Wednesday's Ryman Premier action review

By David Watters

Ryman League Premier Division

Maidstone United moved to the top of the Ryman Premier Division table on Wednesday night with a comprehensive 5-0 win over Cray Wanderers at their Courage Stadium, writes Pitchero's Steve Whitney.

Stones fans boosted the crowd to a healthy 521 and they saw Frannie Collin help himself to a hat-trick with goals in the 12th, 35th and 62nd minutes.

Zac Attwood sandwiched another in the 54th and Alex Flisher completed the rout with two minutes of normal time remaining. It was the sixth time that basement side Cray had conceded four or more goals in a game this season!

Dulwich Hamlet returned to winning ways at Thamesmead Town with the help of a brace of goals from Birmingham City starlet Marcel Henry-Francis on his full debut.

Dulwich established a two-goal lead by the 17th minute - the first from Mathieu Boyer and the second being Henry-Francis' first. Thamesmead halved the deficit on 25 minutes when Jon Main headed home from close range.

Hamlet were quickly into their stride in the second half and on 56 minutes re-established their two-goal cushion in rather fortunate fashion when Henry-Francis`s cross should have been comfortably saved by Rob Budd. Instead, it slipped through the keeper's grasp and went in off the far post.

The game between Hampton & Richmond Borough and the Metropolitan Police at the Beveree was abandoned on 27 minutes after home defender Alan Bray suffered a serious arm injury. Due to his condition, paramedics couldn't move Bray until an ambulance arrived, forcing officials to call off the encounter. The Beavers had been leading through Charlie Moone`s early third minute goal when Bray was hurt.

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