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Isthmian North Round Up

Isthmian North Round Up

Daniel Ellis10 Feb 2019 - 11:58
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League Round Up

North Division
Bowers and Pitsea recorded their fifth straight victory and went six points clear at the top of the North Division- and it was comfortable in the end, Witham Town swept aside three-nil at the Len Salmon. David Knight got numbers one and two, either side of half time, whilst Quentin Monville got the third seventeen minutes from time.
Bowers were helped by the fact that two of their promotion rivals were clashing at Parkside, and it was the Jammers who came out on top, Maldon & Tiptree defeating hosts Aveley by three goals to one. The opening goal came just before the break, from Jorome Slew, and the same man made it two early in the second half, before an own goal made the match safe. Firmin Ngandu got a late penalty for the Millers, but it was too little, too late for James Webster’s men. Maldon climb to second, above Aveley on goal difference.

Heybridge Swifts are eight points behind Rob Small’s men, only picking up one point in a home draw with Mildenhall Town. When Matthew Price gave Swifts the lead with only fifteen minutes remaining you’d have expected that three points were on the cards, but an own goal gave Hall something to take back to Recreation Way- and gave them a two point cushion over bottom club Romford. The Boro, incidentally, were losing 3-1 at fifth place Coggeshall Town, for whom two Tyler’s- Corlett and Brampton- gave them a two goal advantage, before Tevan Allen made it three-nil with nine minutes to go. Nick Reynolds got Romford’s consolation just before full time.

Bury Town are four points off the playoff places and in good form, yesterday recording their fourth win in five with a thumping of Basildon United. A Ryan Jolland double, followed by an own goal and one from Kyran Clements made it four-nil- although Matt Brinklow and Rhys Fatt managed to reduce the arrears to 4-2 in the last couple of minutes. Bury are sixth, Basildon twelfth.

AFC Sudbury looked to have thrown away three points at home to Felixstowe and Walton United when they let the visitors equalise with three minutes to go- but a dramatic finish proved otherwise. We had six goals, all coming in the second half. Paul Hayes put the yellows ahead only for Rhys Henry to equalise, and then Callum Harrison restored a home advantage with seven minutes to go only for Jack Ainsley to cancel it out again with three minutes remaining. That, perhaps, should have been game over, but that was without substitute Freddie King, who notched two stoppage time goals for victory.

Tilbury are eighth, level on points with Sudbury, and their mini-blip is surely now over after they demolished ninth place Canvey Island at Chadfields. Lewis Smith- from the spot- and Mitchell Gilbey made it two-nil by the break, and Thomas Barton made it a comfortable three-nil in the second half.

Two mid-table sides- Great Wakering Rovers and Grays Athletic- shared the points and four goals, although Rovers needed a last minute equaliser to earn their point. Jake Gordon put Rovers ahead in the thirty third minute, but the lead lasted only two minutes before Mitchell Hahn got an equaliser. Adalberto Pinto put the visitors ahead in the sixty-fifth minute, but Grays then had Kieran Bishop red carded, and the ten men couldn’t hold on, conceding a last minute penalty which Gordon despatched.

Another draw was recorded at Julius Martin Lane, this one between Soham Town Rangers and Brentwood Town. Sam Mulready now has eighteen goals for the season for Rangers, the latest two coming as his side came from behind to secure a point- although they were ahead twice! Ryan Auger put the home side ahead in the third minute, and that lead was held for fifty minutes before Tony Stokes equalised. Mulready then got his first of the game before Stokes got his brace, and then Mitchel Hunter put the Essex side ahead- only for Mulready to level matters ten minutes before the end.

Finally, whatever is happening at Dereham Town, it’s fun for Magpies fans to watch. Five matches unbeaten have seen the Magpies climb away from the basement, and fourteen goals in their last three matches have made them the North Division entertainers. They got five yesterday- a Joe Gatting double complemented by Ryan Crisp, Adam Hipperson and Rhys Logan. Nana Boakye-Yiadom and Joseph Oluwatobi found the net for Barking.

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Round Up Provided By Ian Townsend of The Isthmian Football League

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