The Met bagged three crucial points for Christmas. Louis Degand opened the scoring for the home side, slotting the ball into the bottom corner from close range. A fine penalty save from Liam Beach prevented an instant equaliser, before Mason Galloway doubled the Met’s advantage with a fiercely-hit driven effort from the edge of the penalty area. Hayes and Yeading pulled a goal back three minutes into the second period: Jonathan Hippolyte found the roof of the net from point-blank-range. Fears of a potential comeback were eased when Mason Galloway scored his second of the game in the sixtieth minute, before Louis Degand repeated the feat, finishing into an open twelve minutes later. Fabio Szepan-Afele’s late strike proved indecisive for the visitors, as the Met claimed a crucial three points on the afternoon.