Robins win again- albeit narrowly- but there are only four points between the next five as the Play Off race heats up

Bracknell Town, with a lead at the top so large you can see it from space, travelled to face another of the promotion contenders, Basingstoke Town. After a goalless first half the Robins finally made the breakthrough, Seb Bowerman with his twenty second of the campaign, and that turned out to be the only goal of the game- but it was enough to ensure that Bracknell end the day eighteen points clear at the top. With only nine matches remaining it surely can’t be long before the title trophy heads to Town.

Image: Sean Queenan, who is Stoke's programme editor/designer- and a fine programme it is, too!

Chertsey Town, however, haven’t yet given up on overhauling the Robins, and they delivered an impressive first half performance at the home of another promotion-chaser, Marlow. Magnus Abisogun put the Curfews ahead on fifteen minutes, and Andrew Crossley made it two just before the break. Crossley got number three twelve minutes after the break, and that was that. The Curfews are second, whilst Marlow are down to seventh- albeit only four points off fifth place with a game in hand.

Another of our promotion favourites, Hanwell Town, took a twenty seventh minute lead at relegation-threatened Chalfont St Peter, goalkeeper Hugo Sobte with the goal, rather remarkably, a free kick from his own half finding its way into the net. The Saints drew level just before the break, Micah Jackson with the equaliser, but the winner came right at the end, and it came to Tomasz Siemienczuk for the Geordies, who go third.

Uxbridge saw Mahlondo Martin give them the lead at Chipstead with his thirteenth of the season, only for the Chips to equalise just before the break, Andy Kabuikusomo with his eleventh of the campaign. That was that, and Uxbridge drop to fourth.

Northwood and Bedfont Sports had a red card before they got a goal, and it was Keagan Cole for the hosts who was sent off on sixty seven minutes. That goal didn’t arrive, but the point was enough for Sports to go into the top five- whilst Woods are now nine games unbeaten.

Binfield took the lead over Sutton Common Rovers just before the half hour, Jonathan Denton with the opener, but the visitors equalised right before half time, Shawn Lyle drawing them level. The second half saw no addition to the scoreline, and the Moles end the day in eighth, Rovers in seventeenth.

Ashford Town painted Imperial Fields tangerine at half time in their match against Tooting and Mitcham United, Kain Adom giving the visitors the lead just before the break. It was still tangerine at full time despite the Terrors best efforts, and Town end the day eleventh, Tooting drop down to sixteenth.

South Park and Staines Town didn’t manage a goal, but they did manage a red card, which went to the Sparks, Ben Jordan departing eight minutes early.

Guernsey were the big winners in our early kick off, as the Green Lions savaged the Kingfishers, Thatcham Town falling to a three-nil defeat. Jacob Fallaize gave the visitors the lead midway through the first half, before Ross Allen- with his sixteenth in nineteen games- made it two from the spot nine minutes after the restart. Will Fazakerley rounded things off six minutes from time, and the Green Lions are up to fifteenth.

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