Ebbsfleet United manager Dennis Kutrieb reacts to 1-0 win at Havant in National League South

Ebbsfleet manager Dennis Kutrieb admitted their midweek win at promotion rivals Havant was particularly sweet.

There’s no love-lost between the two managers after previous incidents involving Kutrieb and his opposite number, Paul Doswell.

The game passed without incident on or off the pitch, although again there was no handshake between the two managers.

“It means more than a normal game,” said Kutrieb, who saw his side return to top spot in National League South after Rakish Bingham’s 88th-minute winner.

“This is the only ground where I have history. I like most of their players, they have a lot of good players in their squad but there is history for me so it’s a big win and it means a lot. The boys know exactly that.

“It’s not because they are the second-best team, there’s still a long way to go and it doesn’t mean anything more than three points.

“But from a personal point of view, it obviously means a lot for me. There is history and I can’t deny that I’m really relieved to get this win. I think I deserved it and we deserved it as a team.”

A game of few chances was settled by Bingham’s sixth goal of the season.

The Fleet striker’s conversion rate has been the subject of much debate this season but one thing that has never been questioned has been the support of Bingham from Kutrieb.

“That’s what I told you four weeks ago, when we need him to score the one goal and he has one chance - he will score,” stated the Fleet boss.

“He might not score the third or the fourth goal (when the game is already won) but when it’s a big game he scores the goal for us.

“I was sure if he got a chance he’d put it in the back of the net, that’s why he is there and why he’s a big player for me, regardless if he has scored in the last two