PRICE IS RIGHT AT MONEYS
MONEYFIELDS were ousted from the top of Division One South after Yate Town’s David SimBurgess and Adam Price cashed in in Hampshire. With Blackfield & Langley triumphing at Cirencester Town to take over the box seat, the Moneys have dropped down to second in the table following a 2-1 home defeat at the hands of the Bluebells, who scored twice in five first-half minutes.
Lewis Fennemore was teed up by Sam Pearce and headed in to reduce the deficit midway through the second period but Sims-Burgess and Price’s earlier goals proved enough for Yate to take all three points. Meanwhile, Thatcham
Town won a scrappy encounter 2-1 at lowly Barnstaple Town.
The visitors began brightly, with Stuart Cattell heading over from a corner but it was the hosts who opened the scoring on eight minutes.
Steve Holland broke down the left and from his cross, Scott Sharp’s header was blocked by Chris Rackley but Jack Langford tapped in the rebound.
After James Tennant curled a free-kick narrowly wide of the near post, the visitors as, from Adam Kelly’s delivery, Jack Alexander headed in at the back stick.
The Kingfishers then got their winner on 62 minutes as Sol Wheatley brought down Tennant on the edge of the box and Shane Cooper-Clark blasted home the penalty. Winchester City claimed the spoils as they ran out 1-0 winners at Paulton Rovers.
The Citizens took grabbed the only goal midway through the first half as skipper Jamie Barron found Simba Mlamba, who cut in from the right to fire past young keeper Adam Forster.
Winchester thought they had scored a second when Rob Carr turned home Barron’s corner, with the referee originally awarding a goal until the assistant informed him of a deliberate handball, the Citizens man booked for his troubles.
Kane Simpson scored twice as play-off contenders Evesham United scored twice late on to beat
AFC Totton 4-3 in an enthralling seven-goal encounter.
The Robins had to come from 2-0 down at half-time after Connor York and Stuart Green had bagged for the Stags but goals from Marley Thomas and then Simpson levelled things up.
Craig Feeney made it 3-2 to Totton but Kai Fisher levelled in the 90th minute and there was still time for Simpson to head in the winner and seal all three points.
There was also a hatful of goals as struggling
Fleet Town bested Bideford 3-2. Ryan Turner and Joel Randall scored for Bideford to cancel out Meshach Williams’ opener, with both teams also missing a penalty in the first period.
But back came Fleet after the break, with two goals in two minutes doing the business, Danilo Cadete and Bradley Wilson both finding the net.
Elsewhere, Louis Britton put on a five-star performance as Mangotsfield United thrashed
Cinderford Town 5-0 in impressive style.
The Mangoes frontman was in insatiable form throughout.
He netted twice in the opening 23 minutes to kick the game off in style.
He then completed his hat-trick midway through the second half and went one better for his fourth.
The front man lobbed home from 40 yards to make the points secure.
And he still had time to add one more. His late free-kick deflected into the net for the fifth goal of an incredible individual showing that sealed an impressive victory for Mangotsfield.
And elsewhere,
Larkhall Athletic came from behind to overcome
Slimbridge 2-1. After the hosts had taken an early lead through Steve Jackson, the Larks had the prolific Lewis Powell to thank as he levelled things up before the break before Harry Hope grabbed their winner.