At the final whistle, it was both gratifying for Ventnor that the Ellingham team acknowledged the massive challenge they had presented during the game.
Drawing with "easily the best team in the league" and walking away with two points shows the strength and depth throughout the club said coach, Damien Marriott.
As is always the case with this fixture, the game was far from friendly. It was dominated by strong forward play, tough tackling and hard to break defences throughout.