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Aylesbury posted their long overdue first home win in the league of the season with a narrow victory over crisis club Bromsgrove Rovers, in what was also the Ducks? first league clean sheet and also the first time manager Tony Joyce has tasted victory in the United dugout.

Richard Pringle?s thumping half-volley in the 18th minute proved decisive in a match which was closer than it should have been after the visitors were depleted to ten-men by injury for the final twenty minutes.

The home side made a bright start and could have been ahead after seven minutes when Lewis McBride beat his man with some great trickery before flashing a dangerous ball across the face of goal where Pringle was just unable to connect.

Bromsgrove?s newly assembled, youthful side gave the impression that they had barely met rather than that of a cohesive footballing unit. They suffered a further blow when Jordan Street, one of their more experienced players, was forced off early with injury.

Rovers? first attempt on goal arrived a minute later but was barely noteworthy as Sam Wills dragged a long distance effort well wide.

What proved to be the winner followed soon afterwards and was a well made effort, Rickelle Christian driving a raking pass which Pringle controlled on his chest before taking the ball on and thumping a half-volley which gave Lewis no chance. 1-0 Aylesbury

Roles were reversed four minutes later as the two linked up again, Christian this time played in and striking a stinging drive which Lewis held.

Bromsgrove hadn?t offered much as an attacking threat, as they came up against a well organised looking United backline which featured debutant Mark Toms, recently signed from Buckingham Town.

It was he who made a crucial block to deny the visitors? clearest opening of the half; Pheon Jolly had used his pace to get away down the right before cutting back for Ravi Sangwa but Toms blocked superbly in the box.

Aylesbury just about continued to have the upper hand heading towards the break, and Bartley directed a free header wide at a corner kick before McBride crashed an effort over the bar as it broke to him outside the box.

The half was rounded off by a flowing move from the Ducks that didn?t have the finish to match, with Christian only shooting weakly at Lewis.

Half-time: Aylesbury 1-0 Bromsgrove

The game had never been high on quality, but after the break it was much less eventful. Ironically, United have played much better than this previously in the season yet come away with nothing.

Tyrone Taylor should have doubled the lead when he was found completely unmarked from a Nash free-kick delivery, but he could only place his header wide of the target.

A couple of contentious decisions from the linesman then followed, as first McBride was released by Montgomery and finished well past Lewis only to have the effort chalked off for an offside which was probably the correct decision.

Seconds later and McBride was set away again only to be brought down en route to goal by what would have been the last man, only for the young winger to see the flag up again when he had clearly been onside this time.

Rovers made a double substitution to try and impact the game, but the fact of the matter is that they couldn?t muster a shot on goal in the second half.

The closest the visitors came was a header past his own goal by Bartley from Sangwa?s dangerous ball into the box, but it was a disappointing afternoon for the sizeable travelling contingent.

For United, Taylor came close again when, having been fed by Pringle, he took a touch to get the ball back onto his right foot but saw his rolled shot trickle wide.

Bromsgrove were forced to play the last twenty minutes with ten-men following an injury to Gavin Winsper, but Aylesbury were unable to make it count.

With a bit more quality there were more goals in the offing throughout the second half, but the Ducks weren?t having one of their better forty-five minutes going forwards and by the end were happy to play keep ball to make sure of their win which was greeted by much elation at the final whistle.