Rochester United (0) 1
Chatham Town (3) 5 Bradshaw 13,19 Bodkin 23 Pugh 55,65
Attendance: 320 plus children
Admission: £1 Senior
Programme: £1.50
Mileage: 42/3,128
Rochester United, Chatham Town, Punjab United, Sheppey United and Lordswood have got their heads together to create this Post Lockdown Tournament and the evidence from the first night at Rede Court Road is that there is a pent-up demand that these games will go someway to satisfy.
Included in the people that came were friends that have not been seen for over a year and we shook hands because we were allowed to. Perhaps this really is the beginning of the end.
The match wasn't really a contest. Once Dan Bradshaw, who is surely going to feast himself on goals next season, tucked away a couple in the first 20 minutes there was never a doubt as to the outcome. Matt Bodkin, who along with Ryan Hayes, at an advanced age is still miles to good for the SCEFL, scored a fine individual goal to put the Chats three clear at the break. In the second half, two crosses from Hayes saw Andy Pugh add the fourth and fifth, the latter a superb, diving header at the near post. Chatham took their foot of the gas, introduced some Academy players which allowed Rochester a late consolation goal.
The evening didn't quite have the raw emotion of the fans at the FA Cup Final on Saturday but for the 340 at Rede Court, it was a step towards normality.
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