Late goals, comebacks and new leaders on a night of South Central drama

Southall left it late at Metropolitan Police- indeed any later and it would have been too late- but they grabbed all three points at Imber Court to go top of the table. The boys in blue took the lead from the spot after seventeen minutes, Alex Body holding his nerve, but the ever-reliable Jaden Thompson-Brissett levelled in a similar fashion six minutes into the second half- his twenty second of the season in his twentieth match. Into added time, and with the hosts looking to have taken a valuable point, up popped Carl Pearce to leave them with nothing and send Southall to the summit.

Chertsey Town are second, two points behind the new leaders with a game in hand. The Curfews were just too strong for Guernsey at Alwyns Lane, and eased to victory. Conor Lee put the hosts ahead early on only for Jack Griffin to strike for the Green Lions midway through the first half, but from then onwards there was only likely to be one winner. Rueben Collins quickly restored home advantage, and soon after the break Oliver McCoy’s fifth in nine matches made it three-one. Just after the hour Gianluca Botti got his eleventh of the campaign to make it four, and that was that.

Leatherhead welcomed Badshot Lea, went ahead just after the half hour through Tommy Stagg, and looked comfortable at the break- indeed at that point they topped the live table- but the Baggies had other ideas. George Hedley levelled ten minutes after the restart, and twelve minutes later Nick Medcraft delivered what proved to be the winner, a result which sees the visitors only two points away from fifth place. That’s twenty five points from their last thirty for Badshot Lea, a remarkable set of results for the newcomers

Marlow welcomed Uxbridge. On the bench the hosts had new signing Dave Tarpey, and they introduced the experienced striker with twenty two minutes left and the match tied- and it proved to be a masterstroke. Marlow had seen as Rhys Harper double on four and thirty six minutes wiped out by an Uxbridge comeback, Bernard Mensah and Mahlondo Martin bringing them level, and then right at the death up stepped Tarpey, winning the match and seeing his new side close to within six points of the leaders- with three games in hand.

A note to our clubs- if you believe that any of the goals scored by your side was worthy of consideration for the 'Goal of the Month Award,' please feel free to upload it now using the link you were sent, don't feel that you have to wait until the end of the month!

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