AFC Sudbury 0, Tilbury 2

TILBURY enjoyed a successful Saturday in Suffolk, recording their first ever win against their hosts and moving into the Bet Victor Isthmian North play-off zone.

The home side started quickly with the dangerous Harris seeing his cross flash across the Tilbury box in the first minute.

On two minutes Tilbury should have taken the lead when Ola Ogunwamide found space in the home penalty area and somehow curled his shot wide of the post. Another cross from Harris saw Sean Marks shoot over.

On 15 minutes Ogunwamide again caused problems when Paul Walker in the home goal came to the rescue.

Tilbury did go in front on 19 minutes when a move down the left found David Knight who turned the defender twice before crossing and Ogunwamide got enough of his foot on the ball to see it fly home.

Three minutes later Tilbury again went close when Ryan Boswell sent a ball through to Knight who struck the post and Ogunwamide followed up, but somehow hit wide with the goal gaping.

Ben Hunter then shot wide of the post as the home side never gave up. Just before the break, Lewis O'Malley shot over the crossbar for the home side before Ogunwamide turned and shot in the area only for Paul Walker to pull off another superb save. The rebound by Knight went wide.

Tilbury started the second half well with David Knight denied by the excellent Paul Walker, who tipped his shot wide. Reece Harris sent his free-kick from just outside the penalty area over the bar.

The home side were pushing hard and on two occasions, Harry Aldridge had to be at his best to deny an equaliser.

On 63 minutes Lewis O'Malley headed a corner straight against the post and Aldridge then saved the rebound.

Six minutes later Tilbury had another golden chance when Knight played the ball through to Marlon Agyakwa who shot wide, with the goal open. A minute later Worrell sent his corner in and Ryan Mallett screwed his shot just wide of the post.

On 72 minutes Tilbury, who were still pushing for another goal, saw Knight again in the thick of the action when he slipped the ball through to the feet of Brian Moses who hit over. On 75 minutes it was Sudbury's turn to go close when Marks was denied by Aldridge.

It was end to end stuff with more opportunities for both sides.

With the 90 minutes up, the referee indicated seven minutes of additional time, which left Tilbury nervous, but this was dispelled five minutes in when Moses collected the ball in his own half and ran all the way in to the Sudbury penalty area, only to see Walker make a fine low save, but the ball fell to Knight to slot in to an empty net to seal the victory.

The Dockers return to action on Wednesday evening when they take the short trip to the Brentwood Centre to play Romford and the Glenn Tamplin circus!