ESSEX PREMIER
By David Ballheimer

GREAT SAVE: Southend Manor’s goalkeeper tips aside a shot in the second half
PICTURE: TGSPHOTO

SECOND-placed Hullbridge Sports were shocked by struggling Southend Manor in a 2-0 loss.
The match had to be moved from a waterlogged Lower Road to Tilbury’s Chadfields, with conditions also playing a par t in the shape of the wind that favoured Southend in the first half.
Manor took the lead after 14 minutes when a mistimed challenge resulted in a penalty that Michael Ogboin despatched.
It has to be said that neither team created too many clear-cut...