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A couple more from Sean's collection. Ely on the attack in the second half. Josh Curry and Luke Parkinson of Ely City.

The photos in the match report were both taken by Sean and here are a collection of some of his others. A couple of midfield battles. Pacey is forced into a rare piece of the action in this game. Ely's goalmouth Corinthians on the ball before things went wrong for them.

Today Ely City took on Rothwell Corinthians of the United Counties in the Extra Preliminary Round of the FA Cup. I don't imagine that the Robins will make it to the final, but a good run in the cup competitions always makes for an interesting season, so it was good to see Ely negotiate the first hurdle. Ely got off to a great start as on 4 minutes a clever flick on by Richard Chadwick and then a decent pass from Andrew Claydon saw Lewis Thompson put the Robins 1-0 up. Ely had plenty of other chances to increase their lead with Claydon shooting just over when clear through on 8 minutes and Chadwick having a shot cleared off the line on 11. Things started to even out though and most of the next 20 minutes were played out in the middle of the field. Around the half hour mark the visitors had a flurry of corners that Ely did well to defend. Just after this David Wilson (number 6 below) hobbled off the pitch and was replaced by Richard Gammon. Fortunately, it seems that he only has a ...

I might be alone amongst fans of other non-league football fans in East Anglia, but you've got to feel a bit sorry for King's Lynn Town. The pheonix club playing their first season at step 5 reached the semi-finals of the FA Vase and last night saw them reach 100 points and a goal difference of +93 with one game left and they still won't get promoted. They have also achieved an average crowd of over 600 and yesterday, which was their 3rd home game of four in the space of a week they got well over 500 turning out. However, they won't be playing a step higher next season, mainly due to the fact that they lost last month to St.Neot's who will be the promoted side. I went to the Walks expecting a goal fest, as apart from the fine record Lynn have, with 3 players all scoring over 30 goals in all competitions, Rothwell were and will finish bottom of the league. It didn't quite transpire in that way, as there was definitely an end of season feel to the game with both s...

On Thursday I have a bit of a bonus game to go to as King's Lynn take on Rothwell Corinthians in the United Counties League Premier Division. It really is a bit of a David and Goliath contest. King's Lynn lie in second place with a record that would see them gaining promotion with a title win this year, but it won't as money bags St.Neots have already pipped them to it. Rothwell Corinthians on the other hand are bottom of the league. King's Lynn didn't have to play in a competition as low as the FA Vase until this season, and they reached the semis. Rothwell Corinthians couldn't play in the Vase until 1999 when they installed fllodlights. When the clubs met earlier in the season at Rothwell's ground Lynn tanked them 5-1, so I'm hoping for goals. Rothwell Corinthians were formed in 1932 and played in the Kettering Amateur League, which later became part of the East Midlands Alliance. If you are wondering why I keep calling them by their full name it's...