A goalmouth scramble in the first minute after the game's first corner, but the Banbury goal survives as the ball is bundled into the grateful visiting keeper's arms.
A sign of the excitement to come? Sadly not.
A full bloodied encounter for sure, but seriously lacking quality in the final third from both sides.

The first on target effort arrives from the boot of Banbury's Ball, who rifles in a 20 yard volley after a first attempt had been blocked, and Woods in the Church goal has to fling himself high to his right to steer the ball behind for a corner.
Insult and injury then in first half stoppage time when the ball is bundled past Crowther wide on the Church left, and driven across the goal by Reilly before being diverted into his own goal by Pearce at the near post.

A freshening up at half time sees Sterling-James and Allen-Hadley added to the fray ; a double double- barrelled change.
But it does not really spark a change in fortunes.
On 53 minutes a deep cross from Sephton is met at the far post by Dyer, but the downward header does not have enough traction to complete its squirm under Harding's body.

It's a tetchy affair, not helped by rising frustrations with the officials, and with the histrionics of certain players adding to the ire, it reached its zenith on the 80th minute when Banbury's Ferguson was red carded for an off the ball incident, after another consultation by the referee with an assistant.

As is often the case, the numerical advantage proved to be no advantage at all as the visitors dug deeper into their entrenched positions, and despite Church having four forwards on the pitch, and enjoying domination in possession, Banbury ensured that "they shall not pass" and secured the win.