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THE race is on for the Ryman North title after Grays cut Maldon’s lead to eight points, and with three games in hand, after their 3-1 home win over Waltham Forest yesterday (Saturday).

THERE was another reshuffle in the leading positions in Ryman North on Wednesday, when a Stuart Zanone hat-trick led Thamesmead to a 4-1 victory at Romford and lifted them back into third place.

THE race for the Ryman North title remains open after leaders Maldon continued their inconsistent form with a 2-1 defeat at Sudbury tonight (Tuesday).

A LAST-GASP goal by Petrit Elbi earned Aveley a 1-0 home win over Harlow tonight (Monday), lifting Millers from fifth to second in the Ryman North table.

HOWEVER long his career lasts, 17-year-old Chatham forward Taylor McDonagh is unlikely to suffer more acute frustration than he did yesterday (Saturday).

MALDON stretched their lead in Ryman North to 13 points by thrashing Brentwood 5-1 tonight (Thursday).

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 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.

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

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.

IF EVER the manager of the month award was going to live up to its reputation as a jinx, it was tonight at Maldon after their boss Terry Spillane was handed no fewer than three of the trophies before their game against Potters Bar.

AFTER some mixed results since Christmas, Ryman North leaders Maldon reaffirmed their title credentials in style yesterday (Saturday), crushing hapless Harlow 9-1 to regain their ten-point advantage.