BEADLE’S ABOUT TO BLUNT ARROWS
JACK Beadle’s strike won a thrilling tie for Ashford
Town (Middx) at Hastings United, sealing a 4-3 win in injury time.
Romario Jonas and Max Webb gave Ashford a 2-1 half-time lead which Beadle added to midway through the second half, before three goals in the final ten minutes.
Ashford’s two-goal lead was cancelled out by goals from Ansu Janneh and Ollie Rowe’s 90th-minute strike, before Beadle won it at the death for the visitors.
Jordan Cole’s late penalty rescued a replay for Newcastle Town against
Kidsgrove Athletic after a 2-2 draw between the two Evostik North Division South sides.
A four-minute double from Kidsgrove’s John Beaumont looked to have won the game for the away side after Will Bailey gave Newcastle the lead, before Cole kept his cool.
Two goals in the last ten minutes saw Atherton
Collieries past division rivals Kendal Town, Jordan Cover and Ashley Woods sealing the 4-2 win.
Elsewhere, Lynton Goss scored a first-half hattrick as Thame United thrashed Wimbourne
Town 5-0, with all the game’s goals coming before the break. Potters Bar Town swept past Witham
Town, Michael Murray’s penalty setting them on their way before Steve Brown and Lee O’Leary sealed a 3-0 win.
Ryan De Battista’s 81stminute equaliser secured a replay for Egham Town at Bowers & Pitsea after Jamie Dicks had given the home side the lead on the hour.
A tenth-minute strike from Steve Hutchings was enough for Evostik South East leaders Moneyfields to see off Yate Town, their eighth win in a tengame unbeaten streak.
Harlow Town were unable to break down lower-league Aylesbury and had to settle for a 0-0 draw at their opponents’ Haywood Way.
There were also no goals to be seen at Brentwood Town, where they played out a stalemate with Bedford Town of the Evostik South East.