Kentish Express Ashford & District
Brews put paid to Green’s run
Ashford Sunday Lge
Brewmaster maintained their 100% start when they ended Premier Division title rivals Bromley Green’s unbeaten run winning 4-2 at Hopes Grove.
The Brews fell behind to Kieran Shrimpton’s goal after half-anhour but they were soon back on level terms when Ben SquiresQuinn opened his goal account for the season.
Further goals from Gary Clarke and a second from SquiresQuinn either side of half-time saw Brewmaster go 3-1 ahead, before Jordan Griffin’s fourth goal of the campaign brought Green back into the game.
The Brews sealed victory when Frank Godfrey struck with five minutes left on the clock.
Adam Ghidaoui scored four times in the second half as Nailbox beat fellow promoted side Lolzors 8-1 to record their first win.
Ben Kesby, Michael Gatrell, Taylor Phur and an own goal completed the tally with Matt Wright’s penalty the sole consolation for the Pumas.
Mersham Sports ended Red Heathens’ 11-month unbeaten home league run as they returned from their trip to Charing Heath 2-0 winners.
The Heathens last tasted defeat on their home patch in October 2018 but were outdone by twogoal Craig Calvert as Mersham leapfrogged their hosts moving up into sixth place in the Premier Division standings.
The win was the first for the villagers since a 2-1 away victory at Brewmaster in November 2017.
Premier Division side Stanhope & Beaver Rangers proved too strong for brave Pilgrims Sunday running out 3- 0 winners to progress to the second round of the Charity Trophy.
An own goal, one from defender Liam Sheldon-Smith and a Dan Cornell penalty were enough to see Rangers safely through ISTHMIAN LEAGUE
South East Division
Hastings ......... 6 4 2 0 7 1 14 Sevenoaks...... 6 4 1 1 10 4 13 VCD ................ 6 4 1 1 14 11 13 Ashford........... 4 4 0 0 11 3 12 Chichester ...... 6 4 0 2 10 7 12 Whitehawk...... 6 3 2 1 11 7 11 Cray Valley...... 6 3 2 1 8 4 11 Haywards Hth . 6 2 3 1 10 7 9 Guernsey ........ 6 2 3 1 14 13 9 Whyteleafe...... 4 2 1 1 9 6 7 Faversham...... 6 2 1 3 7 9 7 Herne Bay....... 6 2 1 3 9 14 7 Phoenix Sp ..... 6 2 0 4 12 12 6 Whitstable ...... 6 1 3 2 6 9 6 Three Bridges . 6 2 0 4 7 12 6 Sittingbourne .. 6 1 2 3 7 10 5 Burgess Hill .... 5 1 0 4 11 14 3 E Grinstead ..... 6 0 3 3 10 15 3 Hythe.............. 6 1 0 5 4 12 3 Ramsgate ....... 5 0 1 4 5 13 1
Results: Saturday: Burgess Hill 2 Sevenoaks 3, Cray Valley 0 Chichester 3, East Grinstead 1 VCD 2, Faversham 1 Sittingbourne 0, Phoenix Sports 2 Hythe 0, Ramsgate 1 Guernsey 4, Three Bridges 1 Hastings 2, Whitehawk 5 Herne Bay 1, Whitstable 1 Haywards Heath 1, Whyteleafe P-P Ashford.
Tuesday: Ashford 2 Sittingbourne 1, Chichester 0 Three Bridges 1, Faversham 1 VCD 2, Hastings 2 Whitehawk 0, Haywards Heath 1 Guernsey 1, Hythe 0 Sevenoaks 1, Phoenix Sports 6 East Grinstead 3, Ramsgate 0 Herne Bay 3, Whitstable 1 Cray Valley 1, Whyteleafe P-P
Burgess Hill.
Fixtures: Saturday: Burgess Hill v to a second round tie away to Singleton Barn.
Man- of- the- match Carlum Macleod starred as Kennington moved into the second round of the Bodkin Cup with a 5-1 away win at Division 1 side Aldington.
Macleod’s double included the opening goal after just two minutes and he then turned provider picking out teammate Tom Scorer who rounded James Sutton to make it 2-0.
Frankie Comparetto added a third before half-time and Macleod made it 4-0 early in the second period.
Adington pulled a goal back through top scorer Ryan Norman but Steve Johnson restored Kennington’s four goal advantage late on to seal a second- round home clash against last season’s runners up Brewmaster.
Horsebox Bars will face holders Market Hotel after beating Division 1 rivals Lydd Grasshoppers.
Ashley Boyd capitalised on a defensive mistake to put the Horsemen ahead before an own goal doubled the home side’s advantage. Adam Washford replied for Grasshoppers.
Cheriton AFC head Division 1 with three straight wins.
Their latest success, a 6- 4 triumph over Charing included a Jack Taylor hat-trick.
His strike partner Ben Ashton struck twice to take his goal tally to nine goals in three appearances this season with Dan Roberts adding the sixth.
Charing’s scorers were James Fraser, Robbie Burn, Brett Hamer and Rob Marsden.
Teddy Deverson continued his record of scoring in every competitive game for Ashford Genclik as the league newcomers picked up their first points of the WhitWhitstable,tbl EEastt GGrinsteaditd v Ashford, A hf d Herne Bay v Hythe, Sevenoaks v Faversham, Sittingbourne v Guernsey, VCD v Hastings, Whitehawk v Phoenix Sports.
FA VASE
Second Qualifying Round Results: Saturday: Arundel 1 Welling Town 7, Beckenham 6 Farnham
Town 0, Croydon 1 Colliers Wood 3, Hollands & Blair 1 Deal 2, Holmesdale 0 Egham Town 1, Knaphill 2 Tunbridge Wells 2 aet, K Sports 0 Glebe 3, Lordswood 0 Sheppey 1, Midhurst & Easebourne 0 Crowborough 2, Molesey A-A Greenwich, Punjab Utd 3 Loxwood 2, Rusthall 2 Godalming 1, SC Thamesmead 3 Billingshurst 1, Sidlesham 2 Kennington 4 aet, Snodland 3 Bridon Ropes 2.
Sunday: Erith & Belvedere 9 Oakwood 2.
Second Qualifying Round replay Result: Tuesday: Molesey 0 Greenwich 2, Tunbridge Wells 5 Knaphill 1.
SOUTHERN COUNTIES EAST LEAGUE
PDivision 1
FC Elmstead ... 7 5 2 0 15 6 17 Lewisham....... 6 4 0 2 16 16 12 Rochester ....... 6 4 0 2 13 13 12 Kennington ..... 5 3 1 1 15 7 10 Holmesdale..... 5 2 2 1 7 3 8 Greenways...... 5 2 2 1 12 15 8 Rusthall .......... 4 2 1 1 15 5 7 Croydon.......... 5 2 1 2 12 10 7 Stansfeld ........ 6 2 1 3 11 12 7 Snodland ........ 6 2 1 3 9 11 7 Meridian ......... 4 2 0 2 9 7 6 Lydd ............... 5 2 0 3 7 16 6 campaign with a 3-1 away win at Hythe Royal British Legion.
Max Sarigul headed Genclik into a half-time lead but Dan Arnold’s sixth goal of the season brought the legion level.
Sarigul and Emin Yalcin linked up well in the Genclik midfield as the visitors looked to regain the lead and added two more goals thanks to the excellent Deverson.
Folkestone United are up to fifth after they beat winless Appledore 3-1. Goals from Harry Laws, Dave Croker and Kane Mumford saw United pick up a home victory to cancel out an own goal for Appledore.
Lolzors Reserves and Park SSuttontt AthAth....... 4 1 1 2 10 6 4 SC T’mead...... 6 1 1 4 9 15 4 Kent F Utd....... 6 1 1 4 7 21 4 Bridon Ropes .. 4 1 0 3 8 9 3 Forest Hill ....... 4 1 0 3 9 12 3
Results: Wednesday: FC Elmstead 4 Lewisham 1.
Saturday: Lewisham 2 Sutton Ath 1. Tuesday: Stansfeld 0 FC Elmstead 1.
Fixtures: Saturday: Croydon v Lydd, FC Elmstead v Bridon Ropes, Forest
Hill v Snodland, Kent Football Utd v Stansfeld, Meridian v Holmesdale, Rochester v Sutton Ath, Rusthall v Lewisham, SC Thamesmead v Kennington.
Monday: Greenways v Rusthall. Wednesday: Holmesdale v FC Elmstead, Sutton Ath v Kent Football Utd.
ASHFORD SATURDAY LEAGUE Results: Premier Division: Charing 1 Folkestone Town 10, South Willesborough 3 Lydd & Marsh 0, Tenterden Res 2 Lenham Valley 3, Woodchurch 0 Smarden 2.
Division 2: Biddenden 2 South Willesborough Res 5, Bromley Green 12 Lydd Town A 1, Lenham Wanderers 2 The Fountain 4, Rolvenden 6 Lydd Res 3.
Fixtures: Premier Division: Folkestone Town v Woodchurch, Lydd & Marsh v Tenterden Res.
Division 1: Lydd Town A v Lenham Valley, Pilgrims v Bromley Green, Woodchurch Res v Biddenden.
Weald of Kent Cup: The Fountain v Rolvenden.
Ashford Charity Trophy: Lenham Wanderers v Charing. Farm Rangers both missed out on the chance to move to the top of the Division 2 table when they shared a 2-2 draw.
Saul Persad and Stephen Fuller found the target for the Pumas, but they were pegged back by Rangers who scored through Tyler Loosemore and Dan Hall.
Troggs picked up their first three points of the season overturning a 2-1 half-time deficit to hand Fox Sunday a 4-2 defeat.
Matt Dorsett’s looping effort and a wonderful free kick from Tom Wilmshurst saw Fox go ahead in the first half, but two goals from Ben Allen and a goal apiece from Sam Lopez and Ross Breen saw the Smarden side recover.
League newcomers Smeeth & Brabourne won 7-5 away to Bromley Green Reserves in Division 3
Young forward James Evans netted a hat-trick for the visitors as they picked up their first ever league win.
Further goals came from Charlie Brasington, Max Brady, Kuba Grynko and Oli Rice with Jordan Osbourn (3), Bradley Osbourn and Charlie Wallis on target for the losers.
Last season’s Sheber Challenge Trophy runners-up Biddenden scraped through to the second round thanks to a penalty shootout victory over Division 3 side Aldington Reserves.
With the game tied at 2-2 after 90 minutes, both sides added another goal each in extra-time to set up an exciting shootout which the ‘Den eventually won 4-2 on spot kicks.
Harry Lambourn, George Large and Blake Crawley netted fro Biddenden, but Aldington’s second string hit back to level through Matthew Wooton (2) and one from Cameron Bruce.
Goalkeeper Jason Davis made the decisive save in the shootout.
Joe Spicer scored all three goals as Hamstreet set up a home second round clash against Bromley Green Reserves beating Ashford Spartans 3-1.
Spicer took his goal tally to five in two games for the Street equalling the amount he managed in two seasons for the villagers before their withdrawal from the league in 2017.
Singleton Barn eased through 8-0 against Kingsnorth Pilgrims.
Summer signing Bradley Freund scored another hat-trick to take his goal tally for the campaign to nine.
Two goals from skipper Paul Halliday and one each from Toby Bromley, Lewis Newcombe and Ricky Harden helped the pub side go through.
Andy Crouch scored his first two goals of the season as Burton Grove twice came from behind to beat Folkestone United Reserves 3-2. Jurgen Ahmetaj was the other marksman with Ashley Sales and Alan Reed scoring for Folkestone.
Mersham Sports Reserves continued their excellent start to the new season as they beat Charing Reserves 4- 0 in the second round of the Sheber Trophy.
Luke Goddard netted twice to take his tally for the season to six in three games, more than he has managed to score for the villagers in the past two seasons.