Keynsham started much the brighter of the two teams and spent much of the opening half hour camped inside the Nailsea half. Chances were fairly limited, but eventually the pressure told when a Keynsham striker hit the roof of the net with a smart shot on the turn. Nailsea had a few bright moments as Bannerman and Cogan got behind the home defence, only for the linesman’s flag to bring the attacks to a halt.

The half time words of Nailsea managers Green and Micciche encouraged their side to take the game to the home side, and this paid almost immediate dividends as Chris Gale ran through to equalise just minutes after the restart.

United were now rejuvenated, and took the lead when a long looping cross from Summerell put the home keeper in trouble, and he spilled the ball straight to Cogan to nudge home from close range.

Nailsea had to endure a few scares as they tried to seal the victory, with Benson’s goal under serious assault as the ball hit the post only to rebound into his grateful arms. Keynsham thought they had their equaliser when the ball hit the bar and bounced towards the goal line, but the referee adjudged it had not crossed the line. In the closing minutes another Keysham strike from distance rattled the bar, but again bounced away to safety, and Nailsea held onto to a precious 3 points.