HEYBRIDGE Swifts were pegged back twice in their 2-2 draw with Tilbury and Wayne Bond's first game in charge as interim boss.
A goal in the second minute from Billy Hunt provided the perfect start for the home side but Tilbury equalised through Joe Nightingill.
Swifts regained the lead minutes before half-time when Joe Pearman's free-kick was headed in by Neil Richmond but with 15 minutes left Tilbury found a second equaliser when Matt Game half-volleyed past Danny Sambridge.
The home side made just two changes following their midweek 3-0 defeat to Wroxham with Jon Glowacki coming in for Aaron Gayle whilst Damien Green made his second appearance in place of Frank Griffin.
Heybridge made the perfect start two minutes in when Pearman spearheaded a breakaway attack to and found Hunt with acres of space in the box who finished with aplomb to put his side 1-0 up.
Swifts were sniffing blood early on as Tilbury were yet to settle and could have doubled their lead minutes latter from a Pearman corner when Jon Glowacki's header down was almost turned in Danny Barber at the far post.
After their slow start the away side started to play their way back into the match and on 21 minutes found the equaliser.
Nightingill was in the right place at the right time to turn in a Ryan Flack corner from two yards out after Damien Green failed to clear.
The equaliser had settled Tilbury back into the match and they started to threaten the Swifts' defence but the home side dealt with any pressure comfortably.
Five minutes before half-time the home side had a good chance to reclaim their lead when Glowacki stole the ball off Nightingill at the back and was through on goal but hooked his shot off target.
Just minutes before the whistle though Heybridge managed to get their second with Pearman the architect again, this time from a free-kick, and Richmond was on hand to direct the ball into the far corner with his head.
Ten minutes into the second half Heybridge had a half a chance to extend their lead when Richmond beat the offside trap but his shot trickled past the post after he slipped.
With 15 minutes to go Heybridge were pegged back for a second time when their failed clearance fell to Game on the edge of the box and hit a half-volley into the far corner.
Tilbury had a brilliant chance to grab a winter with ten minutes left when Ryan Flack manoeuvred himself space in the box but Danny Barber did brilliantly to block a certain goal and keep the scores level.
Heybridge line-up: Sambridge, Boswell, Barber, Green, Fitzgibbon, Glowacki, Morgan, Bryan, Richmond, Hunt, Pearman (Dziadulewicz 82).
Unused subs: Weemes, White, Lopez, Gayle.