Ladies’ magnificent seven
Marden Russets
K Sports 1sts lost 2-1 at home to Kent Women’s League, Division 3 leaders Gore Court on Saturday. Kerry Fowler scored to give K Sports the lead, with her sister Jo Fowler providing the assist, although Court equalised from a short corner. The visitors quickly scored a second goal and it turned out to be the winner as Court moved five points clear of K Sports in second. Sharon Turville’s first two goals for the club earned K Sports 2nds a 2-1 win at home to Faversham in Division 5. Turville opened her account inside 10 minutes but the hosts’ passing let them down and Faversham levelled with a well-taken goal. K Sports rediscovered their rhythm in the second half but survived a scare when player-of-the-match Tracy Smith had to make an important block. The winning goal was a scrappy one, Turville’s shot taking a deflection off a defender to give K Sports the points.
PWD L F A Ps Eastbourne ... 13 9 2 2 50 18 29 Burnt Ash...... 13 8 2 3 33 27 26 Lewes........... 12 8 1 3 50 32 25 Bordenians ... 12 8 1 3 39 21 25 Maidstone..... 12 8 0 4 34 19 24 Sevenoaks 2 . 13 6 3 4 37 33 21 Brighton 2..... 13 5 3 5 26 27 18 Holcombe 2 .. 12 5 1 6 33 31 16 Folkestone .... 13 4 2 7 32 36 14 Worthing ....... 13 2 2 9 21 43 8 Gore Court .... 13 2 1 10 47 65 7 Sutton Val ..... 11 0 2 9 16 66 -1 Results: Brighton & Hove 2nds 1 Worthing 0, Eastbourne 2 Old Bordenians 2, Folkestone 4 Lewes 2, Gore Court 10 Sutton Valence 0, Holcombe 2nds 1 Maidstone 2, Sevenoaks 2nds 3 Burnt Ash 1. Fixtures: Burnt Ash v Holcombe 2nds, Eastbourne v Gore Court, Lewes v Sevenoaks 2nds, Maidstone v Brighton & Hove 2nds, Old Bordenians v Folkestone, Worthing v Sutton Valence. Kings & A ...... 13 9 1 3 33 20 28 Ashford ......... 13 7 3 3 50 27 24 Sth Saxons ... 13 7 3 3 46 34 24 BBHC ............ 13 6 3 4 38 43 21 O W’sonians . 13 5 5 3 31 26 20 M Russets..... 13 6 1 6 37 39 19 Southwick..... 13 5 3 5 28 33 18 Folkestone 2 . 13 4 2 7 37 43 14 Crawley ........ 12 3 4 5 35 32 13 Canterbury 3 . 13 4 1 8 22 30 13 Holcombe 3 .. 12 4 1 7 20 30 13 Horsham 2 .... 13 2 3 8 24 44 9 Results: Ashford 9 Horsham 2nds 0, Canterbury Pilgrims 3rds 4 BBHC 0, Crawley 8 Marden Russets 1, Kings & Alleyns 4 Folkestone 2nds 3, South Saxons 6 Holcombe 3rds 0, Southwick 3 Old Williamsonians 2. Fixtures: BBHC v South Saxons, Crawley v Southwick, Folkestone 2nds v Old Williamsonians, Holcombe 3rds v Ashford, Horsham 2nds v Kings & Alleyns, Marden Russets v Canterbury Pilgrims 3rds. Old Bords 3 ... 13 12 0 1 52 25 36 K Sports........ 13 10 0 3 67 26 30 Burnt Ash 3... 13 9 1 3 46 17 28 T Wells Vets .. 13 8 1 4 47 38 25 Sevenoaks 6 . 13 6 2 5 33 35 20 Canterbury 5 . 13 5 4 4 46 34 19 Blackheath ... 13 5 2 6 30 29 17 Tun Wells 3... 13 5 1 7 35 45 16 Burnt Ash 4... 13 5 0 8 25 45 15 W’sonians 3 .. 13 4 0 9 22 39 12 Holcombe 4 .. 13 3 1 9 26 40 10 Gore Court 4 . 13 0 0 13 9 65 0 Results: Sevenoaks 6ths 3 Blackheath 1, K Sports 8 Old Williamsonians 3rds 0, Burnt Ash 4ths 2 Tunbridge Wells 3rds 5, Canterbury 5ths 5 Holcombe 4ths 1, Old Bordenian 3rds 6 Gore Court 4ths 0, Tunbridge Wells Vets 1 Burnt Ash 3rds 4. Fixtures: Blackheath v Old Williamsonians 3rds, Holcombe 4ths v Burnt Ash 4ths, Tunbridge Wells 3rds v Tunbridge Wells Vets, Gore Court 4ths v Canterbury 5ths, Old Bordenian 3rds v K Sports, Burnt Ash 3rds v Sevenoaks 6ths. Ipswich ......... 14 10 3 1 38 9 33 Wapping ....... 15 10 2 3 32 18 32 CoP............... 14 10 1 3 39 17 31 Sevenoaks 2 . 14 5 6 3 28 18 21 St Albans 2 ... 13 6 3 4 26 23 21 Canterbury 2 . 13 7 0 6 23 21 21 West Herts .... 13 5 5 3 34 22 20 Cambridge 2 . 14 5 3 6 20 22 18 C’bridge Uni .. 14 4 2 8 18 35 14 N’wich Drag.. 12 4 0 8 16 27 12 Maidstone..... 15 2 2 11 13 49 8 Old Loughts .. 13 0 1 12 8 34 1 Results: Maidstone 0 CoP 4, West Herts 1 Canterbury 2nds 0, Wapping 4 Cambridge Uni 2, St Albans 2nds 5 Cambridge City 2nds 2. Fixtures: Cambridge Uni v West Herts, Cambridge City 2nds v Wapping, Norwich Dragons v St Albans 2nds, CoP v Ipswich, Sevenoaks 2nds v Maidstone, Canterbury 2nds v Old Loughts. BBHC .............13 10 1 2 38 20 31 Kings Alleyn .. 13 9 3 1 49 21 30 Blackheath ... 13 9 2 2 39 16 29 M Russets..... 14 8 0 6 31 27 24 Old B’denian . 14 6 3 5 30 26 21 O W’sonians . 13 7 0 6 19 24 21 F’stone Op 2 . 14 6 0 8 29 37 18 Maidstone 2.. 14 5 1 8 20 31 16 Sevenoaks 4 . 13 5 0 8 25 28 15 Cliftonville ..... 13 3 5 5 30 30 14 Canterbury 3 . 13 2 3 8 21 28 9 BromBeck 3 .. 13 1 0 12 10 53 3 Results: Cliftonville 2 Old Bordenian 2, Folkestone Optimist 2nds 1 Blackheath 3, Canterbury 3rds 0 Maidstone 2nds 0, Marden Russets 2 Bromley & Beckenham 3rds 0, Old Williamsonians 1 Sevenoaks 4ths 4, Kings Alleyns 5 Bexleyheath & Belvedere 3. Fixtures: Sevenoaks 4ths v Kings Alleyns, Old Bordenian v Canterbury 3rds, Bromley & Beckenham 3rds v Cliftonville, Maidstone 2nds v Old Williamsonians, Bexleyheath & Belvedere v Folkestone Optimist 2nds, Blackheath v Marden Russets. Gore Court 2 . 14 9 4 1 34 20 31 K Sports HC .. 14 8 2 4 24 16 26 Nw Becce 2 .. 14 6 5 3 34 19 23 Uni of Kent .... 13 6 5 2 37 23 23 F’stone Op 3 . 13 6 3 4 29 14 21 Tun Wells 4... 14 6 2 6 31 29 20 G’hm Anch 2 . 14 5 5 4 21 19 20 Sevenoaks 6 . 14 3 6 5 28 29 15 Herne Bay 2 .. 13 4 2 7 24 31 14 Burnt Ash 4... 13 4 1 8 23 34 13 Maidstone 3.. 14 2 5 7 14 32 11 Brom/Bck 5 .. 14 1 4 9 11 44 7 Results: Maidstone 3rds 2 Gillingham Anchorians 2nds 2, Sevenoaks 6ths 1 New Beccehamian 2nds 1, K Sports 1 Gore Court 2nds 2, Bromley and Beckenham 5ths 3 University of Kent 3, Burnt Ash 4ths 0 Tunbridge Wells 4ths 2. Fixtures: New Beccehamian 2nds v K Sports, University of Kent v Herne Bay 2nds, Tunbridge Wells 4ths v Bromley & Beckenham 5ths, Gore Court 2nds v Maidstone 3rds, Gillingham Anchorians 2nds v Burnt Ash 4ths, Folkestone Optimist 3rds v Sevenoaks 6ths. Marden Russets ladies’ 1sts won 2- 0 at home to Bromley & Beckenham 3rds, making it seven straight wins in the Kent Women’s League, Premier Division on Saturday.
Goals from Claudine and Laura Hill made the difference for fourth-placed Marden, while Charlotte Hope made a fantastic block on the goal line.
However, the 2nds lost 1- 0 to Dartford 2nds in Kent Division 4, paying the price for a host of missed opportunities and wasted short corners.
Dartford’s keeper made some excellent saves but Russets lacked accuracy in their shooting.
The men’s 1sts suffered an 8-1 defeat away to Crawley in Kent/Sussex Regional 2, leaving them sixth.
In Kent Open Premier A, Marden Russets 2nds travelled to Gillingham Anchorians 2nds and returned home with a 2-2 draw.
Russets dominated possession early on but failed to threaten the home goal and fell behind against the run of play.
Dom Barner finished off a short corner routine to equalise, although despite being reduced to 10 men in the second half, the visitors got in front.
However, Anchs levelled from a penalty corner.
Marden 3rds suffered their first defeat since October, losing 1- 0 to Folkestone 5ths in Division 1.
Optimists scored from a short corner in the first half, converting one of few chances created by either side.
Jamie Young, Kit Freeman and Alex and Roly Sims all managed to get behind the Folkestone defence but none of them could get Russets back in the game.
The 4ths were 3- 0 down to Old Bordenians 4ths at half-time and went on to lose 4-1 in Division 2.