This game was the proverbial "non-event" in the first half but burst into life early in the second period.

After a goalless first 45 minutes United's prospects, at least in theory, improved four minutes into the second half when Biggleswade's Callum Lewis was shown a straight red for a wild tackle on Albi Skendi.

It took over four minutes for the game to resume as there was the usual mass melee following the tackle which the referee had to sort out. However, United were soon in front when in the 57th minute Kynan Isaac's in-swinging cross from the right evaded the nearest players and though it looked to be relatively easy for Ian Brown to collect low down to his right, the Biggleswade custodian failed to collect the ball and only succeeded in knocking it out to the incoming Adeyinka Talabi at the far post who had a simple tap-in.

Though a man short Biggleswade pushed forward and equalised in the 70th minute when a corner from the right fell to Brett Donnelly and though his shot from eight yards was hacked off the line by Kyal McNulty, the ball hit Banbury's Marvin Martin and rebounded back and into the net.

Banbury's winner came in the 88th minute when another teasing in-swinging cross from the right by Isaac was met by the incoming Leon Simpson whose header from eight yards flew past Brown into the top right hand corner of the net.

Biggleswade Town: Ian Brown, Max York, Andrew Iwediuno, Cam Mawer, Steven Gentle, Lee Allinson, Craig Daniel, Evan Key (Nat Peacock 62), Brett Donnelly, Callum Lewis, Alex Witham (Joel Mason 62). Subs (not used): Austin Eaton, Jon Woolf, Daniel Harper.

Banbury United: Leigh Bedwell, Luke Cray, Marvin Martin, Kynan Isaac, Wayne Blossom, Tom Ryan, Dominic Lawless (Aaron Morgan 85), Scott Bridges (Leon Simpson 76), Albi Skendi, Kyal McNulty, Adeyinka Talabi. Subs (not used): Anderson Pinto, Joe Sharpe, John Mbamarah.

Attendance: 180