torrid time, and with Alex Lee supporting down the right wing as a full back the tide appeared to be turning.

A corner swung in by Chaytow was flicked on by Carl Peters and captain Mark Addis, somewhat unaware, deflected the ball in for Maccabi’s opening goal. Now Maccabi had Charlestown pegged back and a weighted chip by Chaytow found the onrushing Sidle but he lifted the ball onto the roof of the net.

A short corner was driven low across the face of the goal by Leker and somehow Charlestown frantically scrambled it away when it appeared it had to go in and to the hosts relief the half time whistle came.

Maccabi came out in the second half trying to carry on where they left off, but a clearmissed handball by the referee saw Charlestown drive into the box resulting in another deflected shot finding its way past Garman.

McGarvey brought on David Herman for Leker, and after a five minute settling in period he started to pose a threat to the hosts. Sidle superbly drifted past the defender, and firing low across the goal it seemed Herman must score at the far post, but he slid in and put the chance wide.

Sidle then latched on to a through ball and instead of taking it with his left, sublimely poked his right at it early and the keeper watched as it rolled past him into the goal.

Anthony Jacobs got involved in a fracas and was headbutted resulting in the Charlestown substitute being sent off, but with Maccabi