TEN-MAN Heybridge Swifts held on to grab a valuable victory.

Swifts secured a 1-0 victory at Scraley Road against Waltham Abbey to put them up to 16th in the Ryman League division one north.

Swifts took the lead on 14 minutes through Shamido Pedulu.

However, they were reduced to ten men when Aaron Gayle was red-carded on 44 minutes.

But Heybridge were able to see out the second half to secure the win.