STEP 5 & 6 ACTION
COMBINED COUNTIES
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CHARLIE PENNY snatched the winner in the fifth minute of injury time to give Premier South leaders
Raynes Park Vale a 3-2 home win over
Redhill.
Ethon Archer earlier hit a brace for Vale while Tyrese Sutherland did likewise for the visitors.
A Mal Thomas double earned second-placed Badshot Lea a 2-0 victory at Abbey Rangers.
In front of a crowd of 555, a brace from top marksman Lorne Bickley gave third-placed Jersey Bulls a 2-0 home win over Colliers Wood United.
Horley Town crushed visitors Frimley Green 8-0 with Lee Peacock hitting a hat-trick, Jake Roberts bagging a brace, Adam Grant and new signing Josh Alder one goal apiece and an own goal making up the scoreline.
Goals by Luke Perkins, Siph Mdlalose and substitute Trevor Caborn gave hosts Alton a 3-0 victory over
Guildford City.
Lewis Flatman scored in the seventh minute of stoppage time to give Farnham Town a 3-2 win over visitors Balham, Shamal Edwards having scored the hosts’ earlier goals.
Zac Horkan’s penalty gave Knaphill a 1-0 win over visitors Cobham.
David Awomolo netted for Banstead Athletic at they beat visitors AFC Croydon Athletic 1-0.
A Zanre Botti double and a goal each from Jack Selby and Charlie Oakley saw Camberley Town win 4-1 at
Sheerwater. Fleet Town drew 3-3 at home to Tadley Calleva.
In Premier North, hosts Spelthorne Sports beat London Lions 3-0 with goals from Ellis Pringle, substitute Kelvin Karanja and Jenson Allchurch.
North Greenford United came from behind to win 2-1 at Chalfont St Peter with Harvey Killeen and Joe Mills on target. Ben van Aurich netted for
Burnham in their 1-0 win over visitors
Virginia Water.
Trey Pender Brown and Olly Wontner found the back of the net for hosts
Harefield United in their 2-0 win over
Wokingham & Emmbrook.
Rhys Ellis, Darrewn Brown and Nicolas Hountu netted for Broadfield United as they beat Windsor 3-1 away.
Oxhey Jets saw off visitors Hilltop 2-0 with a strike by Ethan Goulding and a debut goal from Remell Stirling.
Leaders Ascot United are dreaming of a Wembley final, but the Isuzu FA Vase semi-finalists were held to a 2-2 draw at home to Wembley FC.
ROBIN JONES
UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUE
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PREMIER North leaders Loughborough Students were beaten 2-0 at Sleaford Town, who scored through Joe Smith and Akeel Francis.
Second-placed championship rivals
Anstey Nomads did their cause much good with a 1-0 win at Skegness Town courtesy of a Luis Rose goal and can go top if they win their games in hand.
Paddy Webb and Fortune Maphosa netted for third-placed Quorn who won 2-1 at Newark & Sherwood United.
Substitute Harley Murkin scored
Wisbech Town’s 90th-minute winner against visitors Heanor Town before being shown a red card.
Goals by Charlie Taylor, Ewan Robson, James Matthews, Jobe Shaw and Keenan Leeds saw Sherwood Colliery beat visitors Pinchbeck United 5-1.
Kairo Edwards-Johns and George Mills were on target for Melton Town in their 2-0 win at Belper United.
A double from Jordan Edwards gave basement side Heather St Johns a two-goal lead against visitors Eastwood CFC, who responded with a penalty from player/joint manager Daryll Thomas and an Oliver Robinson leveller for a 2-2 draw.
Deeping Rangers were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Selston, while Boston Town forced a 1-1 draw at AFC Mansfield while there were no goals in the Leicester Nirvana v Kimberley
Miners Welfare encounter.
In Premier South, leaders Rugby Town went down 1-0 at home to FA Vase holders Newport Pagnell Town who netted via an Albie Hall penalty.
Coventry United were losing 2-1 to visitors Rothwell Corinthians until the 89th minute when substitutes Joe Blowers and Joseph Agunbide netted to produce a surprise 3-2 victory.
Milton Keynes Irish beat visitors
Lutterworth Town 5-1, with doubles from George Shrieves and Ty Ward (including a penalty) and Stephen Brooks.
Bottom club Long Buckby ended their losing run when a Charlie Whiteside goal saw them win 1-0 at Eynesbury Rovers. Coventry Sphinx saw off visitors Histon 2-1 with goals from Kyle Carey and Cally Stewart.
Rico Duggan struck after 87 minutes to hand Desborough Town a 1-0 victory over visitors Cogenhoe United.
Aiden Webster earned Bugbrooke St Michaels a 1-0 win at GNG Oadby.
March Town United lost 3-1 at home to Wellingborough Town who netted via Brett Solkhon, Kenny Ndefo and Tom Iaciofano.
ROBIN JONES
NORTHERN LEAGUE
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ASHINGTON and Newton Aycliffe remain level at the top of Division One following their 1-1 draw in Northumberland.
The Colliers took the lead on the stroke of half-time through Ben Harmison in front of a 941-strong crowd at Woodhorn Lane.
Aycliffe levelled from the spot on 66 minutes through Liam Jarvie after Darren Lough was sent off, both sides finishing the game with ten men.
Lowly Penrith picked up a good point in a 1-1 draw at mid-table Newcastle Benfield, Jonny Murray putting the Bonny Blues ahead on Tyneside.
Bottom club Thornaby boosted their survival hopes with a 2-1 win at fellow strugglers Northallerton Town, Owen Clarkson with the Teessider’s 65th minute winner.
A late Joe Hailes penalty saw Seaham Red Star end a three-game losing run with a 2-1 win at West Auckland, both sides finishing with ten men.
Third-placed Bishop Auckland romped to a 5-1 win at home to Sunderland RCA with Andrew Johnson scoring twice.
Carlisle City beat Whickham 3-1, Connor Shields, Jordan Palmer and Steve Birdsall on target for the Cumbrians.
Redcar Athletic won 1-0 at sixth-top
Guisborough Town, Sonni Coleman with the decisive goal on the hour.
Pickering Town missed and scored a penalty as they slipped to a fourth straight defeat, Zac Bewley with a brace as Crook Town won 2-1 in North Yorkshire.
Mark Davison’s double gave former FA Vase winners Whitley Bay a 3-1 win over
Tow Law Town at Hillheads.
JEFF BOWRON
NORTH WEST COUNTIES Wythenshawe
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A BENITO Lowe brace saw Town close the gap on inactive leaders Avro to just a point courtesy of a 2-0 win at home to Lower Breck.
Vauxhall Motors sit just two points back after a teasing 18th-minute cross from Ethan Gouldbourne caught out Adam Reid and the visiting Irlam keeper was credited with an own goal in a 1-0 Motormen win.
Bury AFC, forced to temporarily move to Seel Park, Mossley, by a mounting fixture backlog, were held to a 1-1 draw by
Kendal Town, whom Thomas Kilifin put ahead before Lewis Gilboys’ leveller.
Relegation-haunted Burscough gained a vital point at AFC Liverpool after taking the lead through an Edward Servuts penalty, Kyle Scorah equalising.
Litherland REMYCA’s Nathan Corness secured a 1-0 win that ended Congleton Town’s faint play-off hopes.
Goals from Nathan Fairhurst, Carl Grimshaw, Daniel Regan and Nathan Nickeas had Charnock Richard 4-0 up at relegated Ashton Athletic inside an hour.
Deklan Hill and Darren Brannigan replied before the visitors’ Louis Holt sealed a 6-2 win with a late, four-minute brace.
James Boyd and Nathan Cliffe put Squires Gate 2-0 up at home to Prestwich Heys, for whom Rio Clegg and substitute Danny White replied either side of a Josh Westwood strike. Alex Ralph added a fourth for Gate before Heys’ Omar Mbowe and Ash Cata were dismissed. Westwood completed a 5-2 win.
Goals from Danny Boden and Ash Woods earned Winsford United a 2-0 win at home to Padiham.
MIDLAND LEAGUE MAX HALL
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STONE OLD Alleynians pulled off a shock 3-1 victory over title-chasing Darlaston Town 1874, opening up a three-goal lead before the visitors grabbed a late consolation.
David Ablewhite opened the scoring from the penalty spot on 33 minutes following a foul on Finlay Pattison who then doubled the lead ten minutes into the second half.
Jack Bowater headed in the third on the hour and all Darlo had to show for their trip up the M6 was a 75th minute penalty from Lewis Gill.
Penalties were also central to the game between Market Drayton Town and
Wolves Casuals which finished 1-1, Isai Marselia’s spot kick for the visitors cancelling out an earlier one from Callum Parker.
Cal Thompson’s 69th minute minute strike looked to have handed Racing Club Warwick victory at AFC Wulfrunians only for Curtis Cocking to level a minute from time.
And it was the same scoreline as Atherstone Town where leaders Walsall Wood were held, Hayden Purves cancelling out Ryan Quinn’s early effort for the Adders. On a disappointing day for the league’s front runners they also had Carter Lycett sent off.
Ben Worhtington’s ninth minute goal was enough to hand victory to Bewdley Town at Whitchurch Alport and veteran Kyle Patterson scored the winner for Lichfield City as they edged out hosts Uttoxeter Town 3-2.
With Highgate United’s match with Shifnal Town being postponed, the only other game in the Premier saw Worcester City and Studley share the spoils in a 1-1 draw in front of 585 fans.
DAVID LAWRENCE
HELLENIC LEAGUE ■ Cribbs
PREMIER Division leaders moved closer to the championship with a 3-1 win over visitors Royal Wootton Bassett Town courtesy of goals from David Duru, Aysa Corrick and Sonny Harnett-Balkwill.
However, second-placed Malvern Town are determined to take the title race to the wire, winning 4-2 at Longlevens AFC with braces by Ben Hayes and Jack Watts,
Two goals including a penalty by Josh Davis and one goal each from Luke Whelan and Kyle Chester saw Wantage Town win 4-2 at Chipping Sodbury Town.
An Ollie Pitt double and one goal by Sam Folkes gave Brimscombe & Thrupp a 3-0 win at Lydney Town.
An 89th-minute strike by Lewis Gilchrist gave hosts Roman Glass St George a 1-0 win over Bradford Town.
Neikell Plummer, Matthew Swann and Robert Hobbs were on target for Corsham Town in their 3-0 victory at Mangotsfield United.
Ryan Dobbins, Warren Mann, Macaulay Herbert and Kieran Alder found the back of the net for Tuffley Rovers in their 4-0 home win over Hereford Lads Club.
In a game switched to Westfields, “home” side Worcester Raiders were held to a 2-2 draw by their hosts, while
Thornbury Town drew 1-1 at home to
Shrivenham.
The highest score of the day saw
Hartpury University trounce visitors
Cirencester Town Development 10-1 in Division One with King Baidon hitting five goals, Luca Robinson two, Charlie Johnson and Luca Robinson one each and an own goal rounding up the rout.
ROBIN JONES