Veteran Booth sees Stones through

Stones had the upper hand for most of their clash with Folkestone in front of 2,195 at the Gallagher Stadium but they had to wait until deep in the second half for the only goal of the game.

It came in the 76th minute from veteran striker Paul Booth (celebration pictured by Paul Dennis/TGS Photo). The 36-year-old left them for Cray midway through the season but returned shortly before the transfer deadline.

The other semi-final at Faversham, watched by a crowd of 606, was settled in a six-minute burst late in the first half during which the Hythe defence was breached three times.

Matt Bourne, who scored only one league goal all season, opened the scoring in the 34th minute, then struck again two minutes later.

Renford Tenyue made it 3-0 in the 40th minute and that proved to be the final score as Faversham reached the play-off final in their third season of Ryman League football, a year after finishing a lowly 17th in the table.