COLCHESTER United and Grimsby Town supporters were left frustrated after their teams' League Two clash was called off, on Tuesday night.
But two enterprising Mariners fans ensured that their 316-mile round trip to Essex was not entirely wasted.
After their side's game against the U's was called off 90 minutes before kick-off due to a waterlogged pitch at the JobServe Community Stadium, loyal Grimsby fans Lewis Dawes and Connor Brogan decided to take a detour to Park Drive to take in the BBC Essex Senior Cup quarter-final tie between Maldon and Tiptree and Little Oakley.
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The Jammers ran out 2-1 winners, thanks to a goal deep into stoppage time scored by Milton Oni.
A special thank you to the two @officialgtfc fans who watched our game last night, we hope you enjoyed the match and got home safe! 👊
— Maldon & Tiptree FC (@MaldonTiptreeFC) February 14, 2024
Your both welcome back anytime @connorbrogan16 & @LDawes1998 🍓
Maldon acknowledged the Grimsby-supporting duo on social media, after the game.
They wrote: 'A special thank you to the two @officialgtfc fans who watched our game last night, we hope you enjoyed the match and got home safe! 👊 Your both welcome back anytime @connorbrogan16 & @LDawes1998🍓'.
Pleasure going. Thanks for having us and we'll definitely be back! Up the Jammers!
— Lewis Dawes (@LDawes1998) February 14, 2024
And Mariners fan Lewis replied: 'Pleasure going. Thanks for having us and we'll definitely be back! Up the Jammers!'
Excellent advert for Non-league cup football tonight despite the result, great to see two @officialgtfc fans supporting the Non-league after their @SkyBetLeagueTwo fixture against @ColU_Official was called off.
— Little Oakley FC (@LittleOakleyFC) February 13, 2024
Safe journey back gents 👏👏 @LDawes1998 #grimsby pic.twitter.com/Tn1ZlBNhak
Visitors Little Oakley were also quick to acknowledge the efforts of Lewis and Connor on social media: 'Excellent advert for Non-league cup football tonight despite the result, great to see two @officialgtfc fans supporting the Non-league after their @SkyBetLeagueTwo fixture against @ColU_Official was called off. Safe journey back gents @LDawes1998'.
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