Dover Athletic manager Jake Leberl on 1-0 Isthmian Premier victory at Folkestone Invicta and the feisty full-time scenes

Boss Jake Leberl admitted he was disappointed in some of the full-time scenes after Dover’s Isthmian Premier derby win at Folkestone on Tuesday night.

The match took an hour to explode into life on Guy Fawkes Night but did do so in emphatic fashion, as the leaders won.

Folkestone forward Dan Smith was red-carded for a late challenge on Alfie Matthews before midfielder Luke Baptiste scored minutes later and it finished 1-0 to Whites, despite late pressure from Invicta, in front of a huge crowd of 2,906 at Cheriton Road.

Tempers frayed after the match when some Dover players celebrated in front of the Folkestone supporters, replicating how they felt Invicta had celebrated their 3-2 victory at Crabble in mid-August.

Leberl said: “I was a little bit disappointed with how Folkestone celebrated at our place - but, if that’s how they want to celebrate - it’s fair enough. I don’t really have a massive problem with it.

“But then, I don’t think they can expect us to not do the same, where I think they’re maybe a little bit disappointed. I’ve said to our boys that I just feel we need to be a little bit better than that.

“All that at the end of the game isn’t what I’m about and it’s not needed. We need to be the bigger person in those situations.

Report: Folkestone 0-1 Dover

“I’ve now said my piece on that. At the end of the day, it’s just a league game and three points to us.

“All right, it’s a local derby, but it’s still only three points.”

Leberl had been disappointed with Dover’s first-half display before they held firm to secure a fifth successive league victory after Baptiste had sent striker George Nikaj’s low cross beyond keeper Jonny Henly to spark wild scenes among the healthy away contingent.

“It was an extremely