Abingdon knocked VT FC off the top of the Division 1 South & West table thanks to a first-half goal from James Faulkner.

Ironically for the division’s two leading scorers, chances were at at a premium.

The only goal came when Justin Merritt sent a long ball for Faulkner to squeeze his shot between the base of a post and the keeper.

Abingdon Utd 1 (Faulkner 44)

VT FC 0

It then needed two superb saves from keeper Jon Beames to keep Abingdon in front as VT pressurised strongly in the second half.

Abingdon Utd: Beames, Brown, Organ, Peirson, Franklin, Merritt, Elkins, Goodrham, Mills (Odhiambo 75, Faulkner (Holden 80), Osbourne-Ricketts. Subs not used: Hunt, Weedon, Beechers.

Attendance: 94.