DIV 1 NORTH
By Jim Purtill

■A draw at the Simarco Stadium condemned Basildon to relegation, despite a fighting second-half performance that could have delivered a victory.
A penalty from Kamani McFarlane put Witham ahead in the seventh minute, and the hosts should have increased their lead in a one-sided first half. Sonny Dutton and Anton Matthews went close, but the hosts failed to add to their score.
Mohammed Ali then equalised in the 49th minute, and the goal inspired a much better second half from the visitors, who looked consistently dangerous on the break. In the latter s...