Vs. Catsfield (A)
Starting XI	Substitutes:
Tim Nunn
Owen Davies
Paul Rook
Alan Cowley	(75 Paul Ford)
Darrell Hartley
Dave Mills	(75 David Ndunduma)
Stuart Batchelor
Andy Mills (c)
Peter Cooper
Bryan Leggett
Tom Frere-Smith
Referee:
Goals: Batchelor, Leggett (x2), Frere-Smith.
HT Score: 3-0
FT Score: 4-2

Following a great win the week before, Battle were looking to build some momentum and there was no better place to begin than away at local rivals and league leaders Catsfield. The reverse fixture a few weeks earlier had been a belter and Battle wanted some revenge for the late Catsfield winner.

The conditions could not have been more different on a belting hot day and a solid pitch and both teams found it difficult to settle early on a pitch that made sure good passing was at a premium. However, thanks to a lot of hard work and closing down, Battle eased themselves into the match and it was them that struck the first blow. An Owen Davies corner finally found itself a the feet of Stuart Batchelor who swept it home well from about 8 yards. It was the tireless work of the ageless Stuart Batchelor and Andy Mills in the centre that allowed Battle to remain in the ascendancy and two quick goals close to half time effectively ended the tie. The first if those was wonderfully created by Bryan Leggett who left the full back standing down the right before finding Tom Frere-Smith in the centre who turned and clinically finished in the bottom corner. Bryan then grabbed one himself as he two found the bottom corner of the net following a great team build up.

AS the teams turned round Catsfield came out with more vigour and quickly grabbed themselves a goal. A fine cross from the left was well headed in by Shaun Smith and a game seemed back on again. Bryan Leggett soon put pay to that however with his second and Battle continued to press now they knew the game was safe. A late and scrappy consolation was all that the league leaders could muster as Battle notched up their second win in a row thanks to a thoroughly satisfying performance based on hard-work and some clinical finishing.