Dulwich need one point

By Peter Butcher

THE race for the Ryman South title will go to the last day of the season, when Dulwich will need a single point from their home game against Burgess Hill to finish on top.

They maintained their three-point lead with a 3-1 home win over Crawley Down tonight (Tuesday). All their goals came in a 12-minute burst soon after half-time, with Erkan Oztumer putting them ahead before Danny Carr netted twice. Tom Bingham, 17, netted the consolation for the Anvils with seven minutes left.

Maidstone, who have a better goal difference, are waiting to pounce if Dulwich slip up. They stayed in the hunt with a 4-1 win at Chipstead.

Alex Flisher gave them the lead midway through the first half only for Laurent Hamici to reply quickly. Stuart King put Stones ahead to stay with his 25th goal of the season in the 38th minute, Dan Stubbs stretched the gap soon after half-time and Alex Brown netted the fourth on the hour.

At the foot of the table, Walton & Hersham put their slight relegation fears behind them with a 4-2 home win over Herne Bay and effectively condemned their neighbours Walton Casuals to the drop.

John Clark, Tony Reid and Harold Odametey put the Swans 3-0 up at half-time, and James Awofisan added another before Joe Nelder and James Turner netted for the visitors.

So Casuals are six points adrift of Three Bridges and, although they have two games to play to Bridges’ one, they surely have no hope of closing an 18-goal gap even if they draw level on points.

Goals from Max Miller in the first half and Nick Wheeler in the second gave Burgess Hill a 2-0 victory over visitors Tooting and lifted them to eighth in the table, though they cannot reach the play-offs.

Where next?

Whitehawk are champions CONGRATULATIONS to Whitehawk, who tonight (Tuesday) became Ryman League champions just four years after finishing 14th in the Sussex County League.
Another away win for Beachboys A GOAL by John Easterford earned Concord a 1-0 Ryman Premier victory at Kingstonian tonight (Monday).

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