Real Bedford came from a goal down after ninety seconds to beat Enfield FC 3-1 in the capital and take top spot in Southern League Central Division One on Wednesday night (30 October).
Second half goals from Joey Evans and Josh Setchell took Real into an unassailable lead after Enfield’s Callum Taylor had gifted the visitors an equaliser on the hour mark to seal Real Bedford’s ninth win in eleven league games.
Enfield had been 1-0 up at half time thanks to a strike after ninety seconds from Matthew Hurley.
Taylor McKenzie’s corner was met by the head of Hurley to give the hosts an early lead and they continued to dominate the opening stages.
Luke Clark’s effort was kept out by Tyler McGregor in the Real goal before Ben Stevens’ strike was met with an equally adept save from George Edgeworth in the opposite goal.
It took until the hour mark for the Pirates to make their mark; an always dangerous Josh Setchell drove a cross into the area only for it to be diverted into his own net by Taylor.
Joey Evans gave the away team the lead when he rose highest to nod home a bizarre Enfield clearance, with Ben Stevens securing the victory after 81 minutes as another cross wasn’t dealt with by the home defence.
The 3-1 win gives Real their ninth win in eleven league games, leaving them two points clear at the top of Southern League Central Division One ahead of Hadley and Welwyn Garden City – the only team to have beaten Real in the league this season.
“Reward for second half domination”
“We’re happy with three more points”, said manager, Rob Sinclair after the game.
“In the first half, we were a bit sloppy in conceding the early goal.
“We were a bit slow with the ball in those first stages, but towards the end of the half we started moving the ball and creating chances and we should have gone in level.
“The second half was total domination and the boys got their reward with the three goals.”
Real Bedford are back at the Ledger Stadium on Saturday (2 November) as they host Kidlington, also winners on Wednesday night as they grabbed a vital 1-0 win against Leighton Town as they embed themselves in a relegation battle.
Tickets for Saturday’s game are available here.
