The Manor welcomes Enfield (1893) to Tilbury today. The Manor before today's game on a 9 game unbeaten run and righlty so 'are high in confidence.

The Manor kick off with the wind to their backs, in first few minutes of the game, Anton Stephenson down the right, squares the ball into the box to Kunle Adeoye 'with his back to goal tries an over-head kick, which screams just over the bar.

The Manor settling into the game the better of the two sides, Junior Konadu sweeps down the left hand side, cuts into the box and lays a great ball to the far post, Bradley Nelson nods the ball just wide of the post.

It's now all Manor in the early exchanges, Stephenson the supplier once again, to the feet of Adeoye, who back heels the ball into the path of Nelson who fires just off target.

Enfield's Sherwin Stanley comes close, the ball driven in from the right 'lands to the feet of Stanley who fires straight into the hands of the Manor keeper Andy Hall, playing his first game for the Manor.

33 minutes and Adeoye on the end of a great ball on the edge of the Enfield box, as he wriggles clear of two defenders with just the keeper to beat, Adeoye looks to go around the keeper and is then clumsily flattened by the advancing Steve Wright, shouts for a Penalty from the Manor side who were in no doubt! The Match Official needing to check with his assistant referee before giving a throw-in?

The Manor continue to put pressure on the Enfield defence, Jamie Wallace a constant source of motivation in the middle of the park drives the Manor forward with a superb pass down the right to Jason Fox, Fox lays a perfect ball into the Enfield Box, to the feet of Neil Barratt who slices the ball just past the post.

The Manor finish the first period with a flurry of chances, Courtney Mclean staying calm under pressure in defence, starts another Manor move, Mclean to Stephenson who users his pace to whip down the right hand side, squares the ball into Lee Smith who side steps over the ball to leave it into the path of Nelson who crushes the ball just over the bar.

The second period and Enfield step it up a gear, now in the 49th minute and the Manor give Enfield a needless free kick from 25 yards out , the ball driven wide to the left then quickly knocked to the back post and onto the head of Sherwin Stanley 'who nods the ball home from close range. 1-0 to Enfield!

The Manor defence now under pressure, Steve Willis and his back line of Courtney Mclean, Jason Fox made to work hard. Neil Barratt falls awkwardly and is replaced by Chris Barratt, also Junior Konadu replaced by another Manor debutant, Bradley Walsh playing his first game for the Braves, straight into the action with a crunching tackle which sees the ball fly off his shins and into the path of Adeoye, the Enfield keeper quick off his line as he goes low to sweep it off the feet of the advancing Manor striker.

The Manor keeper Andy Hall not having too much to do makes a competent save from Enfield's Paul Oshin.

Enfield now slowing things down to almost walking pace, with the visiting players going down injured every few minutes, this taking the sting out of the Manor's game.

The ball being held up in midfield and Enfield continue to kill the game off, kicking the ball out of the stadium at every opportunity turning a potentially good game into a dull one!

85th minute and the Manor get caught on the counter, Andy Hall doing well to prevent a certain goal, the ball rebounds off the Manor keeper into the path of 3 advancing Enfield players, the ball knocked to the back post to the feet of Enfield Substitute Neil Hughes who had the simple task of knocking the ball into the net from 5 yards out. The over enthusiastic goal celebration quickly followed by more Enfield players going down all over the park needing treatment, a further 5 minutes wasted before the game was allowed to restart!

The Match official allowing an extra 8 minutes for the blatant time wasting by Enfield, but wasn't enough for the Manor to get back onto the game. Final Score 2-0 to the visitors.

The Manor playing some great football in the first half, but simply failed to take their opportunities, the Manor desperately unlucky not to have been awarded a first half penalty, which may have put a different slant on the game.

Manor Man of the Match

Courtney Mclean - Calm Under pressure

.Courtney Mclean

Manor Team:

Hall, Fox, Mclean, Willis (Capt), Smith, Wallace, N.Barratt, Konadu Stephenson, Adeoye, Nelson.

Subs Mulcare, Fankem, Coker, McCarthy, C.Barratt, Walsh.

Att: 40