Ryman League round-up
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In the reverse of their previous week's game in Ryman League
Division 1 South, Folkestone Invicta came from 2-0
down with 10-men to snatch a 2-2 draw in the final 20 minutes
against Godalming Town on Saturday.
Defender Liam Friend saw red for the hosts for handling on the
line after just 15 minutes and despite Jack Delo saving the
subsequent penalty, the Surrey side established a 2-0 lead in the
five minutes before the break.
However Invicta halved the deficit with a penalty from Stuart
King on 72 minutes and Darren Smith snatched the equaliser four
minutes from time as Invicta slipped to fourth but stayed four
points clear of the play-off-chasing pack.
Maidstone United overcame Burgess Hill Town 1-0
to go a point behind Invicta in a congested top-five, now separated
by just five points.
Fifth-placed Stones saw their opponents reduced to 10 before the
break and scored the only goal less than a minute into the second
half through Ellis Green, though Alex Waugh saw another effort
cleared off the line, as United made it six games unbeaten.
Hythe Town put four past Whitstable
Town for the second time this season after recording a 4-2
win at Belmont on Saturday.
Brendon Cass opened the scoring for the visitors and Dave Cook
made it 2-0 before the break but despite Damian Abel pulling one
back against his former club with 22 minutes to go, Ronnie Dolan
made it 3-1 three minutes later.
Craig Thompson added the fourth two minutes from time before
Abel grabbed a consolation in stoppage-time.
Hythe moved into the top-eight while the Oystermen stay 19th and
five points clear of the drop-zone.
Ramsgate beat Merstham 4-2 to avenge a defeat
by the same scoreline in Surrey earlier in the season and return to
the top-10.
Ian Pulman cancelled-out an early penalty and Steve O'Brien made
it 2-1 to the Rams at the break.
Simon Pettit headed the third on 56 minutes and although
Merstham pulled one back, Michael Yianni made the game safe
late-on.
Sittingbourne crashed to a 5-1 defeat at Walton
Casuals to fall to 15th, but the scoreline didn't quite reflect the
game.
Casuals raced into a 2-0 lead inside seven minutes, though
Bourne claimed the second hadn't crossed the line.
Joe Goldsmith pulled one back on 32 minutes as Bourne regrouped
and four minutes later Brickies were awarded a penalty when Hicham
Akhazzan was felled in the box, only for Goldsmith's spot-kick to
be saved.
Bourne continued to press but it was the hosts who made it 3-1
15 minutes from time and as the visitors continued to seek a
comeback in stoppage-time, they were twice caught on the break.
Faversham Town stayed 13th after being held to
a 1-1 draw by Eastbourne Town at the Shepherd Neame Stadium.
The visitors opened the scoring midway through the first half
but Adrian Stone levelled moments before the break and both teams
spurned chances to win it in the second half.
Chatham Town returned to winning ways,
recording a 3-1 win over Waltham Forest in Division 1 North.
A Lee Hales penalty on eight minutes set the hosts on their way
and Joe Fuller headed the second on 14 minutes.
The visitors pulled one back 17 minutes from time but it took
just three minutes for Jack Jeffrey to fire in from a tight angle
to seal the win and take the Chats 12th, only nine points off the
play-off places.
Town have now alternated wins and losses for the past four
games, either scoring or conceding three goals in each.
Thamesmead Town went down 2-1 to Cheshunt
courtesy of a 90th-minute penalty.
The visitors took an early lead, only for David Noel to fire a
leveller within two minutes, but after both teams missed chances to
win it, a spot-kick was awarded for Mead handball in the dying
seconds which saw the home side defeated and slip to 14th.
Monday, January 16 2012
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