By Robin Murphy

DIV 1 NORTH
HEYBRIDGE SWIFTS 2 BASILDON UTD 1
HEYBRIDGE Swifts headed into Christmas with a well-earned win at Scraley Road, overcoming Basildon to stay in the play-off places.
Despite festivities being particularly notable in this part of Essex, Basildon did their very best Grinch impression to open the scoring just seven minutes in. Reon Smith-Kouassi was picked out by an excellent ball and made no mistake in slotting home.
The Swifts were reeling from that early opener, and amid a dominant spell from the visitors, relied on captain and goalkeeper Callum Chafer to k...