IN-FORM Brackley were made to battle hard to overcome basement boys Egham 1-0 in Division 1 West on Saturday.
Mike Ford's side enjoyed more of the possession, but were vulnerable to the counter-attack from the visitors.
Gary Wickens nearly put the home side ahead after good work by new signing Craig Farley, but Brackley had keeper Richard Knight to thank for keeping the game all-square.
The former Oxford United stopper pulled off a superb double save to deny Enoch Boateng.
Brackley scored the only goal of the game on the half-hour mark, when Simon Dunlop's corner was headed goalwards by Andy Wallbridge, only for a huge deflection to take the ball into the back of the net.
After the break, 16-year-old Tom Foley thought he had doubled the lead, only to be ruled offside.
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