Edgware slayed the Dragons of Wivenhoe with a 3-1 victory thanks to a brace from Greg Ngoyi and a solo effort from Adam Wallace keeping the Wares hopes of a play off place alive.

 

It was a much changed Wivenhoe team from the one that Edgware beat earlier in the season, with ex-spurs Stuart Nethercott commanding the back line for the vsitors.

 

Edgware got of to the best possible start on 2 minutes, when Dragons keeper Tim Trebes, gifted Ngoyi with a misplaced goal kick that fell to the speedy Wares striker who gratefully sent the ball back past the stranded keeper.

 

Edgware should have gone further in front with efforts from Ben Cain and Kevin Chakadoza, however it was the bottom placed Essex side who grabbed an equalizer on 20 minutes when Daniel Flack’s long range effort beat Rob Blackburne to restore parity.

 

Wivenhoe’s joy was short lived however as just 2 minutes later Ngoyi was on the score sheet again, Gavin Hart had delivered an excellent cross for the striker to put Edgware back in front.

 

The Wares held the lead going into the interval in a spirited match, with the Dragons belying their league position at times.

 

The Dragons appeared with renewed vigor in the second period and the impressive Flack was denied on a couple of occasions by Blackburne and sterling work by Rory Smith and his defenders.

 

Somewhat against the run of play Edgware scored a decisive third goal that put the game to bed, Adam Wallace’s clinical strike on 70 minutes, giving the Wares their biggest victory since beating Aveley away 3-0 back in October!

 

The Wares could have had another couple more with two penalty appeals controversially denied by referee Mr Adrian Gillet who otherwise had an excellent game.

 

Edgware remain in 3^rd place in Ryman 1 North, level on points with 2^nd placed AFC Sudbury and 4pts behind leaders Dartford, however they open up some daylight between the teams in 5^th and 6^th with Enfield and Redbridge both falling to defeats.

 

Edgware are in action next Saturday when they travel to Tilbury for a league encounter.

 

EDGWARE: R Blackburne, Taylor, Hart, Smith, Rispoli, Ferneé, Salih, Moore, Ngoyi, Chakadoza(Wallace),Cain(Killick)

 

OTHER SUBS: Morton, Ingham, Bonfield