Trawler Boys and Seasiders fight for top spot- Jammers up to third

Lowestoft Town made it five wins in a row- and nine from their last ten- with victory at Wroxham. It was a victory which saw the Trawler Boys have to wait for an hour to score, and then saw them play for around half an hour with ten men, but it was another three points nonetheless, and left them a point clear at the top. Harvey Sayer was the Town hero, opening the scoring on the hour and adding a second fifteen minutes later- whilst Robert Eagle picked up that red card. Notably, the match saw the end of Jake Reed’s scoring streak, the Lowestoft striker having scored in his previous nine matches- but with sixteen goals already we’re sure it won’t be long before he gets another.

Image from Shirley Whitlow.

Felixstowe and Walton United kept up the pressure on Lowestoft with a hard-fought victory at Heybridge Swifts. The hosts were twice ahead before the Seasiders took control. First, Rob Harvey opened the scoring after twelve minutes, and, four minutes after Charlie Warren had levelled for the visitors, Jack Adlington-Pile made it two-one to the hosts shortly after the restart. Just after the hour a penalty was awarded to the visitors, and Callum Harrison converted it- and the same player got the winner twelve minutes from time. By then Swifts had gone down to ten men, Tyler Brampton departing with twenty minutes to go.

Felixstowe remain unbeaten, and that’s four wins in a row.

Maldon & Tiptree have been in fine form of late, and a fourth win in a row- and a sixth from seven- saw them up to third. The Jammers didn’t have the best of starts at Bowers & Pitsea, Ben Williamson delighting the Len Salmon faithful after just five minutes, but the Jammers turned the match on its head in the least twenty one minutes. First, George Smith levelled, and then a minute later Terrell Egbri put them ahead. With four minutes left on the clock Harry Phillips added a third, but a penalty from Williamson gave Bowers hope with only two minutes left. That hope remained unfulfilled.

Basildon United are fourth, after a draw at Grays Athletic on Friday night. Kyle Jude gave the Bees the lead on seventeen minutes, but Athletic earned a point, Charlie Stimson equalising just after the break. Athletic are still looking for their first win.

Walthamstow won at Redbridge by the odd goal in five. That's a closer margin than expected after Stow went two up in the first half- George Ironton and Adalberto Pinto- and then added a third on the hour, Ollie Sotoyinbo on his latest debut. In the last two minutes the Motormen finally made a fight of it, Oscar Shelvey-Negus getting a goal back, Lewis Clark adding another- but there was no time for an equaliser. Stow are fifth.

Brightlingsea Regent slip out of the top five after defeat by an impressive New Salamis side at Coles Park. The hosts saw Thomas Avgoustidis give them the lead on twelve minutes, and they doubled it six minutes later, Albert Add with his first of the campaign. Former home hero Derek Asamoah moved to Regent only recently, so he most certainly new the way to the dressing room when he picked up a red card just after the half hour, and his former side quickly took advantage, Ibrahim Kemidide making it three. Twelve minutes after the break a fourth arrived, Avgoustidis with his second of the afternoon, although the ten men made the scoreline more respectable in the last fifteen minutes, Bradley Russell and Charles Brown-Bampoe bringing it back to four-two.

A goal in each half saw Brentwood Town win at Enfield. Matt Cripps opened the scoring after fourteen minutes, and the hosts resistance was broken again with twenty two minutes left, Mekhi McKenzie making it two. Town are up to seventh, two points away from the top five after a run which has brought only one defeat from eight matches.

Gorleston ended Ipswich Wanderers five match unbeaten run in Great Yarmouth. The Greens took the lead eleven minutes before half time through Ryan Curtis- his sixth of the season- and they made sure just before the hour, Joe Jefford making it two-nil. The Greens go ahead of their visitors, up into tenth place.

Three first half goals saw Bury Town put a three match losing win behind them against Witham Town. Luke Brown was the chief architect of victory, scoring after ten and twenty three minutes- the second a penalty- and Ed Upson ended a fine first thirty six minutes with a third. That was that, the hosts climbing to fourteenth- the visitors seeing their winless run extending to six matches.

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