FITNESS ultimately made the difference as Whitchurch A saw off Swindon 3-1.

Swindon had taken the lead but could not hold on as their hosts deeper bench made the difference in what became a cliched tale of two halves.

A strong well organised Swindon started well, with good work between Luke Cejer and Phil Scarisbrick leading to the ball bouncing through to Jim Towers, who batted the ball beyond the diving keeper on the reverse for his second in two games.

Swindon continued to push hard but failed to capitalise on opportunities created. Whitchurch offered little going forward and the half finished 1-0 to the visitors.

The second half saw Swindon start to tire, 11 men chasing 14+ allowing Whitchurch back into the game.

A well taken short corner saw the hosts draw level, before a smartly taken finish put the hosts in front with 15 to go. As Swindon pressed for the equaliser, gaps appeared and the home side scored very late on to settle the result and leave Swindon despondent after a good start.

Next week Swindon host Firebrands A as they look to pick themselves up again and turn their recent form around.