Woods hit five- and Swans get six!

We only had four matches survive the weather, but they involved three of the top four.

Leaders Northwood saw their place at the top of the table put under threat for the first time in months, but if they were feeling any pressure they certainly didn’t show it as they delivered a demolition job at Sutton Common Rovers. The opening goal took forty five minutes to arrive, going to Luke Tingey for the Woods- and after the break they hit a hot streak. Andy Lomas made it two immediately after the restart, Juwon Akintunde made it three five minutes later, and shortly after the hour mark Micah Jackson made it four. Josh Helmore added a fifth with eight minutes remaining, and a late Brian Testolin consolation wasn’t much of a consolation.

Marlow started the day only a point behind the leaders, and they’d won their last three matches without conceding a single goal. Any thoughts of making the summit were ended at South Park Reigate, however. The Sparks went ahead on nine minutes through Marcell Campbell, and they secured the points when Joe Bell added a second twelve minutes from time- and lifted themselves into the top five in the process. Image from Simon Roe- more here.

Walton & Hersham seemed to have hit a sticky patch, with five wins and five defeats- all in sequence- from their last ten; but an injury-hit Guernsey, who had only thirteen available players, allowed the Swans to fill their boots with six goals. Maliq Morris opened the scoring on twelve minutes, and it was four-nil by the break, Dominic Ogun-Forster, Jordan Adeyemi and Palace Francis giving the hosts a comfortable half time. Brian Garzon and Taurean Roberts made it six different scorers and six goals by adding two more in the second half, and lifted their side to second, four points behind the leaders.

The Green Lions remain second from bottom, and have now conceded fourteen goals in their last two matches.

Fourth bottom Bedfont Sports welcomed bottom side Merstham to the end of the runway, both sides looking upwards after some more positive recent results, and both sides three unbeaten. The unbeaten run crashed to an end for the bottom placed Moatsiders, and sports climbed out of the bottom four as a consequence. Steve Ngunga was the chief architect of the home victory, with their first and third goals, the third particularly crucial as the visitors had just levelled for the second time. Ore Bello got the first equaliser for the visitors, Kaine Kannedy restored the home lead, and Bryan Zepo got the second Merstham leveller. Ngunga and then Joseph Morrison secured victory for Sports.

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