Ryman League round-up
Sittingbourne's Tom Loynes puts his side
ahead in the third minute against Hythe at Reachfields on
Saturday
Picture: Gary Browne
Hythe Town needed
a 90th-minute equaliser from skipper Dave Cook to save them from
defeat when they met Ryman League, Division 1 South promotion
rivals Sittingbourne at Reachfields on
Saturday.
Hythe would have drawn level on
points with leaders Maidstone if they had won but inste ad they
were grateful to salvage a point after the Brickies had led from
the third minute thanks to a Tom Loynes strike.
Faversham moved
back into seventh after winning 2-1 at Corinthian-Casuals.
Lawrence Harvey put the Lilywhites
ahead on the half-hour and, after Jamie Cottee equalised in the
65th minute, Jamie Maxted scored the winner five minutes later.
Herne Bay battled
to a 1-1 draw at bottom club Walton Casuals. Sol Patterson-Bohner
put the home side ahead after 24 minutes but Dan Wisker equalised
in the 62nd minute.
Whitstable secured their first victory under
new manager Nicky Southall with a 3-0 success over Walton &
Hersham at Belmont.
Micheal Everitt opened the scoring
with an 11th-minute header and Buster Smissen grabbed the
Oystermen's second shortly before half-time. Dan Hanshaw then added
their third 17 minutes from time.
In Division 1 North,
Chatham lost 1-0 at Soham Town and Thamesmead were
beaten 3-2 at home by Cheshunt with the 'Mead goals coming from
Baff Addae and Chris Edwards.
In the Ryman League, Premier
Division, Margate's top-of-the-table clash at
Whitehawk was abandoned after 50 minutes because of a waterlogged
pitch with the home side leading through a first-half Josh Jones
goal.
On Sunday, Cray
Wanderers lost 3-1 at home to Kingstonian.
Maidstone United's
FA Trophy second round tie at FC Halifax was postponed because of a
waterlogged pitch and the sides will try again on Tuesday
night.
17/12/12
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