After their courageous draw the previous week, the Lepers were desperate for blood, and not just literally. Heath Black were their opponents. Dressed in their tribal village's colour of orange, they were a formidable start. It also saw the debut of Andy "The Daddy" Tighe (top) and Mark "Hat-Trick" Eley.

After the poor start of going 3-0 down in the previous match, the Lepers were keen to make a start. And so it was that they conceded after approximately 4.26 seconds. Certainly quicker than the faster goal ever scored in the Premiership, which I might add was against Bradford City. That goal was scored by an irrelevant player from an irrelevant team, and similarities may be drawn!

The Lepers had shown their resilience before, and it was clear to see again. Straight back up the field they were, with the Libero, Phil Hoskins, waltzing through the opposition defence on more than one occasion. As it was the equaliser came when the wall broke to him on the edge of the box after good work from John Harvey off the board, and he stroked it home.

The second was of a different gravy. Once again it was the Ice Man slaloming through the stationary figures of the opposition players, and then allowing the ball to drift onto his left foot, before smashing it from an acute angle across the keeper, and in off the post. Magnifique!

The Lepers then fell asleep and conceded a free-kick which they failed to defend adequately and went in at 2-2. Slight anger.

The second half saw the Lepers reinvigorated and with a mixture of aggression and guile they tore poor Heath Black apart. Mark Eley marking his debut with a well taken goal after some very determined work.

The rest of the team, including the selfless Harvey and Tighe, kept the work rate high and this contributed to a fourth goal, slotted away by Mark Jerzak.

As the game wore on, Leper's keeper Dave Sheen got increasingly bored. At one point, massively over-exaggerating a save, just for the cameras.

As it was it was left to the people's favourite to wrap up victory. Some great interpassing found Mark Eley unmarked on the edge of the opposition box. With one touch he created himself an angle, and, after opening his body, sweetly curled it into the bottom corner.

Cue pandemonium! The promotion push was back on course.

A great time was had at the Master Gunner.