After just two minutes, City conceded a penalty when Aaron Cook brought down Luke Moore and Mark DeBolla converted.

But five minutes before half-time Robbie Matthews got on the end of a Jonathan Bass cross to equalise.

And Matt Tubbs grabbed the winner in the 50th minute when he collected a loose ball 12 yards out and swept powerfully across keeper Scott Tynan.

Salisbury: Ryan Clarke, Bass, Robinson, Cook, Bond, Prince (Bartlett 90), Fowler, Turk, Darrell Clarke, Tubbs (Brown 77), Matthews (Sales 89).
Subs Not Used: Bittner, Feeney.

Booked: Brown.

Goals: Matthews 41, Tubbs 51.

Ebbsfleet United: Tynan, Hawkins, Opinel (Purcell 75), McCarthy, DeBolla (Coleman 64), Long (Nade 46), Barrett, McPhee, Starkey, Eribenne, Moore.
Subs Not Used: Mott, Stubbs.

Booked: Opinel, Barrett, Eribenne.

Goals: DeBolla 4 pen.

Att: 1,310.