Tanners slay giants!

Hayes and Yeading United hosted Margate in a South Central v South East replay, and it was the visitors who eased through. Harvey Brand opened the scoring for Gate just after the half hour, and James Bessey-Saldanha quickly made it two just before the break. On the hour United halved the arrears, Kaylen Hinds giving them hope, but that hope was quickly extinguished as Bessey-Saldanha added another for the visitors just two minutes later. Margate are off to Bognor Regis Town in the next round. 

Leatherhead came rather close to defeating Premier Division Dulwich Hamlet on Saturday, and they completed the job at Fetcham Grove last night. The match had only one goal, and it arrived four minutes from time, Tom Kavanagh deadly from the spot scoring his first Tanners goal. Leatherhead head to Dartford in the next round. 

Hanworth Villa came within eight minutes of defeating Walton & Hersham on Friday night, and got within seven minutes in the replay, only to have victory snatched from them before losing the match in extra time. The Swans, in front of their own fans, went ahead on thrity five minutes, but goals from Finlay Macnab and Guy Ansah-Palmer on fifty seven and sixty three minutes turned the tie on its head. Sadly, seven minutes from time the hosts drew level, and they added two more in extra time for a four-two victory. Manny Parry saw red late on for the Villains. 

FA Trophy

After an ineligible player mix up in the original match, Southall had to travel to Lancing and try to win again in the FA Trophy Preliminary Round- and they did exactly that, comfortably. Omar Lawson gave them the lead on eleven minutes, and after the break they added three more, Anthony O’Connor and Florian Ada- the latter with two- sealing a four-nil win. 

Velocity Cup

Our Velocity Cup competition got underway last night, and it wasn’t short of goals. 

AFC Croydon Athletic welcomed Rayners Lane in a South East v South Central battle, but in truth it was rather one sided. Lane went ahead on eight minutes, Makael Scott with the goal, but the Ranms were level twenty minutes later, Michael Agyemang with the equaliser, and ahead just before the break, Brandon Pierrick with their second. Eigfht minutes into the second half Agyemang added a third, and eleven minutes form time David Omilabu added a fourth.

Badshot Lea’s poor start to the season continued as they were buried by the Moles. Binfield went ahead ten minutes before the break, Mitchell Parker the scorer, and made it two eight minutes after half time, Charlie George with that one. With nineteen minutes left Mitchell Parker’s spot kick ensured victory, and an added time goal from Lamin Ceesay wasn’t much of a consolation for the Baggies.