Jenks repaid Callinan almost immediately. Dicks worked the ball down the left towards Cox who sped to the by-line before crossing behind Baylo but leaving Jenkins to smack the ball in from six yards. It was his first for City's senior side, and the second minute goal settled our team and left the Cinderford plans in pieces.

Although Cinderford tried their luck with a free kick it was City who were playing all the football. For once we seemed able to keep the ball and were putting passes together well. Jenks and Chennas were bossing the midfield and Dicks had plenty of room to push forward down the left. City won a free kick after Chennas was tripped, and caught Cinderford flat by pushing in Dicks down the left. His near post cross was dangerous but the keeper just reached it before Marshall.

Baylo was guilty of misfiring on a couple of occasions as City seemed able to create chances at will. First Chennas chipped in a cross for Baylo to blaze a volley high over the bar from the edge of the area. Minutes after Cox and Chennas broke through and again Chennas slid in a weighted pass only for Bayliss to hit a rather lame shot straight at the keeper. He made full amends on 28 minutes when a Chenoweth run broke down. The ball went wide on the right to Jenks who hit a first time cross straight into the run of Bayliss who crashed his header past a stranded goalkeeper.

City's defence was exemplified by an excellent saving tackle by Abbo on the diminutive Adie Harris. The desperate lunge was immaculate, taking the ball and robbing Harris from a clear shot at the last possible moment. However good the challenge, and similar others during the game, a well rehearsed defence would not be so exposed by simple balls over the top.

The ball kept coming back at City, but as time ticked on there was always the outside hope Cinderford wouldn't manage to grab the equaliser. On 82 minutes Cinderford swapped passes on the right and then worked it to Campbell who from just outside the corner of the box rifled his shot past the fully outstretched Ally Hines.

City finally seemed to realise they were in trouble and Cox and Bayliss both had chances as we piled some pressure on. However the best opportunity came at the other end as Cinderford sub Scott Medcroft was unlucky to see an opportunity to seal it flash past him.

It was a disappointing result for City who will be hoping they find form soon to start climbing back up the table. Cinderford though will surely avoid the drop on this form, while City's most pressing problems continue to lie away from the pitch.