It is fair to say that on another night Needham could have scored six or seven goals, such was the number of chances they created, but Woodbridge's resilience had to be admired.
They were 2-0 ahead inside the opening 20 minutes and managed to restrict Needham to a solitary reply in the remaining 70 minutes despite their hosts spending the majority of the match camped around the Woodbridge penalty area.

Goalkeeper Marcus Garnham produced an inspired display and the back four all stuck to their task as Needham launched wave after wave of attacks.

Three times in the first half Marcus Garnham punched clear goal-bound headers by former Woodbridge player Mark Bailey and he also produced a top-class save to deny Mark Heath-Preston, tipping his effort round the post. That save was vital as within a minute Woodbridge had doubled their advantage.

The visitors went ahead in the 13th minute just after claims for a Needham penalty were waved aside when Marcus Garnham appeared to make contact as Heath-Preston tried to go round him after he chased on to a long ball.

Paul Hart's precise ball inside full back Ben Wake created space for Aaron Churchyard to square for the unmarked Allicion Blake to score into an empty net.

Five minutes later Churchyard scored number two, sending a looping header beyond Liam Jones following Ben Seaman's left-wing cross.

Marcus Garnham saved Tommy Smith's low drive before the break and then ex-Woodbridge midfielder Paul Berry's free-kick straight after the resumption before Needham thought they had reduced the deficit when Jay Denniss headed home only for the effort to be disallowed for handball.

They did pull one back in the 64th minute through Smith, who volleyed home following a knock-down, and then Richard Butler's header from a Berry corner went just wide.

Mark Roper, who was feeling groggy after suffering a head injury, was replaced in the 73rd minute and Needham substitute Danny Thrower saw his effort go right across the face of the Woodbridge goal with five minutes remaining.

Needham became more desperate in the closing stages but Woodbridge survived six minutes of time added on to claim all three points.

Woodbridge manager Glenn Read said of his side's much-improved display: "I can't really put my finger on it. One day we can go out and lose to an SIL team and then come here and a beat a top-of-the-table team.

"We have several youngsters and they can blow hot and cold, and having Jon Bickers in defence helped because he is a good talker.

"We had to dig in and defend for a good part of the game, but all credit to the players."

Woodbridge Town: Marcus Garnham, Mark Roper (sub Stefan Marsh 73 mins), Grant Monaghan, Sean Rea (sub Lee O'Neill 63 mins), Jon Bickers, Ben Miller Luke Read, Paul Hart, Allicion Blake (sub Ben Garnham 90 mins), Aaron Churchyard, Ben Seaman. Unused subs: Craig Jennings, Arran Sheppard.