One of the biggest matches in Rayleigh Town's history, the Essex Intermediate Cup final, had to be postponed on Saturday when the water system at Heybridge Swifts ground was left on and flooded the pitch.
A new date for the clash with Harold Wood Athletic has yet to be fixed, but the game is likely to go ahead in midweek now.
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