Millers thrash weak neighbours

By Peter Butcher

RYMAN North club Aveley produced the first upset in the second round of the League Cup tonight (Monday), thrashing Premier neighbours East Thurrock 5-0 at the Mill Field.

Petrit Elbi opened the scoring in the 15th minute and added another four minutes later. Rocks, last season’s beaten finalists, were well below full strength and fell further behind on the half-hour to an overhead kick by Rashid Kamara, who helped Tilbury to lift the trophy in 2009.

Spencer Harrison became the second former Miller in successive games to provide his old club with an own goal in the 65th minute (pictured by Mikey Cartwright, with Aveley's Jay Leader celebrating) and Jordan Cox wrapped it up with a penalty in added time.

Two goals by Alwayne Jones saw Harrow through safely with a 2-0 victory at Chatham. His first came after 24 minutes and his second five minutes from time.

Ramsgate’s late rally was in vain as they went down 3-2 at Wealdstone, who were 2-0 up at half-time through Jacek Magdzinski and Shabazz Baidoo. Ben Laslett halved the deficit with 15 minutes left only for Baidoo to restore the two-goal margin shortly afterwards. Jon Eguileor got a second for the visitors in the 90th minute.

Where next?

Bridges stun Premier leaders THERE were goals galore in The League Cup last night (Tuesday), nine of them at Three Bridges where the Ryman South newcomers produced the shock of the round by beating Premier leaders Hampton 5-4 – a result all the more remarkable for the fact that Hampt
Moone shines as Hampton down Hawks HAMPTON are back on top of the Ryman Premier table after edging out previous leaders Whitehawk with a lone, late goal at the Beveree yesterday (Saturday).

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