A thrilling encounter between two of the serious PWC Division 1 title contenders saw Downing come out on top with a dramatic late winner. Five points separated the sides going into the match, with Homerton knowing that victory would all but end any hopes Downing had of claiming their second league trophy in three years.Homerton saw much of the ball in the early stages, with Downing, setting up with five across the midfield, content on soaking up the early pressure and looking to break on the counter. The deadlock was broken, somewhat against the run of play, twenty minutes in after a swift passing move found James Corcut on the edge of the Homerton box. He unleashed a trademark shot from long-range that looped over the keeper after taking a slight deflection.

This settled the Downing side, who began to grow in confidence and find their passing game. With few further clear cut opportunities created in the first half, Homerton found themselves on level terms going into the break. As is somewhat customary of the Downing side this season, a free-kick from a fairly innocuous position made its way to the box, and a failed clearance enabled the Homerton forward to head the ball home from close range. A large Downing support was beginning to gather on the side-lines, and they saw their team move into the ascendency as the second half progressed. Dan Sellman put the away side into a deserved lead after a dangerous ball across the Homerton box eluded their entire back line, leaving Sellman with a simple finish at the back post. This was met with a strong response from Homerton , who prior to the match had lost just once this season. As the game moved in the latter stages of the second-half, Homerton levelled the score line for the second time. Following good work on the right side by Barney Mayles, a dangerous cross found the head of Ryan Stevens at the near post, who glanced the ball past a helpless Alex Matthews in the Downing goal.Although a draw was looking like the most likely outcome with 10 minutes to play, another speculative effort from Corcut was fumbled by the Homerton goalkeeper, only for the quick-thinking Clark Glasgow to follow up and poke the ball home. A resolute Downing side saw out the remaining minutes to clinch a vital 3-2 victory and put themselves in pole position to regain the league title.