Feyi hits brace to see off the Gate

EX-MARGATE player Kennedy Feyi scored a brace for the visitors including the winning goal to condemn his former side to defeat.

In an entertaining first half, the Scholars scored first in the 18th minute when Samuel Dowridge fired home into the bottom corner.

Just a minute later, Nathan Wood chipped the ball through to Harvey Smith who delicately lifted it over goalkeeper Dren Hoti to equalise.

Then in the 25th minute, Feyi went down in the box under a challenge, picked himself up and slotted home the penalty.

Gate nearly equalised from the kick off when Ade Cole tried to lob Hoti from halfway, but he just managed to tip it over the bar.

Four minutes later, Fyn Rutherford pulled the ball back to the far post and Smith tapped home for his second.

Sinn’Kaye Christie then nearly put Margate in front but saw his header hit the crossbar.

The second half did not live up to the first and certainly had an end of the season feel to it.

However, the Gate gifted the visitors a third goal when they passed the ball to Feyi who rounded Daniel Jinadu and tapped home.

Margate then had several chances, and in the 89th minute Ben Greenhalgh found Smith just six yards out but he lifted it over the bar.

HORNCHURCH secured second place in the division and a home play-off semi-final against Cray Wanderers with a victory against Kingstonian.

Other results would have left the Urchins second anyway. But while Ade Yusuff’s 65th-minute winner contained fortunate elements, the Urchins were superior throughout.

Kingstonian ensured survival last weekend and played well at times. However, the visitors’ firepower from the bench threatened a bigger win.

Ks led on six minutes when Tom Collins was fouled in the area by Nathan Bertram-Cooper and he sent goalkeeper Lamar the wrong way from the spot.

Seven minutes later, Jamie Mascoll levelled when he beat the Ks offside trap and powered a left-foot drive through keeper Rob Tolfrey from 18 yards.

Tolfrey soon made amends with two fine saves from Sam Higgins efforts. Jordan Clark headed a fine chance wide on 45 minutes.

And though Ks looked solid until the hour mark, substitutions turned the tide. Only poor finishing and another Tolfrey save delayed the winner.

It came when Ks’ defence missed Mascoll’s low cross before Yusuff’s scuffed close-range effort wheezed over the line just as Tolfrey hacked it away.