The OHAFC 2nd XI produced another excellent display on Saturday afternoon to see off a strong Epsom side and continue their fine recent run of form - the 4-2 win was the side's fourth in a row and sixth in the last seven League games.

Although the Phil pitches were once again in immaculate condition - Saturday's fixture maintained the 100% 'excellent' rating since the start of the season - the weather conditions were the worst yet seen with persistent rain and a cold breeze. Despite this, the two sides produced a highly entertaining encounter with six goals and plenty of good football.

Prior to kick-off there was a brief pause for the two teams to pay tribute to those who served in the World Wars with Azhar Khan kindly arranging for the school's leading trumpeter to play the Last Post before a minute's silence was observed by the teams and referee. Azhar had also gone to the trouble of procuring some black armbands with poppies on for the Harrow side to wear.

The visitors, who inflicted a 4-1 defeat on the Blues on the opening day of the season, started brightly and, despite Harrow skipper Geoff Taunton-Collins running through a highly-detailed pressing regime prior to kick-off, found plenty of space in the midfield to launch a series of threatening attacks. The diminutive Epsom midfielders proved too quick and too technical and for the opening quarter of an hour the Blues shirts were chasing shadows.

Fortunately the Harrow rearguard once again proved resolute with Jack Orr-Ewing and Jack Robinson, along with full-backs Hovey and Will Orr-Ewing, playing his first game since the opening day defeat, coping well enough to prevent goalkeeper Kyri Pittalis from being forced into any serious action.

Going forwards Harrow produced little of note, with lone striker Gbeminiyi Soyinka given little service and the hosts struggling to maintain possession for any length of time.

Despite this, two isolated attacks still produced two superb chances for the Blues to open the scoring against the run of play: a break out from the back allowed Lederman to send the ball over the top for Soyinka to run onto but with just the 'keeper to beat, the 2s leading striker overhit his lob and the ball sailed over ther bar; minutes later and skipper Taunton-Collins produced one of his trademark surges down the right, delivering a superb cross to the back post only for Soyinka to glance his header just wide of the far post.

Having missed these two chances it was typical that the hosts should then fall behind, although this time it was through no fault of their own, Epsom putting together an excellent move down their left allowing their pacey winger to dart into the box and finish past Pittalis.

Half-time required a change to the Harrow side with Max Curry shooting off to Twickenham to watch the rugby, his proposed route to Hounslow West train station followed by a 40-minute walk attracting some scorn from his teammates, who couldn't grasp his unwillingness to move into the 21st century and use an Uber. With proposed substitute Spencer Crawley having not arrived at the specified time, as predicted by the Orr-Ewings, it was left to Azhar Khan to come on at right back with Rollo Hovey moving into midfield.

The opening quarter of an hour of the second half resembled that of the first, with the visitors, sporting almost certainly the worst kit to be seen this season (a lime green and black concoction that appeared to have been designed by a Vivienne Westwood's less talented, wackier sister) on top and looking dangerous. Harrow's rearguard again managed the useful skill of being defensively sound whilst looking panicked.

Harrow were short of inspiration so it was just as well that they were handed a way back into the game thanks to a horrific error of judgement from the Epsom goalkeeper, who dallied unnecessarily in picking up the ball at his feet allowing Soyinka to steal in and knock it loose before tapping into an empty net. The lack of any protests from the visitors assured the referee no foul had been committed and from nowhere the hosts were on level terms.

Temporarily the Blues had the upper hand and could have taken the lead from an unlikely source when another excellent run from Taunton-Collins saw the ball squared across the box and the late-arriving Theo Gordon calmly sidefoot his shot on target only for a defender to clear off the line.

But it was the visitors who were to re-take the lead thanks to another well-worked goal that owed a little to yet another fortunate ricochet, one of many that seemed to fall their way during the course of the game. The ball was neatly played across the box and well finished past Pittalis, the Harrow 'keeper left with no chance.

The pressure was clearly beginning to tell with the hosts conceding numerous free-kicks around their box, one of which saw Hutchinson booked for a late lunge.

But as has been the case in a number of the side's recent outings, the belief never wavered and the hosts responded superbly to dominate the final half an hour.

Two goals inside ten minutes turned the match on its head, both of them fine efforts. Once more Taunton-Collins was the provider for the equaliser, out-sprinting the left-back to deliver low from the right and this time Soyinka made no mistake, swivelling on the half-turn ten yards out to sweep the ball low into the bottom corner.

With Harrow tails up the Blues shirts began to swarm forward and they took the lead thanks to a marvellous individual effort from David Lederman, who collected a pass from Soyinka in the inside left position, dummied both centre-halves by pretending to shoot with his right, before drilling the ball back across goal into the far corner with his left.

The result was put beyond doubt thanks to yet another surging break from the Harrow attack, with Soyinka cutting inside from the left wing and firing a shot across goal. The 'keeper parried well but Hutchinson finally got his just reward for making numerous runs forwards with a simple tap-in from the rebound.

To their credit Epsom battled to the end and continued to pass the ball with a fluency in midfield that had eluded Harrow for much of the afternoon, leading the watching Woolley Jnr to spend the final ten minutes screaming 'SIXTEEN! SIXTEEN IS FREE!!'

Fortunately the closest either side came to scoring again was an overhit cross from Khan - a 'cross-cum-shot' as generously denoted by Will Orr-Ewing - that shaved the far post.

The win keeps Harrow three points behind leaders Alleynians but more importantly open up a six-point gap over third-placed Chigwell 2s. The side return to action in a fortnight with a home fixture against Citizens, a side they have yet to face this season.