Nine for the Curfews!

It was top v bottom as Chertsey Town welcomed Binfield, so it was no surprise when the Curfews went ahead after only three minutes, Gianluca Botti making it unlucky for the Moles with his thirteenth of the campaign. The hosts had a second a few minutes later, Louis Degand doing the damage, and on twenty two minutes Botti made it three. At this point it looked a question of how many, and there was a fourth on the half hour, Oliver McCoy scoring for the merciless hosts. Half time looked to be a release for the visitors, but before it could arrive Conor Lee made it five. The sixth goal arrived just after the hour, Degand with a second, and they hadn’t finished yet. Lee added a seventh with nine minutes to go, and Gareth Chendlik got the eighth on eight three minutes. A Sam Omperon goal right at the end made it nine, and kept the Curfews top on goal difference.

Southall were breathing down Chertsey Town’s neck, but had a tricky match at fifth place Marlow- although their hosts had gone of the boil a little of late, losing their last two, and they went behind in this one, William Montague putting The All ahead on twenty seven minutes. Marlow were given a boost when Kevin Diomande saw red for the visitors with twenty one minutes left, but not for long, as the ten men quickly scored again, Jaden Thompson-Brissett taking his tally for the season to twenty five. Dawid Rogalski got a goal back with a minute remaining, but it was too late to make a difference to the outcome, and Southall are off the top only on goal difference.

Raynes Park Vale had slipped from the top after two successive draws, but they hoped to extend their eleven match unbeaten run as in-form South Park Reigate came to call. Vale were ahead midway through the first half, Jordan Gallagher taking his total for the season to sixteen, but the Sparks had taken ten points from a four match unbeaten run and levelled just before the hour, Sam King with the equaliser. That was that, a third draw in a row and third place for Vale, the Sparks in ninth.

Leatherhead, with six wins and a draw from their last eight matches, finally got past the Ascot United backline three minutes after the break, Jamie Splatt with the opening goal of the game. Not only was it the opening goal, it turned out to be the only goal, but it kept the Tanners three points behind the leaders and in fourth place. That’s a third one-nil win in four matches for Leatherhead- the other was a one-one draw.

Uxbridge welcomed Westfield, and they went ahead five minutes before the break, Mahlondo Martin with his fourth goal in seven matches. The visitors, five unbeaten, weren’t likely to take that lying down, and they levelled five minutes after half time through Jordan Alves- his second goal this week. The visitors took the points nine minutes from time, Mayowa Adaje moving into double figures for the season- a result which moved them up to sixth, only outside the top five on goal difference.

Ashford Town welcomed a Hartley Wintney side in fine form, with one defeat in seven- and the visitors broke the deadlock four minutes after half time, Adam Payce with the goal. With twelve minutes left the visitors made sure of the points, Conor Lynch making it two, and the same player then added a third with seven minutes left as the Row close to within two points of a play off spot.

Badshot Lea have been rather short of matches of late, so will have been delighted when their game against in-form Thatcham Town got the go-ahead- but the Kingfishers will have been delighted too, and even more so when they went ahead on nine minutes through David Nyarko. The Baggies weren’t stunned for long, as they levelled two minutes later, George Hedley with the equaliser, but the visitors saw Nyarko restore their lead just after the half hour. The Baggies levelled for the second time on sixty four minutes, Baback Dehgani with this equaliser, and this turned out to be the final goal of the contest, the Baggies ending the year in tenth, the Kingfishers twelfth.

Sutton Common Rovers got off to a whirlwind start in Guernsey, taking the lead after only six minutes, Maxwell Oldham with the goal. Rovers had drawn their three previous matches, each against promotion chasing sides, but they held onto their lead for only four minutes before the hosts levelled, Ross Allen scoring from the spot- and thirteen minutes into the second half Matt Loaring put Guernsey ahead. Rovers levelled with four minutes to go through Aaron Jenkins and surely thought they’d saved a point- but that only awoke the hosts, and goodness those Green Lions roared. Within two minutes Allen had restored their lead, and a minute later Sam Murray made it four-two as Guernsey moved out of the bottom two.

Met Police and Corinthian-Casuals, the latter under new management, each needed points at the wrong end of the table. It was the boys in blue who struck first, Alex Body scoring after eight minutes, and they doubled their advantage just before the hour, Jamal Andrew Sharpe with the second. It was as good as game over when Mason Galloway made it three-nil, and indeed that’s how it ended, Met up to sixteenth, Casuals dropping into the relegation zone.

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