Vs. Magham Down II (H)
Starting XI	Substitutes:
Tim Nunn
Chris Mammone (c)
Max Sztyber
Steve Chapman
Gordon Lee	(70 Jake Wilkinson)
Ollie Jeffs
Dale Scowen
Matt Lee
Loksan Harley
David Ndunduma
Dom Fowler
Referee: P Cunningham
Goals: Ndunduma (11,15,33,91), Own Goal (44), Scowen (49), Wilkinson (85).
HT Score: 4-2
FT Score: 7-4

Perfect playing conditions suited the attacking talents of the Baptists seconds as another high scoring match ended with victory over mid-table Magham Down.

A sluggish start saw the Baptists concede the early initiative as hesitant defending led to a goal against in the first ten minutes. However within five minutes Battle had equalised when David Ndunduma ran through the middle and calmly took the ball around the keeper. This goal was then quickly replicated on the quarter hour mark when David gave the home side the lead.

Battle continued to keep the pressure up but in the 27^th minute Magham Down equalised in controversial circumstances. A bouncing ball was travelling safely through to Tim Nunn in the Battle goal when the Magham forward, Matt Batehup, used his hand to blatantly punch the ball over Nunn and into the back of the net. The referee missed the incident and, despite the home side’s protests, allowed the goal. The fact the referee missed such an obvious offence was disappointing, but the actions of the Magham Down player, in first committing the offence, then refusing to own up to it, only served to spur the Baptists on.

David completed his hat-trick on the 33^rd minute with a Zola-esque flick at the near post and this was followed ten minutes later with the fourth goal after his cross was deflected into his own net by one of the Magham Down defenders. After an action-packed first half Battle entered the interval with a two-goal cushion.

Battle continued to keep the pressure up when the game restarted and unleashed a variety of efforts on the Magham goal, most notably a thundering right-foot volley from Dom Fowler that cannoned off the crossbar. Dale Scowen, who had gone agonisingly close with a trademark long-range free kick, made it five when he was played in by David and expertly chipped the goalkeeper from 18 yards.

This pressure continued until Magham Down broke down the defence just past the hour to notch up their third goal, but only after they had been thwarted twice by two great saves by Tim in the Baptist goal. A swift move down the right ended with Magham scoring their fourth in the 75^th minute.

Two minutes later it looked like Magham could get the equaliser when a free kick was awarded for a back pass only two yards from the goal. However Magham felt the pressure of the situation and the ball was rocketed over the crossbar. Magham again came close when a superb goal-line clearance from Loksan stopped a header sneaking under the cross bar.

Battle decided attack was the best form of defence and threw on another striker in place of a defender. This paid dividends when Battle sealed the game after substitute Jake scored in the 85th minute. David wrapped it up by scoring his fourth of the day in injury time to make the final result 7:4.