RYMAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE – WEEKLY NEWS AND MATCH BULLETIN Season 2008­2009 No: 06 ­ : ­ 15 th September 2008 LEAGUE NEWS LEAGUE NEWS WEEKEND REVIEW North club Hillingdon Borough. Dulwich Hamlet With the FA Cup taking centre­stage, there also had few problems with their trip to Oxhey was just one Ryman League fixture. In Division Jets. It ended 5–1 in their favour. Burgess Hill One North, Waltham Forest took an early lead Town also scored five times, at home to former at home to Tilbury, trailed at half­time, but hit Ryman members Epsom & Ewell, who got two back with two late goals to win 3–2. in reply. Other Division One South teams to advance at the first time of asking were In the FA Cup, it was the usual mixed bag of Chipstead (1–0 against Chatham Town), results, with six Premier Division clubs falling Crowborough Athletic (1–0 over Walton by the wayside, although three were against Casuals), Fleet Town (3–0 over Cowes other members of the division. Saturday’s nine Sports), Merstham (2–1 against Whitstable winners not in all­Ryman Premier clashes won Town), Thamesmead Town (2–1 against Great by at least two clear goals: Billericay Town (4– Wakering) and Kingstonian (3–0 over Ashford 1 over FC Clacton), Boreham Wood (3–0 Town on Sunday), all at home, while Division against Biggleswade United), Carshalton One North Wingate & Finchley also went Athletic (4–1 against Eastbourne Town), through, 2–0 over division rivals Witham Town. Staines Town (3–0 at Cheshunt), Harlow Town There are replays for Brentwood, after a 1–1 (5–1 over Aveley), Ashford Town (Middlesex – draw at Arlesey Town, Godalming Town, after 3–0 at Raunds), Hendon (4–2 at Royston their 1–1 draw with visiting Arundel, Town), AFC Hornchurch (2–0 at Saffron Whyteleafe, who conceded a last­minute Walden Town) and Sutton United (3–1 against equaliser at Horsham YMCA, and Ware who Cray Wanderers). Horsham won with a solitary were similarly denied at home to Barton goal against Colliers Wood United on Sunday Rovers. afternoon. In addition to the 13 teams already through to the second qualifying round, Harrow Division One North Borough, Heybridge Swifts and Wealdstone all Yaw Boateng gave Waltham Forest the lead face replays after drawing at Hemel against Tilbury, only for the Dockers to draw Hempstead Town, at home to Uxbridge and at level with a Joe Keith penalty and to take the home to Bedford Town respectively. Both lead through Chris Stowe. Four minutes from Canvey Island and Margate suffered big time Elliot Blake tied things up and, in disappointments, losing 5–1 against teams stoppage time, Yacine Hamada netted for from a lower level, the Gulls at home BGB Waltham Forest to claim the points. Midlands Dunstable Town and the Gate at Ryman One South Worthing. Ramsgate lost to FA Cup a late solitary goal at Folkestone, while Tooting Billericay Town had a little bit of an escape & Mitcham United, 2–1 at Maidstone United, against FC Clacton where Billy Bricknell’s early Tonbridge Angels, 2–1 at home to Dover goal had been cancelled out by Sean Hillier. Athletic, and Hastings United, 3–2 at Dartford, There were just four minutes remaining when were the others to suffer instant exits. Joe Flack converted a penalty. In the last two minutes Bradley Wood­Garness and Bricknell, The biggest winners were East Thurrock again, gave the scoreline a flattering look. United, who won 6–0 at fellow Division One Hendon raced to a 40 lead at Royston Town with two goals from Charlie Mapes and one Wanderers, but the visitors were level seven each from Lubomir Guentchev and Jamie minutes later when Tony Atkins scored. Steve Busby, but an own goal from Marc Leach and West restored Us lead just before half­time another one from Luke Robins made the final and Craig Dundas completed the scoring score 4–2. Boreham Wood were largely midway through the second half. An all­Kent untroubled by Biggleswade United, winning clash at Tonbridge went the way of visiting with goals from Elliot Buchanan, Lee Allinson Dover Athletic. The Premier Division leaders and Leon Archer. At Park Lane, Canvey Island came from behind after the Angels had taken were ripped apart in the second half by the lead through Carl Rook after 35 minutes. Dunstable Town. Gabriel Fanibuyan had given Jon Wallis equalised four minutes later and the Gulls a half­time lead, but Russell Preston Shaun Welford grabbed the winner after 67 equalised, Stuart Strange gave Town the lead minutes. Andrew Phillips scored twice in the and Kryzstof Matszkiewicz, Richard Harker first half for Bedford Town at Wealdstone, but and a Tarkan Mustafa own goal completed the James Gary pulled a goal back midway home team’s misery. Dave Stevens and a through the second period and a Stephen Richard Jolly hat­trick were enough for Hughes penalty six minutes from time forced a Carshalton Athletic to repel the challenge of replay. Margate’s trip along the south coast to Eastbourne Town for whom Jay Norwood Worthing quickly turned into a nightmare. scored. Staines Town’s 3–0 win at Cheshunt Dominic Douglas, Scott Kirkwood and Paul came courtesy of goals from Dean Thomas, Kennett all scored for the Rebels before half­ Lee Kersey and Andre Scarlett. Hastings time and Roy Pook added a fourth just after United came from a goal down at Dartford – the restart. Although Jack Parkinson pulled a Brendon Cass scoring – to lead at half­time, goal back for the Gate, Karl Akehurst thanks to goals from Sam Adams and Ben completed a miserable afternoon for the Bradley. But two goals in ten minutes early in visitors with Worthing’s fifth goal after 65 the second half, from Steve Butterworth and minutes. On Sunday, a solitary goal from Evan Dan Dafter, saw the Darts home 3–2. Archibald was enough for Horsham to end the Ramsgate fell 1–0 at Folkestone Invicta, challenge of Colliers Wood United. James Dryden netting late for the home team. Burgess Hill Town raced into a 3–0 lead at There were few problems for Harlow Town at home to Epsom & Ewell, Richard Greenfield, Barrows Farm, after Jamie Richards and Daniel Beck and Stephen Harper scoring. But Clydie Roberts had given them a two­goal lead Epsom made it interesting with goals from against Aveley. Rhys Henry scored twice, Burns and Rodrigues before Martin and Beck, either side of a strike from the Millers Sean again, scored in the last five minutes for the Thomas and Tashan Adeyinka completed the Hillians. Sunday’s match at Kingsmeadow saw scoring. Wayne Walters gave Harrow Borough Kingstonian see off Ashford Town 3–0, with a the lead at Hemel Hempstead Town, but an first half goal from Phil Williams, and two after equaliser from the penalty spot, just before the break from Carl Wilson­Denis and Max half­time, by David Deeney, so they have to do Hustwick. Freddie Fleming’s strike was all that it again at Earlsmead. A replay at the Chipstead need to win their home tie against Honeycroft awaits Heybridge Swifts after a Chatham Town, while it was the same story at penalty from Uxbridge’s Mark Nicholls Crowborough Athletic, whose goalscorer cancelled out the opening goal from Swifts against Walton Casuals was Andrew Crush. Nathan Clarke. Martin Tuohy scored a hat­trick in East Another all Ryman Premier clash at the Thurrock United’s 6 – 0 demolition of their Bourne Ground went the way of Maidstone hosts Hillingdon Borough. Kurt Smith, Max United, who scored twice in two minutes Cornhill and Scott Holding, a penalty, were the through Jay Saunders and Elliot Bradbrook other marksmen. Fleet Town scored three midway through the first half. Paul Vines pulled times in 11 minutes early in the second half, all a goal back with ten minutes remaining but the scoring when they entertained Cowes Tooting & Mitcham United couldn’t get a Sports. The goalscorers were: Mark Paterson, second. Scott Harris grabbed a hat­trick as Mark Anderson and Nathan Smart. Ashford Town (Middlesex) travelled to Northamptonshire and saw off Raunds Town Another hat­trick hero was Dulwich Hamlet’s 3–0. Elliot Styles and Ross Wall were AFC Laurent Hamici at Oxhey Jets. Daryl Plummer Hornchurch’s marksmen as they won 2–0 at also scored twice for the Hamlet in the 5–1 Saffron Walden Town. victory, while Oxhey’s goal came from Jamie Arthur when it was already 4–0. Late goals At Gander Green Lane, Gavin McCallum gave were perfect for both Merstham as they won Sutton United a third­minute lead against Cray 2–1 at home to Whitstable Town and for Wingate & Finchley in their 2–0 defeat of Valenti and Paul Killick, a penalty, but it was visiting Witham Town. Kevin Lock netted twice not enough. for Merstham, after 27 and 90 minutes, Ian Pulman equalizing for Whitstable after 73 Ryman Youth League minutes, while Kieran Street, 80 minutes, and Three Ryman Youth League games played Wayne Grant, an 84th­minute penalty, notched this week, with most clubs playing in the at the Abrahams Stadium. Thamesmead Town Preliminary Round of the FA Youth Cup. In won an all Ryman League Division One North the only match in the North West Division, clash at home to Great Wakering Rovers, all Woking won 2­1 at rivals Staines Town, with the goals coming before half time. Richard first half goals from Smith and Ausan Cousins. Dimmock gave Thamesmead the lead after 15 Staines pulled one back through Ryan Ford, minutes, but Dan Jones squared the tie just but Woking hung on to takes the points home before half­time.