Oxford City put their first league defeat behind them and returned to winning ways with a 4-2 victory over Thatcham Town in the Premier Division.

Playing into a strong wind in the first period, City were 3-2 up at half-time and held off the home side in the second 45 minutes.

City took the lead in the fifth minute when the enigmatic Jetmir Kamberi produced one of his trademark pieces of skill with a glorious curling shot from the edge of the area which left the keeper stranded.

However, Thatcham equalised almost immediately through Maltby.

With the returning Lance Williams providing width down the right-hand side, City became more dominant as the half progressed and scored two further goals.

Both came after the Thatcham defence had failed to deal with searching Stephen Davis crosses - Jack Griffiths and Mark Bell providing two clinical finishes.

That should have killed the game off, but Thatcham were given a lifeline just before the break by a sensational goal by Piper, who beat his marker, flicked the ball back over the defender and volleyed home.

The second half saw both teams struggle against an even stronger wind.

With time running out, City had a great chance to make the game safe when Ben Hepburn combined with Griffiths to set up Davis, but his shot went over from close range.

Davis, who was again outstanding, compensated for this miss in injury time by threading an inch-perfect pass through the defence for Griffiths to slot the ball past the advancing keeper.