Disgraced Aldershot left New Lodge with nine men and a 2-0 defeat on Saturday as Billericay scooped three easy points.

With Billericay already leading 1-0 following Joe Baker's 20th minute strike, an amazing bust-up between Shots pair Ollie Adedeji and Mark Graham broke out. The pair exchanged punches, leaving referee Mr. Gurr with no choice but to dismiss them both.

Aldershot regrouped, throwing everyone behind the ball in the hope of a breakaway.

This presented Billericay with almost incessant pressure on a horrendously disorganised backline, leaving Baker, Chris Moore and Kelechi Opara with guilt-edged misses in the first period.

The points were finally made safe in injury time at the end of the 90 minutes as Baker gave the Hampshire club a taste of their own medicine, breaking clear of the halfway line to confidently beat Gareth Howells.

The hosts lost Opara to a second bookable offence a minute later but by then the points had easily been secured.

Published Sunday, March 3, 2002