Red Army deliver defeat to Dover- whilst Woods extend their lead

Uxbridge, who defeated Pitching In Isthmian Premier Wingate and Finchley in the last round, went a step higher this time around as National League South Dover Athletic travelled to Honeycroft- but the outcome was very much the same! It’s less than a year since Uxbridge knocked Chippenham Town out of this competition- and lightning struck again, as despite Athletic going ahead early on the hosts levelled with nineteen minutes remaining, Jordan Ireland with the goal. Off we went to a shootout, and Uxbridge kept their heads to triumph four-two, scoring all of their penalties with keeper Henry Grad a hero.

Right, onto the Pitching In Isthmian South Central.

After taking only one point from their previous two matches, leaders Northwood bounced back in style to defeat Leatherhead last weekend and looked to increase their six point lead by prolonging Guernsey’s home misery. The Green Lions were without a home win this season, but they went ahead after just nine minutes, Sam Murray opening the scoring. The five hundred and twenty eight in Footes Lane must have been hopeful of that long-awaited three points, but our leaders are made of stern stuff, and levelled just after the hour through Riccardo Alexander-Greenaway. Six minutes later they went ahead, James Gurteen getting what proved to be the winner- and the gap at the top increases to seven.

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Second place at kick off, Chertsey Town were on the road to Chipstead, the Chips three unbeaten and having put four past Ashford Town last time out. The opener went to the hosts, and it went to Jonathan Hood just before the half hour, and they doubled their advantage and secured the points just before the end, Andy Kabuikusomo’s fourth of the season doing the damage. The Curfews are down to fifth.

It was fourth v third as Walton and Hersham welcomed Westfield. The visitors went ahead on fifty six minutes, Emmanuel Adebiyi opening the scoring, but the Swans quickly hit back, Eddie Simon continuing his rich vein of scoring form with his tenth of the campaign. Twelve minutes from time Simon got another to give his side the lead, and Westfield’s nine match unbeaten run came to an end, with the Swans up to second.

Marlow, in fifth as we kicked off, travelled to take on Leatherhead at Fetcham Grove. After three impressive consecutive wins Marlow had taken their foot off the gas a little, with only one point from their last two matches, but they went ahead in this one, Dawid Rogalski converting from the spot on nineteen minutes. On the hour it was two, Ben Mulley doubling their advantage, and that turned out to be that, seeing the visitors up to third. The Tanners last six matches have been W-L-W-L-W-L, so they’ll hope to continue that at Binfield next weekend.

Basingstoke Town had a fantastic second half at Merstham last Saturday, rattling home four goals- and they had two in the first half this weekend, Brody Peart with both of them against Tooting & Mitcham United. The Terrors got one of their own between each of Peart’s, Eddie Mbango with an equaliser, but the fourth goal of the game went to the home side, Brad Wilson just about making sure of the points six minutes from time. Jordan Clarke made them sweat a little, reducing the arrears three minutes before the end, but an added time James Clark penalty gave the hosts a fourth goal and three points. Town climb to fourth.

South Park knew they’d have to win at Bedfont Sports to have a chance of going back into the top five, and they went ahead with twenty minutes left, Aiden Brown with the goal. Seven minutes later Brown got another, and that was that- but other results meant they are still in seventh place, albeit level on points with the two sides ahead of them.

One point separated eighth place Southall and ninth place Binfield- at start of play- but the hosts got off to a flyer. Lewis Putnam put them ahead on eight minutes, and it was two-nil a minute later, Anthony O’Connor doubling their advantage. The Moles halved the arrears with twenty one minutes remaining, Kai Hobbs with the goal, but that was that- and Hall are only a point behind the top five.

Hanworth Villa and Sutton Common Rovers met in a mid-table battle- albeit with the Villains four points better off at start of play. The hosts were on a five match unbeaten run with three wins, two draws, and two goals scored in four of them- and they had another two goals by the midway point of the first half, Jonathan Hippolyte and Meschach Williams scoring them. Tony Halsey quickly got one back for Rovers, but the next goal went to the hosts, Williams making it three-one with eighteen minutes remaining. The Villains held on for another win.

Seventeenth welcomed twentieth as Thatcham Town played host to Merstham. The Moatsiders, still searching for their first win, went ahead with just twenty two minutes left, Bryan Zepo with the goal. Could they hold out? Sadly for those from Surrey, no- Jaime Obama Nvumba equalised right at the end, and that was followed by a red card each- Josh Edwards for the Kingfishers, Lorenzo Lewis for the visitors.

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