Leaders Ebbsfleet beat the cold weather but not Eastbourne on a chilly night at Stonebridge Road on Tuesday. It was a frustrating night for the Fleet, who felt they were on the wrong end of a series of refereeing decisions.
Eastbourne have already won at Ebbsfleet this season in the FA Trophy and they repeated the trick thanks to a goal in either half by striker Jake Hutchinson.
Fleet were without leading scorer Dominic Poleon due to illness so Shaq Coulthirst started up top alongside skipper Rakish Bingham, who took the armband with Chris Solly still absent due to injury.
The game was only on thanks to volunteers and club officials who cleared the snow from the playing surface during the day. But neither side really got into their stride in the early stages that failed to warm a small crowd who had braved the cold temperatures at Stonebridge Road.