Woods extend their lead

Northwood are having a magnificent season, and got the better of another of the promotion candidates when winning one-nil at Basingstoke Town. Sydney Ibie got the all important goal, from the spot on fifty minutes, his eleventh goal of the season- and it took his side seven points clear.

Binfield saw their unbeaten run come to an end at South Park Reigate, the Sparks moving up to fourth, level on points with their third place visitors. The Moles weren’t helped by picking up two first half red cards; Brad Pagliaroli went off involuntarily on thirty three minutes and Sean Moore joined him on forty five. By the time of that second dismissal all the goals had already be scored, the Sparks three-one up. Moore gave the Moles the lead midway through the half, but in the three minutes prior to the break the home side turned the match entirely on its head- Nathan Hogan, Aiden Brown and Hogan again sealing victory. Hogan had been on the pitch for less than a quarter of an hour when he scored his first goal, coming on as a substitute for Ethan Ford, and at half time the substitute was himself substituted. To play seventeen minutes and win the game is some record!

A late winner saw Marlow climb to second place, after hosts Hanworth Villa must have thought they’d picked up a point. Curtis Ujah have the visitors a sixth minute lead, but the Villains equalised on sixty five, Sam Merson with the goal, and that looked to be that until Louis Rogers popped up right at the end to clinch a Marlow victory- although they still had to save a Hanworth penalty!

Ashford Town came from behind to go fifth, ensuring that Merstham’s wait for a first win continues. It looked as if the Moatsiders were well on their way to that victory when Bryan Zepo scored from the spot on three minutes and added another on thirty two, but after that the world was orange- well, Tangerine- as Clyde Ondo got one back before the break, Ikpem Yakubu levelled on the hour, and Luke Maguire got the winner with eleven minutes left.

Walton & Hersham came from behind to win a five goal thriller against Chertsey Town. The Swans went ahead early on, Harry Mills with his sixth of the season, but the Curfews were level on twenty five minutes, William Montague with the equaliser, and went ahead with only twenty two minutes left, Scott Day with their second. The Swans were stirred, Jordan Adeyemi equalising four minutes later, and a minute from time Josh Milo delivered a home winner. The Swans are a point outside the top five and nine points behind the leaders- with four games in hand.

Southall delivered a fine win at Bedfont Sports, who look a shadow of last season’s side. Luke Heneghan put the visitors ahead on twenty three minutes, but the hosts were level by the break, Michael Goddard with the equaliser. The second half was all one way, Heneghan, Anthony O’Connor and Leonard Farhall adding three more goals for the visitors, who are ninth- only two points behind the top five.

Two second half goals saw Westfield get back to winning ways at Tooting & Mitcham United. John Adebiyi and Troy Walters were the scorers, and Field ended the day in tenth, the Terrors in sixteenth.

It was new era, same result for Leatherhead. The Tanners welcomed new boss Hayden Bird and a collection of new players, and the home supporters would have been delighted as their side went two up in the sixteen minutes after the break, Dave Tarpey and Reise Allassani with the goals. That woke visitors Chipstead, and how! Michael Dixon immediately got one back, and they on seventy two minutes Andy Kabuikusomo’s equaliser spread panic in home ranks, which Jonathan Hood capitalised on three minutes later to score the winner. The Chips climb to eleventh, the Tanners remain third from bottom and still have only one win.

Sutton Common Rovers are just behind the Chips, in twelfth place, after picking up three points at Thatcham Town. An own goal gave the visitors a very early lead, but David Nyarko has been in fine form for the Kingfishers and levelled with his sixth goal in three matches on sixty eight minutes. With both sides looking for a winner it was the visitors who got it, Kyron Richards finding the back of the Thatcham net eight minutes from time.

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