90 mins + 1 - Into the first minute of three for added time at Rookery Hill as Blues look to run down the clock as they finish the job against a very resilient Soham side.

90 mins - Bunce runs down the left into the area, cuts it back for McKenzie but the keeper saves with his legs on the line.

89 mins - McKenzie is played in again, but the keeper saves.

87 mins - Bunce collects the quick freekick on the halfway line, runs forward into space and lays in Leon McKenzie who finishes well to make it 4-1 to Blues.

85 mins - Bunce and McKenzie both beat the offside trap but fail to finish.

84 mins - Grays substitution, Joe Dixon makes his debut, on for Joe Sweeney.

82 mins - Bunce makes it 3-1 to Blues as he runs on to McKenzie's pass.

76 mins - Cooper pumps the ball long for McKenzie who gets a head on it, but straight through to the keeper.

75 mins - Grays substitution, Stanley Muguo on for Harry Agombar.

73 mins - Agombar takes the kick and sends it over.

72 mins - Corner played out to edge of the area to Cowley who jinks past a player but brought down for another freekick, 20 yards out in the centre.

71 mins - Cowley fouled on the right, Bunce lays it across the area to Pope who sweeps the ball goalwards as the keeper makes a good save for a Blues corner.

69 mins - Superb play from Blues down the left as Bunce plays a one-two with Beaney, before laying the ball inside to McKenzie who lets it go for Agombar in the middle.

68 mins - Grays corner which Bunce delivers deep, cleared for a Grays throw.

65 mins - Grays substitution, David Cowley on for Joao Carlos. Danny Bunce switches to the left to accomodate the ex-Harlow winger.

62 mins - Blues continue to attack and McKenzie strike over from distance.

60 mins - Lee Flynn connects superbly from 20 yards and it goes into the bottom right to give Blues the lead on the hour.

58 mins - Blues pressure comes to nothing. Soham substitution as Richard Gammon comes on for Denny Escorcio

55 mins - Sweeney delivers a great ball across the six-yard area which McKenzie fails to direct goalwards.

52 mins - Carlos delivers a cross-come-shot which the keeper does well to tip onto the bar and over.

50 mins - Soham have started the second half as they played throughout the first, full of running and one wonders if they can keep this up for the full 90 minutes.

48 mins - Blues called for offside as a header loops over the keeper.

46 mins - Attendance here is 234, play is back under way at Rookery Hill with Grays shooting right to left (from the main stand)

After a flurry of early fouls which saw Soham striker Dubi Ogbonna see red for raising his hands to Grant Cooper, the away side took the lead from the spot. Dan Cotton put the penalty away in the 16th minute, before Lee Flynn equalised direct from a freekick. After a frenetic first half, you would be hard pressed to notice that Soham had the ten men.

HALF TIME AT ROOKERY HILL 1-1

44 mins - McKenzie finds Agombar in space, and his pass to Sweeney is just too short. Play continues from end-to-end as we enter first half injury time.

43 mins - McKenzie shoots wide from the right

40 mins - Leon McKenzie wins the free kick in a good position but it comes to nothing and cleared.

39 mins - Carlos' header is tipped over for a corner which Agombar delivers, Bradley Thomas gets his head to it, but the ball just goes wide.

38 mins - Corner played short, before Carlos shoots high and wide. Joe Sweeney tries to threa the ball through to McKenzie but the defender deflects wide.

37 mins - Sweeny clear in the area but the ball was stuck under his feet as he tried to get his shot away.

33 mins - Yellow cards for both Joe Sweeney and Rogan McGeorge.

31 mins - Pope fouled just outside the Soham area, and Lee Flynn shoots low into the bottom left for the equaliser.

30 mins - Corner from the left for Soham collected well by Aksoy under pressure from Liberatore.

28 mins - Freekick for Soham from the right delivered by Matt Robinson causes panic in the Blues area as Flynn and Agombar both slice clearances.

27 mins - Pope shoots from distance which the keeper collects at a comfortable height.

26 mins - McKenzie does well to play in Carlos, but he is closed down as he bears down on goal.

24 mins - Carlos delivers a corner for Grays, cleared, Bunce follow up lacks power and cleared.

20 mins - Poor pass-back almost puts Soham through again, but the shot just goes wide.

19 mins - Leon McKenzie heads just wide from a Flynn cross.

18 mins - Corner for Soham evades everyone, bounces off the opposite corner flag before a throw for the home side.

16 mins - Grant Cooper catches one of their attackers in the area, and Dan Cotton puts the penalty away to give Soham the lead.

11 mins - Lee Flynn shoots from 20 yards which just goes past the post. Freekick for Soham in the centre of the pitch before Robinson fires at Aksoy.

7 mins - Red card for Dubi Ogbonna after he raised his hands to Grant Cooper, yellow card for Kenny Beaney (not sure what for)

6 mins - Yellow card for Denny Escorcio for a sly kick.

4 mins - Shot from 18 yards tipped over acrobatically by Aksoy

3 mins - Soham corner cleared, but then driven from distance. Carlos adjudged to have committed the foul.

2 mins - Bunce header from six yards harmlessly to keeper

Blues entertain Soham Town Rangers at Rookery Hill this afternoon, in what is the first ever league fixture between the two clubs.

With Leiston winning 2-1 at home to Brentwood Town yesterday, and Needham Market dispatching Thamesmead Town 4-0, Grays start the match in 3rd place in the league. A win over the Cambridgeshire side today will see Grays go back into 2nd spot, just three points behind the leaders, with a game in hand.

Both new signings are involved today, with Leon McKenzie starting up top alongside Joe Sweeney, whilst Joe Dixon starts on the bench.

Lineup:
Ali Aksoy
Craig Pope
Bradley Thomas
Grant Cooper
Lee Flynn
Danny Bunce
Kenny Beaney
Harry Agombar
Joao Carlos
Leon McKenzie
Joe Sweeney

Subs:
Charlie Brien
Stanley Muguo
David Cowley
Jared Small
Joe Dixon