Leiston fight back to break away duck

Kris Newby hit a post early in the game for Rocks, who went ahead with a lob by Reiss Gilbey in the 20th minute and doubled their lead through Hakeem Araba at the end of the first half.

Patrick Brothers gave Leiston hope six minutes after the break and Emmanuel Osei completed the comeback with 11 minutes left.

Carshalton now prop up the table after going down 1-0 at home to Thurrock, who are also out of the bottom two with their second successive win.

In a game that barely survived the heady rain, Rhys Paul claimed the only goal ten minutes after the interval, pouncing when Nick Hamann could only parry a shot from Harry Honesty.

Bury moved into the play-off places with a 4-2 home win over Wingate in a lively affair. John Sands headed them into a 24th-minute lead which was immediately wiped out by Murat Karagul.

Sands scored again moments after half-time, but Wingate again replied when Leon Smith broke away to score in the 55th minute. The hosts went ahead for the third time, this time to stay, three minutes later as Mark Coulson’s cross found its way into the net and Sam Reed made sure with eight minutes left.

Jason Hallett, scorer of 13 goals in Concord’s last two midweek games, forced his way into their starting line-up for their home game against Whitehawk and was inches away from converting Danny Glozier’s early cross.

That was as close as he came to extending his scoring run as two in-form sides fought out a 2-2 draw. A wonderful solo goal from Jed Wallace put Hawks in front on the half-hour but Danny Spendlove replied in the 37th minute and provided the free-kick which Nicky Cowley headed home soon after the interval to give the Beachboys the lead.

Hawks responded in the 69th minute when Wallace was denied another individual goal by keeper Michael Jordan and Josh Jones converted the loose ball. With their closest rivals sidelined by the weather or the FA Trophy, the Sussex side moved two points clear at the top.

Met Police, unbeaten at home, entertained Lewes, without an away win, and it looked as if a Chris Breach goal after 55 minutes of an uneventful game would end both those records.

But with five minutes left Steve Robinson, who had been outstanding in the Lewes defence, brought down Jonte Smith and the young striker made no mistake with the penalty to claim his 23rd goal of the season. It was the Met’s third draw in five home games and Lewes’s fifth draw in nine away matches.