Wednesday's First Division South action review

By David Watters

South Park had the task of travelling over to Guernsey for a midweek game in the Ryman League Division One South on Wednesday night – but at least had the consolation of returning to Surrey with all three points from a 3-2 success, writes Pitchero's Steve

Another terrific crowd of 686 saw the Channel Islanders get off to a great start when Matt Loaring got on the end of a Ross Allen cross to give them an eighth minute lead.

The hosts held that advantage at the break but less than four minutes after the interval South Park equalised, courtesy of a Kofi Quartey header.

South Park started the second half brightly and just shy of the hour-mark they went ahead through Kieran Lavery. And their chances of boarding the flight home with all three points were boosted when the home side had Luke Winch dismissed in the 62nd minute – just four minutes after coming off the bench!

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Quartey made Guernsey pay when he stretched South Park`s lead just four minutes later. However, six minutes after that the ten-men gave themselves hope in spectacular fashion with an overhead kick by Allen. But the visitors held firm to move into fourth place in the table, seven points behind leaders Folkestone Invicta – Guernsey stay ninth, four points adrift of the top five.

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