Spurs began strongly, keeping possession well, but were thwarted by a determined Shaftesbury side and created little threat in front of goal.  Indeed Shaftesbury came nearest to scoring when after quarter of an hour Luke Thorn had to clear off the Fleet goal line after what looked like a game of pinball off the Spurs defence following a Shaftesbury corner.  Five minutes later Sam Knowles had the ball in the Shaftesbury net but the goal was ruled out for offside.   The impressive Jason Beal then burst through Spurs’ defence but his shot was bravely smothered by keeper Tom Walker, who impressed on his Spurs debut.  The score line at half-time was fair as although Spurs had shaded possession, Shaftesbury had created the better goal chances.
After the break, Shaftesbury began to get on top, and it was no surprise when they took the lead after the Fleet defence had failed to clear the ball following another good save by Walker, and skipper Lee Hale blasted the ball in from close range.  Midway through the half, Spurs were awarded a free-kick on the edge of the visitors’ box and Sam Knowles fired a superb shot into the far corner to equalise, much to the relief of the home support, who were beginning to despair of ever seeing a Spurs goal.  This encouraged Fleet and they established a dominance that was to last for the end off the game.  Quarter of an hour from the end, sub Chris Payne gave Spurs the lead with a powerful drive after a weak clearance from the Shaftesbury defence.  Three minutes later, Knowles doubled his tally heading in an inswinging Luke Thorn corner from close range.

 In the end, this was a fair result, though the two-goal margin may have flattered Spurs.  Manager Neil Baker was relieved to gain another three points, which puts his side into fourth place in the league.
Team: Tom Walker, Ben Clisby, Jonathan Tanfield, Phil Boddy, Adam Kennedy, Tom Chillery (sub Chris Payne 55), Ben Edwards (c), George Short, Luke Thorn, Adam Crittenden, Sam Knowles