Lardy Leaders!

Horsham hit the top of the table last night, and they did it in style, walloping Corinthian-Casuals five-nil at the Camping World Community Stadium. At half time the two were separated only by Lee Harding’s thirteenth minute goal, but after the break it all went badly wrong for the visitors, a Jack Mazzone hat trick and a goal from Shamir Fenelon sending the Hornets to the summit. Seven hundred and one watched on, and our image is from Kyle Hemsley.

Another side who scored five goals were Canvey Island, who travelled from one seaside to another and trounced Brightlingsea Regent. The Gulls couldn’t have had a worse start, Harrison Carnegie opening the scoring for Regent in the first minute, but that was the only joy the home supporters experienced all night. Evans Kouassi equalised eight minutes later, and the same player made it three-one just before the break after Danny Parish’s first goal in Canvey colours had made it two. The second half saw another new boy, Luca Albon, get a fourth, before Parish got the fifth on sixty four minutes.

Bishop’s Stortford made it six points from six when Chris Harris scored a third minute goal at Potters Bar Town. In a game of six yellow cards we also had a red, Stortford’s Sam Robins departing on the hour, but the man advantage didn’t help the Scholars.

Lewes were magnificent in defeating Carshalton Athletic at the Dripping Pan. The score was two-nil, but that really doesn’t tell the story of a one-sided game. Luckily we were there, so you can read the story here! Deon Moore got both goals, and eight hundred and three watched, enthralled- unless they were an away fan, at which point they probably watched from between their fingers.

Herne Bay got their first Premier points with victory at Haringey Borough. Bay had been unlucky at Potters Bar on Sunday, but were quickly into gear at Coles Park, Hassan Jalloh and Marcel Barrington putting them two up within thirteen minutes. A home fightback duly arrived, Anthony Mendy pulling a goal back three minutes before the break, but that spurred the visitors to greater heights, and Helge Orome restored their lead with twenty six minutes remaining, Jalloh’s second of the match making sure seven minutes from time.

Hornchurch picked up their first points of the season, coming from behind to defeat Enfield Town. Jake Cass put the Towners ahead from the spot midway through the first half only for Liam Nash to equalise, put the visitors were ahead again by the break, Lyle Della-Verde restoring their advantage. With just thirteen minutes to go it was looking likely that Enfield would be taking the points back to Donkey Lane, but Nash can never be ignored and popped up to equalise. With six minutes on the clock Tom Wraight got the Urchins a winner. Four hundred and ninety two watched on.

Margate moved into the top five with a win at Bowers and Pitsea. Harvey Smith gave them the whip hand after seven minutes, but the match hung in the balance until last knockings, when Marcel Deslandes made it two.

Folkestone Invicta and Hastings United played out a goalless draw on the Kent coast, in front of a crowd of eight hundred and eighty three.

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