Thurrock were unlucky not to end their winless run after an excellent performance away at Stortford. They started well with Mark Janney finding Steve Harper, whose cross just evaded Kris Lee six yards out from goal. With 20 minutes on the clock Harper was unlucky when he rounded Young but his shot was cleared off of the line by Tom Champion. After 25 minutes captain Jimmy McFarlane had to go off due to a thigh injury and was replaced by Ronnie Fletcher. Just minutes later Fletcher put Thurrock into the lead with a thunderous header from an excellent Sam Sloma corner. After half an hour the lead was nearly doubled when another excellent Sloma cross was just missed in the middle by Lee. The equaliser for the hosts came moments later when a cross by Alex Martin was flicked on by Dave Rainford and brilliantly volleyed home by Steve Morrison. Moments later Rainford went down in the box under a challenge from Glen Knight. However, the referee was convinced that Rainford had dived and issued him with a yellow card. The lack of argument from any Stortford player showed he had made the right decision. Stortford did score minutes later though when Morrison shot home from the edge of the box when it looked like he had nowhere to go.

Thurrock were inspired in the second half and Lee was really unlucky to see his close range header come back of the underside of the bar with Young well beaten. The equaliser came as Thurrock continued to be the better side. Sloma passed into the box and the Stortford defence made a mess and the ball ran to Harper to tap in from close range. Thurrock continued to be the dominant side but the only chance that came to win the game was a Richard Pacquette header from Lee’s cross that was comfortably held by Young.

Man of the Match: Kris Lee

Thurrock: Knight, Collis, Goddard, McFarlane © (Fletcher 25), Goodfellow, Bowes, Janney, Cross, Sloma, Lee, Harper (Pacquette 70)