Upminster made the trip to the seaside to face top of the table and unbeaten Clacton 1's. Jared Ford made a fine save through his shoulder following a neat deflection in the first 5 minutes, which woke U's up a little. U's competed very well and ensured Clacton did not have it all their own way, but found themselves 1-0 down at half time. The match continued to be closely fought, but U's were then 2-0 down and Clacton controlling the match. U's however gradually found more possession on a difficult pitch and began to push Clacton back. Then with 15 minutes remaining, U's pulled one back. Jamie O'Dell took a side line ball which was in the Clacton 25 and found Berry in the middle of the pitch advancing to provide support. He immediately swivelled and found Foreman on the right who struck a ball into the near post and Will Murphy added a fine deflection past the keeper. At 2-1 U's pressed again and 5 minutes later, found themselves at 2-2 with another deft finish from Murphy. This was great come-back, but U's were unlucky to concede in the final couple of minutes when Clacton finally made one of their short corners work. A fine solo goal from their skipper killed u's off.

Upminster hosted Redbridge & Ilford 1's at Coopers on Saturday in what turned out to be a close but hard fought victory. Upminster started the stronger of the 2 sides keeping possession and forcing Redbridge to defend. U's forced their first short corner around 7 minutes into the game, and a slick routine saw Malby making the Redbridge keeper make a smart save. Upminster however forced another short corner a minute or two later. This time the same routine saw Malby drag flick a low shot which the standing Redbridge keeper had no chance with and found the bottom left corner. One nil up U's had confidence, but they did not make this pay. They lost shape a little and allowed Redbridge to build in confidence and they managed to level up things with a goal of their own mid-way through the half. Redbridge continued to create chances and the U's defence stood firm with Daniel Shore guiding a Redbridge short corner wide and Jared Ford make a couple of smart saves, ensuring the score was 1-1 at half time. The second half saw U's respond and keep possession of the ball much more effectively than they did for most of the first half. However, it was Redbridge who managed to break the deadlock 10 mins into the half when they pounced on a loose ball and worked the ball well for their skipper to coolly slot home. U's kept pressing and through fine play, managed to level up again at 2-2. It was Malby again who forced home a loose ball following a save made at a short corner from the initial effort. The game level may not have deserved a winner, but U's had different ideas as they continued to press at pace. They worked the ball well through the back 3 of Shore, Marston and Sutton, This allowed the U's midfield some space and Russell Murphy and Jamie O'Dell kept pressing, allowing U's to push Redbridge deep and restrict them to attacking on the break. It was one such break which saw the Redbridge attacker get goal side of the U's defence. Jared Ford however mad a double save to deny them. U's pressure paid off and through some sustained pressure, Jamie O'Dell found himself with the ball and time on the left post about 8 yards out. He did not miss out on this chance and slotted home with a firm push to give Upminster a 3-2 lead with a little over 5 minutes left. This lead did not change with Ford again making some fine saves with his feet and deservingly picking up both the defender and man of the match award.