Three unanswered goals ensured Bridon Ropes claimed the spoils at Halls AFC in the Southern Counties East Football League Division One.

Both teams had chances in a pretty even first half but the visitors scored just before the break and there was little doubt on who would win in the second period.

Emanuel Oshinowo had an early opportunity for the Ropes when getting behind the Halls back line and he shot early but goalkeeper Josh Atkinson back-pedalled to claim comfortably. Muraino Banjoko then tried his luck from out wide at the other end and didn’t miss the far post by much.

Theo Hayford had a shot saved brilliantly by Atkinson and it came back out to Abdulai Turay whose follow up shot hit the base of the upright. It was then the turn of the hosts to hit the woodwork when Banjoko laid it off to Kenny Dadds and his twenty yard drive clattered the crossbar.

Dadds had a free kick well saved by Ryan Reeves before Banjoko scuffed a shot wide of the near post. After another Dadds free kick flew over, a Banjoko foul gave Turay a similar opportunity at the other end and he struck it just beyond the far post.

Atkinson saved a low Hayford twenty-five yard effort comfortably but was powerless to stop the Ropes from going ahead in the forty-fourth minute. Hayford’s brilliant diagonal pass sent Anthony Skordilis clean through and he held his composure to fire home. Surprisingly, despite there having been a goal and two yellow cards in the first period, the referee added just five seconds stoppage time.

Seven minutes after the break, Ropes scored their second to give themselves breathing space. Oshinowo knocked down a deep cross and Hassan Omar scored from close range against one of his former clubs.

Looking for a quick response, Mark Adofo launched a long throat and Samuel Bakare back-headed it towards goal but Reeves held it comfortably.

On the hour mark, the Ropes went three-nil up. Turay sent over a brilliant cross and Yedidja Kossi, who had just come on, powered an unstoppable header into the back of the net.

Another Ropes’ substitute, Jordan Samuel, came close to making it four but Atkinson did superbly to push it round the far post.

Although both teams had goal attempts in the last ten minutes, Banjoko twice and James Bayford were off target for the hosts, and Hayford had a shot saved and fired another effort beyond the far post at the other end, there was no further goalscoring. As a result, the visitors moved five points clear of the drop zone and within four points of Halls with nine league games remaining.

Halls AFC: Atkinson; Charles (Holley 75), Kimberley, Horlick, Adofo; Bakare (Ali-Osman 81); Martin (Ramsay 62), Dadds (Doyle 62), Bayford, Banjoko, Isufi (White 67). Subs not used: None.

Goalscorers: None
Yellow card: Banjoko (31 foul)

Bridon Ropes: Reeves; Adebayo (Daho 77), Alleyne, Omar (Bowley 77), Coromah; Hayford, Sowah; Hayford, Russell-Vick (Samuel 58), Skordilis (Kossi 58), Turay; Oshinowo. Sub not used: Bangura.

Goalscorers: Skordilis (44), Omar (52), Kossi (60)
Yellow cards: Omar (25 foul), Bowley (90+2)

Referee: Jack Smith
Assistants: GuyTuoko and Thomas Marshall

Attendance: 86