Daryl Workman opened the scoring with a smart left footed shot under the keeper from the edge of the box. Minutes later he made it two by connecting with Holman’s long clearance and out-muscling the visitors’ defence to double United’s lead. Mat Vickers looked to have sealed the win for the home side when he wriggled through and forced the ball home from long range.

The start of the second half saw a resurgence from Portishead, and with two quick goals they reduced the deficit to 3-2 with still 40 minutes to play. However, this only served to inspire an improvement from Nailsea, as Jamie Adams was introduced to take control of the midfield. The star of the second half was Ben Thorne, who nodded home from a free kick to make it 4-2, and then found room to add his second and Nailsea’s fifth.