The Pitching In Isthmian Football League

Beavers suffer for slow start

10 Dec 2012 By Peter Butcher

AFTER waiting so long for their FA Trophy replay at Chelmsford to get under way, Hampton should have been ready to go. Instead, when the game finally took place at the fourth attempt tonight (Monday), they found themselves 2-0 down after only five minutes

A third goal in the 33rd minute left the Ryman Premier side with a formidable task, but a reply by Neil Jenkins just before the interval gave them hope.

Mo Bettamere pulled another one back with 13 minutes left but Chelmsford hung on to win 3-2, leaving Maidstone as the Ryman League’s sole representatives in Saturday’s second round.

Kingstonian moved up three places to seventh in the Ryman Premier table with a 2-1 home win over Hendon. Kieran Murphy gave them a 19th-minute lead which was extended by Matt Pattison four minutes before the interval.

Hendon, who remain in 21st place, had to wait until the 90th minute for their reply, which came from Julian Owusu-Bekde.

Where next?

Mark doubles up for Margate TOP met bottom in last night’s sole surviving Ryman Premier match and it went with the formbook as Mark Corneille’s first two league goals of the season spurred Margate to a 3-1 home victory over Carshalton.

King opens Maidstone account SIGNING Stuart King, the league’s top scorer, from Folkestone, has done Maidstone’s Ryman South title prospects no harm at all and he opened his account for his new club with a tenth-minute goal yesterday (Saturday), his 16th in the league.