The Spitfires pick up a crucial three points on their visit to the Kuflink Stadium.

The two sides were locked together at the interval, with both sides having decent chances, but neither managing to find the back of the net.

Scott Quigley changed that just after the hour mark. He display good skill and composure to give the Spitfires a lead that they would not lose.

Paul McCallum tested Mark Cousins early on, with a shot from a tight angle. The Ebbsfleet ‘keeper pushed the ball out for a corner, which would result in nothing.

The Spitfires came even closer to scoring, just a few moments later. Following a bit of a scramble in the box, the ball was cleared off the line by the Fleet defence, to deny Eastleigh of an opener.

The strong start for the Spitfires continued into the 10th minute. McCallum split the Ebbsfleet defence and found Quigley, who took the ball towards goal. His shot was then matched by Cousins.

Aaron Cosgrave took aim in the 20th minute, with the home sides first chance of the game. He attempted to place a shot from the edge of the box into the bottom right corner, but was denied by McDonnell who got down low to catch the ball.

Substitute, Dominic Gape curled a shot just over the crossbar from the edge of the box in the 42nd minute, as the Spitfires continued to push to gain the lead before the break.

The two sides were locked together at the break, with the Spitfire having the majority of the big chances.

After the break, it was the hosts who had the first chance of scoring. Jephte Tanga unleashed a powerful volley on the edge of the box, but saw it fizz wide of the mark in the 53rd minute.

Tyrese Shade then went up the other end and had a go of his own, not long after the Ebbsfleet chance. He had a contested shot on the edge of the box get caught by Cousins.

The Spitfires took the lead just after the hour mark. Quigley capitalised on a mistake from Cousins, and pounced on a loose ball. He then rounded Cousins before cooly placing the ball home.

Josh Wright attempted to put the hosts back on level terms, with a shot from range that swung just wide of the target in the 66th minute.

Quigley then came inches away from grabbing a second, but floated a close-range effort just wide of the target.

Both sides then went on to push to score, with neither managing to create any chances of note within the next 20 minutes or so.

At the start of injury-time, Quigley had a shot blocked on the edge of the box. The ball went out for a corner, that did not come to anything.

In the end, the Spitfires managed to get the game over the line, meaning they would bring three points back to Hampshire.

Ebbsfleet United: Cousins (GK), O’Neill (Kane, 63′), Wright (C), Cordner, Bingham, Domi (Dallison, 46′), Edser, Tanga (Manktelow, 82′), Chapman, Cosgrave (Poleon, 72′), Stewart

Unused subs: Berry (GK), Fonguck, Wakeley

Yellow cards: Chapman (58′), Edser (86′)

Eastleigh: McDonnell (GK), Vokins (Gape, 29′)(Fernandez, 78′), Humphries, Francillette, Taylor (C), McCallum (Brindley, 63′), Shade (Maguire, 78′), Waruih, Quigley, Boutin, Maher

Unused subs: Scott (GK), Stepien-Iwumene, Underhill

Goals: Quigley (61′)

Yellow cards: McCallum (62′)

Referee: Aaron Farmer

Attendance: 1,023 (33 away)

Report by Matthew Gibbs