Perfect 10 earns semi-final place Herne Bay round-up

Herne Bay’s men’s Legends reached the semifinals of the over-40s Tier 3 Championships with a 10-0 win against Woking. A Simon Newman-collins hat-trick, braces from Lee Gardiner, Barry Black and Paul Mcvey, and a goal from Matt Young set up a home meeting with Chester on March 24. The result capped a great individual weekend for Newman-collins after he also scored twice and was named man-of-the- match in the men’s 1sts’ 5-2 win over the University of Kent in Kent Area Division 1. Bay’s men’s 4ths, meanwhile, beat Blackheath Dynamos 5-1 to remain top of the Kent Open Division 2 table thanks to goals from Ada Hawkes, George White, Jay Newell, Kenny Mcmahon and Alfie Forbes. Elsewhere the men’s 2nds lost 4-1 to Canterbury 4ths, while the ninth-placed 5ths suffered a 2-1 defeat to Gillingham Anchorians 4ths in Open Division 3. The men’s 3rds played out a 4-4 draw away to Maidstone 3rds in Open Premier B and Bay’s Team Oddbods lost 9-1 to Marden Russets in the Kent Friendly Mixed League. Two of the club’s three ladies’ teams in action emerged victorious, including the 1sts as they started the weekend with a 4-3 win over Bromley & Beckenham 3rds in Kent League Division 1. Sophy Forwood’s hat-trick and a goal from Lucy Marks means Bay move above Edenbridge 1sts and into ninth place. Bay 3rds claimed a 2-1 win over Bexleyheath & Belvedere 3rds, while the 2nds lost 2-0 to Folkestone Optimist 3rds.