City go top in the South Central, whilst Yachtsmen and Ghosts share six goals in the North

We had only one match in Pitching In Isthmian North, as Wroxham welcomed Fakenham Town. The Yachtsmen started the evening in tenth, albeit only three points away from a Play Off place, whilst the travelling Ghosts were second from bottom, albeit only three points from safety. Wroxham had lost their previous two- and were behind at Cambridge City when Saturday’s match disappeared under a blanket of fog- but they went ahead midway through the first half, Louis Simmons the scorer. 

The visitors were in their best form of the season so far, having taken seven points from their previous three matches, and they drew level early in the second half, Valter Da Rocha with the equaliser. Wroxham were ahead again seventeen minutes from time, Lucas Densley making it two-one, but again the Ghosts hit back, Finley Whiteley making it two-two - and three minutes later Whiteley struck again, the visitors ahead for the first time with only seven minutes left. They weren’t ahead for long, Adam Crookes levelling a minute from time, and finally, that was that. 

South Central

Winchester City, in fourth, had the chance to climb to the summit as they welcomed tenth place Hayes & Yeading United. City, who started the night two points behind leaders Jersey Bulls, were looking for a seventh win in succession, and had scored twenty one goals in those six victories; whilst United were nine unbeaten and beginning to look like the promotion contenders we expected them to be. 

City went ahead on six minutes, Ollie Balmer delivering the opener, and three minutes later it was two-nil, Bradley Waters scoring his eighth League goal of the campaign. United quickly hit back courtesy of Dernell Wynter, but just after the half hour it was three-one, Dan Bradshaw restoring the hosts two goal cushion. The visitors didn’t let that dampen their spirits, and pulled it back to three-two just before the break, Harry Grant with the fifth goal of the evening. 

With twenty one minutes to go it was four-two, Scott Bungay with the fourth for the hosts, but again Hayes hit back to reduce the arrears, Amos Nasha bringing it back to four-three, with United having sixteen minutes to find an equaliser. They couldn’t find another goal, however, and City hit the summit. 

The Velocity Cup also had two fixtures including our North and South Central clubs this week. Monday saw Southall defeat Redbridge three-one in East London, and then last night we had an all-North clash between Buckhurst Hill and Takeley.

Takeley went ahead on six minutes, Harry Brant the scorer, and on seventeen minutes doubled their lead courtesy of Frankie Sampford. Three minutes before half time Harvey Brown got a goal back for the hosts, and they were level on forty six minutes, Max Gnandi with the equaliser. Within ten minutes the hosts were ahead, Josh Banfield completing the turnaround, but almost immediately it was three-three, Sampford striking again. The seventh goal of the match arrived twelve minutes from time, Shane Temple putting the hosts ahead once again- and this time the scoring stopped there.