The Braves returned to winning ways with this comprehensive win which went some way to make up for the very disappointing loss at Hullbridge on Saturday.

The Manor stated this game with as many as 6 regulars absent and were further weakened when Danny Alleyne limped off with a reoccurence of his hamstring injury after 20 minutes. However, they did welcome back Michael Marin for his first start since limping out of the opening game of the season against Stansted.

The home team started well and had just begun to exert some control when they surprisingly went behind against the run of play. A left wing corner was headed goalbound and somehow squirmed over the line. This reverse spurred on a spirited Manor side 4 minutes before the interval they were level. Skipper Dean Frett volleyed home a great cross, from Chris Barrett, to end a drought of 7 games without a goal.

However, Chris Barratt's run without a goal was even longer, but in the final minute of the half he met a superb Paul Marin corner with a close range header to put the Manor ahead. The home side did not let up after the break,and a passionate Braves team extended their lead when on 55 minutes another great ball from Marin was slid home by Joe Nightingill and then to cap a great display by the Braves, the exhuberant Paul Marin Knocked an incisive ball over the visitors left flank to the ever willing Scott Lovett whose delightful cross was put away by the gleeful Courtney Linton.

4-1 to the Braves. A great result purred Manager Kevin Durrant and a perfect response to the dire Saturday performance.

Man of the Match

Dean Frett - Welcome back!

Manor Team:

1 Jamie Merralls
2 Danny Alleyne (replaced by number 14)
3 Michael Marin (replaced by number 15)
4 Chris Barratt - 1
5 Neil Barratt 
6 Emmanuel Sackey
7 Paul Marin
8 Dean Frett (c) - 1
9 Courtney Linton (replaced by number 12) - 1
10 Scott Lovett
11 Ryan Lynch

12 Andrew Gibbons
14 Joe Nightingill - 1
15 Tony Hadley
16 Paul Norris