07/09/2026
Saturday, September 5th 2026
Rayleigh Town 2 Coggeshall Town 6 Thurlow Nunn League Div 1 South
Played at Bowers & Pitsea
Attn 81
Although Rayleigh kicked off, it was Coggeshall that launched the first attack as a Todd Hollocls cross landed on the roof pf the net and they took the lead in the fourth minute when Hollocks scored after a goalmouth scramble. Coggeshall continued to attack and after Jimmy Makanjuola won a corner, Lewis Nial’s kick was cleared, Josh Hudson, Rayleigh’s goalkeeper, parried a shot by Makanjuola to Hollocks and his shot was deflected for a corner, which Todd took and it was headed off the goal line. A Rayleigh free kick was deflected for a corner, Matthew Oaten put the ball wide from a Mitchell Ali pass, a corner was won which led to Joe Borein conceding another corner taken by Nathan Elgie, this led to Elgie taking another corner, and finding Dylan Jones at the near post who lashed it into the net for a 24th minute equalizer. Three minutes later Coggeshall were back in front as a move started by Hollocks and involving Charlie Bott and Borein who crossed for Nial to score and after half an hours play it was three as after Lewis Wallman was fouled, Nial’s free kick bobbled across the goal with no one getting a touch until Bott scored at the far post. Josh Blackburn, in the Coggeshall goal made an excellent save when diving at the feet of Oaten to claim the ball. Nial scored Coggeshall’s fourth in the 35th minute as he cut through Rayleigh’s defence and struck the ball from about 20 yards giving Hudson no chance. Elgie put a shot over the bar for Rayleigh, but from the clearance Coggeshall won a throw and from Ben McPherson’s long throw Bott headed over Hudson into the net for goal number 5 after 39 minutes. Borein headed out a Rayleigh cross, Blackburn turned Oliver Williams fierce shot round the post for a corner and as a freekick by Ali was headed clear it was half time.
HT 1-5
Rayleigh made two changes before the restart, Arnold Acheampong replaced Oatem and Matthew Bumpas replaced Robert West. Tommy O’Keefe was shown a yellow card for a foul but Jack Hyslop’s free kick came to nothing. Bott did well on the right by first winning the ball, beating a defender and getting a cross in for Makanjuola to score Coggeshall’s sixth in the 50th minute. Reece Edwards picked up an ankle injury and was replaced by Ross Debrick before Rayleigh got the match underway again. Rayleigh’s Ben Baxter had a free kick cleared, Hyslop had a shot deflected for a corner and Blackburn held a Baxter effort. On 58 minutes Rayleigh replaced Jones with Ishmeal Fiadzomor. A Baxter free kick was cleared and Borein blocked an Elgie shot. On 63 minutes Coggeshall replace Makanjuola with Joe Waller and soon after Rayleigh replaced Williams with Kye Munro. In the 67th minute Fiadzomor was shown a straight red card for a challenge on McPherson and before Blackburn took the free kick, Coggeshall replaced Nial who suffered an ankle injury with Jack Charnock and Rayleigh replaced Hyslop with Louie Watkins. Watkins and Baxter both had shots blocked before Hollocks shot wide at the other end. On 79 minutes Wallman became the third Coggeshall player to pick up an ankle injury, Dave Harrison was his replacement. Debrick put over a low cross which caused panic in the Rayleigh goal area before being cleared. Rayleigh pulled a goal back in the 88th minute when Blackburn parried a shot from Ali but it fell to Watkins who scored from close range. In stoppage time Waller had a shot that was deflected for a corner and Charnock tried a high long range shot that was wide. Hudson took a goal kick and the final whistle blew.
Coggeshall team: Josh Blackburn, Joe Borein, Ben McPherson, Reece Edwards (Ross Debrick 50 mins), Tommy O’Keefe, Ryan Pitt, Charlie Bott, Todd Hollocks, Lewis Wallman (Dave Harrison 79 mins), Lewis Nial (Jack Charnock 69 mins), Jimmy Makanjuola (Joe Waller 63 mins).
Coggeshall scorers: Hollocks, Nial 2, Bott 2, Makanjuola.
