Welling United secured a 3-1 friendly victory at Bishop’s Stortford on Tuesday evening as Rod Stringer’s encouraging pre-season continues.

The Wings opened the scoring after 12 minutes in Hertfordshire courtesy of a sweet Gene Kennedy strike from distance.

The midfielder picked up possession in the middle of the park before firing in from 22 yards via a slight deflection – his second long-ranger in as many games.

The hosts would peg Welling back on 21 minutes, however. A ball made its way across the face of the six-yard box from the right, allowing Ryan Charles to slot home from close range.

Come the second half, the visitors began to take control with a round of substitutions seeing Elliot Long enter the field for the last half hour.

Indeed, the hotshot midfielder picked up where he left off from his hat-trick against Erith & Belvedere two days earlier, scoring twice to seal victory for the Wings.

His first came on 64 minutes, poking in a smart finish inside the box before securing his brace seven minutes later with a crisp finish which found the bottom left-hand corner from the edge of the box.

Welling’s next pre-season task will be a trip to Cray Valley (PM) on Saturday (1pm).

Welling United: Lovett, Judd (Johnson 64), Burchell, Perkins, Wells, H Walker (Trialist B 67), Kennedy (Andrews 67), Bramble (Munns 67), Z Walker (Long 57), Taylor-Crossdale (Trialist C 64), Trialist A (Chukwu 57).

Subs (not used): Pitterson, Winfield, A Grant.

Goal: Kennedy 12, Long 64, 71

Bishop’s Stortford: Trialist, Dasilva, Warner-Eley, Thompson, Haines, Ismaili, Moutawafiq, Harness, Virciglio, Charles, Mentis.

Subs: Trialist, Ogquazor, Castle, Cook, Lusardi, Miles, Leggett, Halford, Rotimi, Trialist.

Goal: Charles 21