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RYMAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE – WEEKLY NEWS AND MATCH BULLETIN Season 2009­2010 No: 14 ­ : ­ 9 th November 2009 LEAGUE NEWS LEAGUE NEWS WEEKEND REVIEW Hereford a sixth­minute lead but was sent off FA Cup in the 27th minute to leave the hosts a man Ryman League interest in the FA Cup is over short for the remaining two­thirds of the game. for another year after all four survivors were But Sutton could not make the most of their beaten in the weekend’s first­round ties. advantage and Ryan Valentine ended their Wealdstone were the last hopes as they hopes with a late penalty after Jason Goodliffe entertained Rotherham on Sunday and they handled. put up a terrific fight before going down 3­2. There was no joy for Tooting & Mitcham There was little between the sides until United at League One side Stockport, where Rotherham took a 34th minute lead with a they conceded five unanswered goals. Once fluke goal. A clearance by Stones keeper the Terrors had failed to convert a couple of Sean Thomas hit Adam Le Fondre’s back and early chances Stockport took control. Peter cannoned off the visiting striker into the net. Thompson gave them a 13th minute lead, Kevin Ellison’s drive made it 2­0 just before the David Poole added another seven minutes interval and left Stones with a formidable task. later and a Carl Baker penalty made it 3­0 at They got back in the game on 64 minutes half­time. Paul Turnbull struck twice in the when Ryan Ashe fired home from 20 yards second half and not even Paul Vines, who had and might well have drawn level as they piled scored in each of Tooting’s five previous on the pressure. But it was Rotherham who matches in the competition, could provide a were next to find the net as Drewe Broughton consolation. connected with a near­post header in the 83rd minute. Stones kept battling and Ashe curled Cup snippets: in his second in the 89th minute to set up a Staines Town, promoted to Blue Square South tense finish. via the Ryman Premier play­offs last season, produced a 1­0 giant­killing at Shrewsbury. Ali It was a cruel exit on Saturday for Division One Chabaan scored the goal which will be just the side Lowestoft Town, who came within a ticket for Chairman Alan Boon, an honorary couple of minutes of taking Wrexham back to vice­president of the Ryman League, as he Suffolk for a replay. A determined rearguard recovers from a major operation. action kept the Blue Square Premier club, managed by Dean Saunders, at bay until the Richard Pacquette, who played in the Ryman 89th minute, when Gareth Taylor pounced to League for Hampton and Worthing, scored the break the Trawler Boys’ hearts. crucial equaliser to set up York’s 3­2 win over Crewe and former Isthmians Kettering won 1­0 Sutton United were beaten 2­0 at League Two at Hartlepool. Two of Colchester’s scorers in Hereford but will feel that they let an their 4­0 win at Bromley had been in the opportunity slip. Mathieu Manset gave starting line­up in their 1­0 Essex Senior Cup victory at Ilford three days earlier, including Page 1 record signing Steven Gillespie who netted in maintained his scoring streak with a penalty both games. and Richard Jolly made it 2­0 at the break. David Ray and Kenny Beaney wrapped it up Three more former Isthmian sides remain in as Billericay’s six new signings failed to the competition. Aldershot Town beat Bury 2­ improve their fortunes. 0, Stevenage drew 1­1 at Port Vale and Wycombe fought out a 4­4 draw with Brighton. Waltham Abbey scored twice in the last ten Matt Harrold, who netted his first senior goal minutes through Ricky Edwards and Xaniel as Aveley beat Flackwell Heath 4­0 in a Doku to snatch a 3­2 victory at Canvey: 13 of Ryman Division Three fixture almost eight their 14 points have been picked up on the years ago, scored twice for Wycombe. road. Greg Cohen and Jason Hallett put the islanders two up but Billy Holland struck a Another former Aveley man, Mark Bentley, valuable blow by pulling one back on the scored in Gillingham’s 3­0 win over Southend stroke of half­time. with the clean sheet going to veteran goalie Simon Royce, a former Southend player who At about the same moment, Byron Harrison joined them from Heybridge Swifts way back in was scoring his 15th goal of the season to give 1991. Ashford (Middx) a 2­0 interval lead at Harrow. Brian Haule had opened the scoring. Wayne Premier Division Walters replied in the 70th minute, just after Top met bottom at Dartford on Saturday – and Ashford’s Davis Haule was sent off, but the ten it took a last­minute goal by Billy Burgess to men held out to make it a winning start for new salvage the hosts’ unbeaten record with a 3­3 manager Jamie Lawrence. draw after Jason Prior’s hat­trick for Bognor. Bognor stunned a crowd of 1,295 by taking a Horsham beat visiting Cray 4­0 but anyone first­half lead when Prior turned in a shot by who left just before the end will have been work experience youngster Daniel Bogarde startled by the final score, for Sam Page’s goal and they caused even more of a stir when midway through the second half was all that Prior headed home doubled their advantage in separated the sides until Claude Seanla netted the 57th minute. Danny Harris squared in the 89th minute. Lee Carney and Pat matters, however, with two goals in the next Harding then doubled the total in added time. eight minutes and it seemed that Darts would go on to their 13th win in 14 games. Prior had Lubo Guentchev was the hat­trick hero for other ideas and his third goal, another header, Hendon in their action­packed 4­4 draw at was so nearly a match­winner. Hornchurch, where the home side twice forfeited a two­goal lead. Jo Flack gave them Consolation for Bognor was that the draw was the lead after 40 seconds and won a penalty enough them to lift them above Billericay at the which Wayne Gray converted in the sixth foot of the table while Dartford’s lead over minute. Urchins found themselves back on second­placed Hastings is still a healthy 11 level terms when Guentchev notched his points. second just after half­time. Reece Prestedge and Mark Janney gave the hosts clear water Hastings also had to come from behind after again but, having conceded two in the first six Lloyd Blackman’s penalty gave visitors minutes, Greens now scored two in the last six Margate the lead shortly before the interval. with James Bent making it 4­3 before the Ade Olorunda equalised and Russell Eldridge Bulgarian completed his treble with a minute to struck with 12 minutes left to give Hastings a go. 2­1 victory. Kingstonian are up to fourth after winning 3­1 at Maidstone. There was an Twice behind, Tonbridge ran out 3­2 home exchange of penalties in the early stages of winners over Aveley. Matt Johnson and Junior the second half, Bobby Traynor giving Ks the Dadson gave Millers the lead in each half with lead with his 14th goal of the season and Tom Bryant and Paul Booth replying before James Pinnock replying. Dean Lodge and Marc Cumberbatch put Angels ahead for the Christian Jolley clinched it for Ks. first time. Man of the match Lee Worgan made a remarkable save from Richard That was one of four away wins in the division. Ketchell’s deflected close­range shot to The biggest of them went to Carshalton, who preserve the lead and Cumberbatch was sent Billericay to the bottom with four denied a second goal when top scorer Carl unanswered goals. Craig Faulconbridge Rook rushed in to poach a final touch to his Page 2 header as it crossed the line, only to be Anton Dwyer, later to be sent off, gave Ilford flagged offside. an early lead at Harlow and Junior Appiah made it 2­0 midway through the second half. Division One North Ashley Taylor­Forbes halved the deficit with East Thurrock United are the new leaders after six minutes left – it turned out to be 16, with a 3­0 victory in a stormy affair at Waltham lots of added time ­ but Harlow still have a zero Forest which finished with only 19 men on the in the points column after having ten deducted. field. James Donovan and Max Cornhill gave The side above them, Ware, are in turn six Rocks a 2­0 half­time lead before both sides points behind the rest of the field. Lee were reduced to ten men by the dismissal of Maskell’s 69th­minute goal was enough to Kye Ruel and former East Thurrock striker account for them at VCD. Danny Gabriel in the 53rd minute. Sam Higgins netted for the fifth successive league Goalkeeper Dave McCartney shone in game to complete the scoring before Forest’s Redbridge’s 2­0 home win over promotion Sam Adesola received his marching orders contenders Concord. Charlie Georgiou put the with 15 minute left. Motormen ahead midway through the first half and, after Concord’s Danny Heale hit a post, Thamesmead’s top scorers Andy Constable Alex Read added a late second.

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