Trawlerboys make it three out of three

Two goals in four minutes soon after half-time seemed to have set up a comfortable victory, Lee Smith provided the corner from which Jack Defty headed the opener and added the second himself. Police skipper Steve Sutherland was sent off with five minutes left, but a minute later home keeper Jake Jessup was given his marching orders after conceding a penalty. Midfielder Michael Frew went between the posts and saved Ty Smith’s kick. He was beaten by Staforde Palmer two minutes into added time but the Trawlerboys had done enough.

At the other end of the table, Wingate are the only side without a point, though even the home supporters at Hastings were left wondering why. Zac Attwood scored for the hosts against the run of play midway through the first half, with Leon Smith levelling matters five minutes before half-time. Player-manager Sean Ray headed Hastings back into the lead after 56 minutes and unlucky Wingate could not avert a 2-1 defeat.

Kingstonian fans were treated to their second six-goal show of the week at Kingsmeadow as K’s followed up Monday’s 4-2 win over Harrow by coming from behind to draw 3-3 with Margate. Sam Long’s 25-yarder gave the visitors an early lead and they went on to dominate the first half with Tommy Whitnell striking twice, either side of Gary MacDonald’s header for K’s, to make it 3-1 after only 27 minutes. Andre McCollin’s goal three minutes after the interval was the spur K’s required and they had the upper hand the rest of the way, grabbing a point with a Kieran Murphy header six minutes from time.

Two promoted sides clashed at Donkey Lane and Enfield must have fancied their chances of recording their third straight win when Whitehawk’s Joe Keehan was dismissed for handball as early as the 14th minute and Liam Hope converted the penalty. But they were stunned in the final minute of the first half as Josh Jones and Scott McGleish fired a quickfire double for the Sussex side, who clinched a 3-1 victory with another from Jones in the 75th minute. The kick-off had been delayed for 15 minutes by the same traffic problems that prevented Hartlepool getting to Leyton Orient at all, and there was a further 30-minute hold-up in second half for an injury to Hawks defender Sami El-Abd, who clashed heads with teammate Mark Knee.

Bognor were the third Sussex side to win, beating East Thurrock 1-0 in the battle of the Rocks. The visitors deserved better but Kris Newby was twice denied by the woodwork and Ben Johnson’s tap-in soon after the interval was enough for the hosts.

Lewes were unable to complete a clean sweep for the south coast county, going down 2-0 at Thurrock. It was a morale-boosting result for Mark Stimson’s men, who had been heavily beaten in their first two outings. Perhaps it should have happened again, but Lewes wasted a host of first-half chances and found themselves behind to Shamir Mulling’s header just before the break (pictured by Mikey Cartwright/ponderosapics). That boosted the confidence of the home side and it was no surprise when they doubled their lead in the 75th minute, a long-range strike by Lewis Perkins.

Concord were another side to break their duck. Jason Hallett’s chip gave them the lead midway through the first half of an uninspiring game at Carshalton. Lewis Taylor’s 20-yard shot put the Robins on terms with 15 minutes left but Danny Spendlove replied immediately to earn Concord a 2-1 victory.

Hendon, too, got off the mark thanks to a Howard Hall double which gave them a 2-2 home draw against Bury. He fired the hosts into a deserved lead after 21 minutes but Allicion Blake soon replied and a 43rd-minute penalty by Billy Clark gave the visitors a half-time edge. Marcus Garnham pulled off two good saves to keep Hendon at bay but with 13 minutes left he could only parry a fierce free-kick and Hall picked up the pieces.

Wealdstone have played all their three games at home and have collected seven points, their latest three from a 2-0 win over promoted Leiston who have only one goal and one point so far. Richard Jolly for once failed to score, though he went close on several occasions, and it was left to Scott Fitzgerald and Tom Pett to find the target on 41 and 69 minutes. The kick-off had been delayed for 15 minutes after heavy rain flooded part of the pitch.

Cray collected their first three-point haul of the season, beating Harrow more comfortably than the 2-1 scoreline suggests. Gareth Williams opened the scoring on 34 minutes and Leigh Bremner claimed his 101st for the club midway through the second half. The visitors managed a 90th-minute consolation from Jaakim Ehui.

Two sides who had yet to concede a goal met at Canvey, and both sides maintained that record while dropping their first points. Visitors Hampton were unable to capitalise on the 68th-minute dismissal of James Hawes.