In a keenly contested affair with chances few and far between it took two defensive errors to hand Thurrock victory. Barnet put Thurrock one up after a Brooks-Fraser back pass was intercepted on thirty one minutes and another misplaced pass by Joe Oates with eleven minutes remaining gave Rycla a chance and he blasted home.
Romford did have their moments and dominated possession, but a thunderbolt by Lewis Francis which flew just wide in the first half and a second half Hussein Isa dipping drive that went just over were Boro's best efforts.
ROMFORD 1ST HALF: ANDERSON, OTTLEY, J BARRY, TOMS, PORT, SULLIVAN, BINGHAM, CLAYTON, BROOKS-FRASER, FRANCIS, SENGHORE
ROMFORD 2ND HALF: ANDERSON, SALMON, OATES, SUCHLEY, PAYNE, SUMMAT, ISA, HILTON, CHAMBERS (PORT) (J BARRY), REYNOLDS, ISHMAIL
THURROCK 2 BARNET 31, RYCLA 79.
ROMFORD 0