This fixture was not an unusual one, Buntford Academicals and Smaganooska Rampers had played in the cup last year, so there was the usual level of friendly rivalry between the fans and board members of each club, in this, the amateur football league in the South East of Kent. But this time Buntford were expected to win. Smaganooska had beaten them in the previous meeting thanks to a dubious penalty, awarded by amateur Referee, Peter Zooom and with him now retired after a yoghurt accident, the amateur football federation supplied Dougal Blew to officiate.