Wednesday wins for K’s and Leafe

Kingstonian have been rather busy of late, with a new boss and a much changed squad, but despite an early injury and a late red card they managed to overcome the challenge of Moneyfields at the Robert Parker Stadium last night.

Both sides have Pitching In Isthmian South Central promotion hopes, and between them they showed why. The K’s suffered a blow when Sam Evans had to be withdrawn midway through the first half, but his replacement, Braiden Hall, was to do rather well a little later- and they went ahead soon afterwards, Eddie Simon doing Eddie Simon things, his twenty second goal in twenty two matches no less.

The Moneys drew level immediately after the start of the second half, Adam Payne heading them level, but six minutes after that the Hall show began, the substitute restoring home advantage. With nineteen minutes left it was two-two, Harrison Brook finding the bottom corner of Zaki Oualah’s net, but the last word went to Hall, ten minutes from time, and a red card for Lewis Allan came too late to change the course of the match.

Kingstonian are thirteenth, seven points away from a Play Off spot, whilst their visitors stay sixth. 

The Velocity Cup Third Round saw AFC Whyteleafe play host to Dartford in an all-Premier clash. Leafe’s resurgence of late has been superb, five wins from six in the League, but they fell behind early in the second half, Ashdon Day putting the Darts ahead. They weren’t behind for long, Helge Orome levelling, but only four minutes after the equaliser Matty Macarthur put the visitors ahead once more and that looked to be that- but it wasn’t. Six minutes from time Palace Francis stepped up to deliver an equaliser, and off we went to spot kicks, where the hosts proved they were far better than their visitors from twelve yards, triumphing three-nil- because keeper Jack Reeves saved every Darts effort! 

Image from Aquarius Sports Photography.