Scorer’s men off mark with emphatic win

S Counties East League

Kennington survived an early scare to run out 6-2 winners against Lewisham Borough at Homelands on Saturday and chalk up their first three points of the Division 1 season.

Dan Scorer’s side recovered well after going behind to what will be one of the quickest goals of the season – Omar Rowe getting the first of two for the afternoon for Lewisham after just 14 seconds to stun the home crowd. However Kennington were level minutes later, Sam Conlon capitalising on a weak back pass to nip in, round advancing goalkeeper Justice Owusu and slot into an empty net.

Conlon was again involved as Ton went in front with 11 minutes on the clock. His in-swinging cross from the left was flicked into his own net by Lewisham centre-half Jordon Hurd. Dale Horton hit a third – his first competitive goal for the club – the pacy attacker rifling home after being neatly played in by fellow marksman Gary Lockyer.

Charlie Owen could have got his name on the scoresheet five minutes after the break, with his shot closerange effort palmed away by Owusu, however the former Hythe Town midfielder wasn’t to be denied shortly after, flighting a cross-cum-shot from the right which looped in over the keeper at the far post to make it four. Lockyer then struck his first of the afternoon just three minutes later with a chip over Owusu, before Lewisham reduced the arrears to 5-2 with a penalty just before the hour. Lockyer then stroked home his second and Kennington’s sixth, also from the penalty spot, following a marauding run from returning play maker Tom Scorer, making an instant impact off the bench in being brought down inside the box.

‘It was good to see Dale Horton make his first start . . . I was really impressed with the threat he posed’

Dan Scorer said: “With no game next week the boys knew we could potentially go into the Bank Holiday weekend nine points behind the leaders if we didn’t claim all three points today.

“It was good to see Dale Horton make his first start for the club and I was really impressed with the threat he posed throughout the game.”

Kennington: Barnes, Stow, Tomsett, Phillips, Penfold, Clarke, Brown, Owen, Lockyer, Conlon, Horton. Subs: Hughes (Brown 78), Latham (Horton 75), Scorer (Owen 63), Unused substitutes: Negus, Philpott.

■ With no game on Saturday, Kennington are next in action on August 24, with a visit to Rochester United, before hosting Greenways on Bank Holiday Monday (August 26) at Homelands (both 3pm kick-offs).