Blues climbed above Lowestoft Town and West Ham United Foundation in a congested top three after this triumph at New Lodge, with Chelmsford City also handily-placed as the teams enter the second half of the campaign. Muhammad Limbada’s goal on 27 minutes put the teenage Shrimpers in front before Billericay’s Noah Smith-Longwe levelled in spectacular fashion at the beginning of the second period. However, Yobor Sorae’s first competitive goal for the club just after the hour mark ensured Tom Bailey’s side claimed all three points.
“It was a very good performance,” Bailey reflected afterwards. “The game was tighter than it should have been with a wonder goal at the start of the second half but, for all but 10 minutes after the goal, we were really in control of the game.” “After the second goal, we were controlled, and it was generally a good performance in terms of creating chances, how we won the ball back high up the pitch and how we won it back in transition.
"We built up so much pressure, and in the end it told, but we need to punish teams.” “Earlier on in the season we’d have three shots and score three goals; we’re probably creating more chances now, but we’re missing chances and it cost us in the first half of the Bishop’s Stortford game, and it’s something we don’t want to get in the habit of doing. "Overall, it’s a very pleasing performance, and the only thing we’d like is a score-line that reflects that.
Limbada’s inclusion in p.
