Sports and Geordies serve up our match of the day!

Champions Bracknell Town were on the road to South Park, who would have been confident of causing an upset given their own recent form- but their four match winning streak came to an end against the Robins, who saw Dave Tarpey score a double within the first ten minutes. The Sparks did get one back just before the end, Courtney Swaby with his first Sparks goal, but that was that, and Bracknell remain twenty two points clear at the top.

Second place Chertsey Town were on the road to Northwood, although with Woods away form this season they’d probably have preferred to be travelling rather than hosting! Chertsey had lost only one of their previous eight, whilst the Woods had only two defeats from ten and are certain of a comfortable finish, so we expected it to be close- but we were wrong. Jake Baxter opened the scoring with his twenty second of the season, and although Carl Stewart equalised for Woods ten minutes before the break that just prompted the Curfews to score another, Manolis Gogonas restoring their lead. Another from Baxter gave the visitors a two goal advantage, and Magnus Abisogun got a fourth for Town eight minutes before the end.

Our match of the day came from the end of the Heathrow runway, and was a local derby, as two of our West Londoners faced off in a match that was critical to the promotion hopes of both. Bedfont Sports, in third place and in superb form, welcomed fourth place Hanwell Town, but they weren’t all that welcoming, a Dan Williams hat trick putting them three up at half time. Could the Geordies salvage some pride? They could, and more! Gareth Chendlik scored two minutes after the restart, and then Ogo Obi took charge, coming on from the bench to grab his twenty fourth and twenty fifth goals of the campaign and draw his side level. A winner couldn’t be found, and the two sides had to take a point each- which wasn’t so bad in the end, as all the sides below them in the play off hunt also drew.

That was Gareth's first goal since his return after a terrible anterior cruciate ligament injury, and the celebration is pictured, courtesy of the Geordies. Good to have you back, Gareth.

Fifth place Basingstoke Town travelled to seventh place Marlow. Two defeats in their last three had weakened Stoke’s promotion charge, whilst Marlow had lost three of their last five and were in danger of losing touch with the top five. Neither could manage a goal, a result which keeps Stoke fifth, and Marlow four points behind.

Uxbridge, a point behind the top five at start of play, were on the road to Binfield, who picked up our Pitching In Isthmian Performance of the Month Award for their win over Hanwell Town. The Moles are in fine form, seven matches unbeaten coming into this one- and now it’s eight, but they didn’t manage three points, only one, as neither could manage a goal.

We had two big matches at the bottom end of the table. Sutton Common Rovers had put five points between themselves and the bottom three with some super performances lately- and were on the road to face the side one place and three points below them, Westfield. A win for the Woking side would see the two change places on goal difference, and they got that victory, IK Hill with the opening goal- and only goal- of the match nine minutes before the break- his ninth of the campaign.

Rovers are now only two points clear of the bottom three after Tooting & Mitcham United held on to take three points at Chalfont St Peter. The Terrors made the breakthrough four minutes before half time, Shamal Edwards with the goal, and with the gap between the two now ten points surely the Saints are marching out, rather than in.

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