by Andrew Gidley

Liam Daish admits he is facing the biggest challenge of his footballing life to keep Ebbsfleet in the Blue Square Premier this season, and his task did not get any easier after Tuesday night's 2-1 defeat to Salisbury at Stonebridge Road.

All three goals came in the final five minutes of the game and the Fleet boss (pictured)described the outcome as "gut-wrenching".

Chris Flood knocked in Salisbury's opener after 88 minutes, a minute later substitute Robbie Sinclair headed in the second, via Lance Cronin's right-hand post, with Fleet assistant manager Paul McCarthy pullling a goal back in stoppage-time.

Things might have been different had Magno Vieira's 66th-minute strike not been kept out by City goalkeeper James Bittner's impressive point-blank save, but Fleet looked on course for at least a point until it all went wrong in the dying minutes.

It was Fleet's fourth home defeat of the season sees them slip into the bottom four of the table.