Ebbsfleet United’s 36-year-old striker Kwesi Appiah still has plenty to offer as goalscoring contribution in side’s 5-0 National League South win over AFC Totton demonstrates

Ebbsfleet striker Kwesi Appiah was pleased to get his reward in front of goal.

The 36-year-old played 90 minutes without much luck during the Fleet’s wins over both Folkestone and Hampton.

But he came off the bench against AFC Totton on Tuesday night and scored within two minutes to set his team on the way to a 5-0 victory.

“There’s been a lot of fighting and scrapping up front for a few games now,” acknowledged Appiah. “So, it’s pleasing to get one where it’s a striker’s goal for me.

“You follow the ball in and get the chance, when you probably run into about 40 of them during a season and get none.

“It was nice it came back to me to tap in so I’m very pleased with that.”

Others stood still but Appiah was the only one on the move as he showed his predatory instincts are still alive and well, converting after Toby Edser’s long-range shot was spilt.

“There’s plenty of life in the old boy,” beamed Appiah. “I was expecting him to spill it and was there to tap it in. If you keep following in, some of them don’t come for you, but you carry on going and you get one eventually.”

There’s been much talk about the Fleet’s defensive solidity and attacking prowess, but they’ve had to show a fair degree of patience as well.

They didn’t break the deadlock until 11 minutes from time at Hampton while AFC Totton frustrated them for nearly an hour at Stonebridge Road before being blown away.

“These games are tough,” added Appiah. “It may not look like it with the result, but after 55 minutes it was 0-0. It wasn’t like we were peppering their goal at that point and we’re thinking, how have we not scored?

“We’re excited about what our capabilities are and the prospects for the season but there’s a long way to go.

“We had quite a bit of the