WEEKLY NEWS AND MATCH BULLETIN Season 2010/11 No: 18 ­ : ­ 13 th DECEMBER, 2010 LEAGUE NEWS LEAGUE NEWS WEEKEND REVIEW minute and then matched the visitors until By Peter Butcher – Ryman League Communications Lawrence Yaku punished a defensive error Administrator shortly before half­time. Hampton took an iron FA Trophy grip on the tie with a James Simmonds penalty Wealdstone produced a superb rearguard two minutes after the restart and Craig Tanner action in Wales on Saturday to book completed a 4­1 victory in the 62 nd minute. themselves a place in the draw for the second round of the FA Trophy. Lowestoft were on the wrong end of one of the day’s shock results, going down 3­2 at home The Ryman Premier side battled their way to a to lowly Zamaretto Division One side Uxbridge. 0­0 draw at Newport, lying fourth in the It was a scoreline that no­one could have Conference Premier under former Redbridge predicted with five minutes left, when the only boss Dean Holdsworth. Centre­back Alan goal had been a Chris Moore header for the Massey was at the heart of the resistance and visitors after an hour. keeper Jonathan North pulled off three superb saves as Stones held out to earn a Monday The Premier Division title­chasers had missed replay at Grosvenor Vale. a number of chances and they were fully punished in the last few minutes as Stuart The only other Ryman League club to survive Farrell and Moore struck in quick succession were Premier Division leaders Sutton, who to make it 3­0. Lowestoft then found their drew 1­1 at Conference South outfit Eastleigh. shooting boots, with Adrian Forbes and Greg Manager Paul Doswell looked set to record a Crane raising hopes of a remarkable victory over his former club after Craig Dundas comeback. Uxbridge had Gavin Brown sent gave Sutton a fifth­minute lead. But Tony off after the second goal but held out under Taggart volleyed the equaliser with five heavy pressure in the closing moments. minutes left and the sides will meet again at Gander Green Lane on Tuesday. The other contest between a Ryman Premier side and Zamaretto Division One opposition There was no joy for the two Division One also went the way of the underdogs. North sides left in the competition. Elvis Hornchurch dominated their game at Ashford Hammond gave Woking a 14 th minute lead at (Middx) but could not break through, with Harlow and struck again with a penalty four Rickie Hayles and Michael Spencer both minutes later. That was enough to give hitting the woodwork. A replay looked certain Woking a 2­0 victory, although James th but in the 90 minute Jones Awuah, once of Peagram almost pulled one back before half­ Aveley, fired home from ten yards to see time with a shot that was cleared off the line. Ashford through. Sudbury fell behind to an Ian Hodges header after only three minutes of their home tie against Hampton. They drew level against the run of play through Ryan Henshaw in the 18 th Page 1 Premier Division opened the scoring with a penalty and Joel Horsham moved out of the bottom four in the Ledgister’s solo effort quickly doubled the lead. Premier Division with a 3­2 victory at Sussex A Harry Elmes double squared it by the rivals Hastings – but the bare facts do not do interval, however. Tom Stokes gave Concord justice to one of the most bizarre games of the a lead, by then deserved, in the 73 rd minute season. Gary Charman fired a hat­trick for and James Elmes wrapped it up in the closing Horsham, scoring in the 12 th , 42 nd and 55 th stages. minutes to give them a 3­0 lead. That was remarkable enough, given that Horsham’s Two much­travelled strikers were on the mark previous 12 league goals had been shared by in Maidstone’s 1­1 draw with Tooting. Rob 11 players and Ben Andrews was their Haworth headed the visitors into a 38 th minute undisputed top scorer with two. lead and Tony Boot saved a point with his first Maidstone goal in the 83 rd minute. It was to get stranger. Horsham had Michael Hector and Charman sent off before Russell Kingstonian had the chance to reclaim second Eldridge pulled a goal back in the 66 th minute. spot on Sunday but slumped to a 3­1 home Nine became eight shortly afterwards when defeat by Harrow, who scored all the goals. Paul Kennett was dismissed but Hastings They led 3­0 at the break through Dean somehow failed to profit from their three­man Marney, Ryan Watts and Kenta Nakashima. advantage until the 89 th minute, when Kenny Although Calvin King’s own goal eight minutes Pogue made it 3­2. Six minutes were added into the second half gave K’s some hope, they but the depleted Hornets held out. could not close the gap further. Folkestone dropped back into the relegation Canvey entertained Division One North side zone after their 2­1 defeat at Hendon, a game Heybridge in their delayed Championship which also finished with 19 men. Lubo Manager Cup tie on Saturday and it was the Guentchev gave Hendon a 21 st­ minute lead underdogs who went through thanks to a lone which was wiped out by Josh Vincent early in goal by Tom Broadhurst with five minutes left. the second half. A flare­up 18 minutes into the half brought red cards for Vincent and Division One North Hendon’s Casey Maclaren. Brian Haule Newcomers Needham Market are on course to restored Hendon’s lead on 71 minutes, his first smash the league’s goalscoring record after goal since returning to the club, and thrashing Leyton 8­0 in Division One North on Folkestone had Darren Smith sent off in the Saturday. That made it 15 goals in two closing stages for a wild challenge. games and they reached the 50 mark in only their 14 th game. If they can maintain that Leigh Bremner returned to the Cray side after average they will finish with 150, eclipsing the a six­week absence through injury and record of 138 set by Arlesey Town in 2000­01 promptly hit a hat­trick as they moved up to and equalled by Croydon Athletic the following fourth with a 4­0 home win over bottom club season, both in the old Division Three. Croydon Athletic. The scoreline was harsh on Croydon, who conceded two goals to Bremner Top scorer Craig Parker started the rout in the th th rd in the first nine minutes but then enjoyed a fair 13 minute with his 16 league goal and 23 share of the game until Bremner struck again in all, but it was to be his only contribution to with only three minutes left. Nathan Ashton the scoresheet. Connor McCloskey, Daniel quickly added the fourth. Thrower and Bradley Barber made it 4­0 and Christy Finch netted the fifth on the stroke of James Scowcroft did the damage as Bury half­time, then struck again 24 seconds after Town moved into second place with three the restart. Leyton then held out until Thrower th unanswered goals against Billericay. He scored in the 75 minute, leaving Finch to scored the opener on 35 minutes, then headed complete his hat­trick in added time. against a post two minutes later for Tom Bullard to net the rebound. Sam Reed The Marketmen are only in third place, though completed the scoring with eight minutes left. with plenty of games in hand. East Thurrock are the new leaders after their 3­1 home win The day’s comeback kings were Concord, who over Potters Bar, a thrilling game decided by won 4­2 at Carshalton after finding themselves two late goals. Elvis Balic put the visitors 2­0 down in 13 minutes. Byron Harrison ahead on the half­hour and Reiss Gilbey Page 2 replied ten minutes later. Somehow there was each half, with Tony Martin equalising for no more scoring until the last four minutes, Wakering before Stephen’s second. when Kris Newby hit his 15 th of the season and Kye Ruel clinched it. Brentwood also won 2­1, a 79 th minute goal by Steve Butterworth giving them the points Rocks are indebted to tenants Grays for their against visiting Ilford. Ellis Remy had put them 1­1 draw at previous leaders Wingate & ahead on 33 minutes and Sam Adejokun Finchley. Leon Smith missed several replied 13 minutes into the second half. chances before giving Wingate the lead on 33 minutes, his 15 th of the season as well. Emiel Division One South Aiken replied before the break and Grays had It was an action­packed Saturday in Division the better of the second half without conjuring One South, where nine games produced 43 a winner. goals. The top three accounted for 16 of them, including another feast for leaders Maldon & Tiptree slipped out of the top three Leatherhead. They became the first Ryman after letting a 3­1 lead slip at ten­man League club to reach the 50­goal mark and Thamesmead, who had Marcus Perona sent Greg Andrews became the first player to hit 20 off in the seventh minute. Maldon were soon league goals as they beat Eastbourne 7­3. 2­0 up through Zubair Haleem and Grant Cooper and, after Ashley Probets replied with It was Andrews who opened the scoring with a a 34 th minute penalty, Joe Sweeney netted his third­minute free­kick and Marc Elston added 16 th of the campaign five minutes later to another before Sam Crabb netted for the restore the two­goal gap.