Vs. Peasmarsh & Iden II (A)
Starting XI	Substitutes:
Grant Lewis
Adam Staplehurst
Alan Cowley
Max Sztyber
Paul Ford
Dale Scowen
Dave Sitch	(60 Paul Rook)
Ollie Jeffs (c)
Ian Rafiti	(70 Dave Mills)
Steve Spicer	(75 Andy Mills)
Gary Walsh
Referee: N Greenfield
Goals: Spicer (25), Walsh (43), Scowen (60).
HT Score: 1-2
FT Score: 3-3

Battle Baptists climbed another place in Division 2 thanks to this point but they should have brought home all three, conceding a penalty equaliser with just 5 minutes left on the clock.

From the start, the frozen yet dewy Maltings pitch caused problems for both teams as players struggled to keep their footing. The home team were first to benefit when a Baptist defender misjudged the bounce enabling Liam Sayer to run in on goal unchallenged to open the scoring.

Equality was restored when Steve Spicer beat a shaky off side call to slam his shot past the exposed keeper.

Kicking down the slope Battle began to take hold of the game. Gary Walsh took down a left wing cross on his knee and his well-guided strike from 18 yards brought off a diving save from the young Justin Smith. Soon afterwards another chance went begging when Walsh headed a corner down and the normally lethal Alan Cowley blasted over the bar from 6 yards. The visitors finally took the lead in the last minute of the first half after crunching tackles by the battling duo of Dale Scowen and Ollie Jeffs in central midfield released Dave Sitch on the right wing. Sitch cleverly looked up and delivered an inch-perfect pass to the near post where Walsh waited to tuck it away inside the post.

After the break Battle looked like sealing the win with a dominant start to the half but their hosts punished lapses in concentration. Peasmarsh levelled when a left wing counter attack pulled the Battle defenders around to create space for Liam Sayer who made no mistake with his finish.

When Walsh knocked down a free kick for captain Dale Scowen to smash his team back in front it seemed that one more goal would have secured the win but again Peasmarsh caught the Baptists on the hop, breaking quickly to gain a penalty when the Battle keeper recklessly brought down the striker for a penalty, which Gavin Carey slotted in coolly to earn his side a share of the spoils.

Another great Battle performance will give the church based team great confidence as they go into the Christmas break in a positive mood. With key players returning from injury in the New Year and young players developing well, there is plenty of optimism in the team.