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GOALS were in short supply in the five Ryman North matches tonight (Tuesday). Only six were scored, all by home teams, and half of them by Witham who maintained their outside play-off hopes by beating Waltham Abbey 3-0.

A LAST-MINUTE strike by David Bryant tonight (Tuesday) was East Thurrock’s eighth goal in two Ryman Premier games – and it earned them their only point from those matches.

THE FINAL of the Isthmian League Cup will be between Concord Rangers, third in Ryman Premier, and Dulwich Hamlet, second in Ryman South.

CARSHALTON Athletic manager Tommy Williams praised his team’s spirit which saw them rise off the bottom of the Ryman Premier by leapfrogging opponents Thurrock, writes James Barrett.

A FOUR-GOAL salvo for Peter Dean led Wealdstone to a 6-1 home Ryman Premier victory over Lewes tonight (Monday).

A PENALTY by Danny Bunce earned Grays a 1-0 victory at Aveley tonight (Monday) and lifted them from fifth to second in the Ryman North table.

JUST a minute: that was all the time it took to settle the top-of-the-table Ryman Premier clash at East Brighton Park yesterday (Saturday).

WHAT home advantage? There were those who thought that Maidstone’s artificial surface would pose a problem for visiting teams.

RYMAN North leaders Maldon continued their inconsistent form with a 2-0 defeat at mid-table Cheshunt yesterday (Saturday).

THE Ryman League will be embracing the anti-discrimination message next month as it embarks on a weekend-long drive to support Kick It Out.

FIFTH-PLACED Aveley came from behind to beat Cheshunt 2-1 at the Mill Field on Wednesday and open up an eight-point gap between the Ryman North play-off places and the rest of the field.

A GOAL from Kieran Oliver seven minutes after half-time proved decisive for Faversham, who climbed to third place in Ryman South tonight (Tuesday) with a 2-1 home win over Burgess Hill.