

Southend & Benfleet 1st XI: 1 (Georgia Durban)
Southend 1st XI: 3
It was a local derby game on Saturday with Southend & Benfleet playing Southend. In the first leg S&B won 3-2 in a close match so Southend were eager to get the win this time around. Both teams were playing well but Southend had the edge and they had a 2-0 lead at half-time. This then stretched to 3-0 5 minutes into the second half. Southend & Benfleet came back with attacking play from Kirsty and Georgia Durban. Georgia Durban bagged her first goal for Southend & Benfleet to close the gap to 3-1. With 20 minutes still to go Southend & Benfleet ramped up the attacks. Adele Cole earned herself player of the match for the second week running in midfield. However Southend held strong and kept their lead to take the points.