Stoke go seven clear and Sports trip up Northwood

Our two form sides went head to head as Binfield welcomed our leaders Basingstoke Town. The Moles were seven games unbeaten, and had defeated their opponents twice already this season- but it was the visitors who left with the points and gained a modicum of revenge for those earlier reverses by scoring the only goal of the game. George Reid got it, sixteen minutes from time, taking his tally for the season to twelve, and the hosts ended with ten men, Massimo Giamattei departing only slightly early just before full time. That’s ten wins from their last eleven for Town, who look unstoppable.

Northwood have developed an inconsistency which has seen them fall from the summit to third place, and it continued last night as they lost for the third time in four matches. Half time saw the Woods ahead, Josh Helmore opening the scoring on thirty eight minutes, but it all went wrong for our promotion hopefuls in the closing stages, Aiden Brown levelling from the spot and Reyon Dillon securing an away win four minutes from time. Sports open up a five point gap on the bottom four.

Westfield welcomed Ashford Town to Woking. The hosts had hit a sticky patch which had taken them out of the promotion picture, only one win from their last ten- but they will hope that they have put that to bed after Marvin Herschel, on loan from Dartford, headed home the only goal of the game nine minutes from time. The Tangerines are fifteenth.

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