Saturday's Ryman Premier action review

But they took full advantage to move to within two points of leaders Leiston after a 4-1 win at third-bottom Farnborough.

Damian Scannell gave Hamlet an 11th minute lead that Danny Waldren doubled after 28 minutes. Six minutes after half-time Ashley Carew made it 3-0 to the visitors from the penalty spot, and although Tommy Wright reduced the arrears for Boro six minutes later, new signing Dan Sweeney popped up with Hamlet`s fourth in injury-time.

Surprise strugglers Hendon were on the wrong end of a 5-0 hammering by Hampton & Richmond Borough at the Beveree.

However, the Greens finished the game with only nine-men. Moussa Diarra gave the Beavers an early ninth minute lead before Hendon had defender Mark Kirby sent-off with a straight red card in the 38th minute.

Diarra doubled the home side's lead two minutes into the second period and just two minutes later it was virtually game over when Dean Sinclair added a third.

Charlie Moone made it 4-0 with nine minutes to go and then substitute Leon Smith became the second visitor to take an early shower with three minutes remaining – Harry Taylor making it a nap hand for the Beavers in stoppage time.

Two others in the bottom four both lost against.

VCD Athletic suffered a 3-1 home defeat to Merstham, whose recent recruit from Dulwich, Charlie Penny, bagged a brace in the 76th and 85th minutes.

Earlier Simon Cooper had given the Moatsiders a third minute lead that Kojo Awotwi cancelled out in the 28th minute. And Needham Market went down to a 1-0 Imber Court defeat to Metropolitan Police, for whom Neil Barrett scored the all-important decider with 20 minutes to go.

The only other game saw Leatherhead edge a five-goal thriller at Fetcham Grove against ten-man Burgess Hill Town.

It was to be Only Dulwich Hamlet of the top five were in action in the Ryman League Premier Division on Saturday, due to the FA Cup.` day.

The DR Congo U19 international netted a hat-trick for the Tanners in the 13th, 43rd and 84th minutes. Sam Fisk on 53 minutes and Chris Smith 11 minutes later had pulled the Hillians back on terms.

But the turning point came when Scott Kirkwood was dismissed for denying a goalscoring opportunity from which Karagiannis netted the winner from the resulting spot-kick.

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