Late goals again cost Welling United when they crashed at Burgess Hill Town to two stoppage time strikes. After the match, Welling manager Ryan Maxwell shared his thoughts.
For the second time this season, Chatham Town Women have come within minutes of halting the march of Fulham Women to the Women’s National League Division One South East crown yet for the second time this season, they have come up agonisingly short.
Just a week after scoring an injury time winner, it was Gillingham’s turn to concede an injury time goal that would ultimately cost them a home win against Fleetwood Town.
There was dismay for Welling United when they crashed late on at Burgess Hill Town in their Isthmian League Premier Division encounter.
The Fleet were cool and clinical in easing past Torquay United to move to fourth in the table as three strikers hit three goals in one of the season’s standout performances.
Coming into the match on the back of a seven-match winning streak, Deal Town’s late season surge towards to Isthmian South-East play-off places hit the rails, as a late Josh Williams strike gave Danny Kedwell’s Croydon the spoils in a tightly contested match at the Charles Sports Ground.
Harvey Smith’s fourth minute header edged a titanic battle as leaders Three Bridges were humbled in the Woodstock mist by play-off chasing Sittingbourne.
Third placed AFC Greenwich Borough took on tenth placed Staplehurst Monarchs in the SCEFL Division One at Holmesdale FC’s ground in Oakley Road, Bromley Common on Saturday afternoon and they served up a really entertaining game.
Cray Wanderers play-off hopes took a dent as Chichester City inflicted only the second away defeat of the season for the Wands who now go eight points behind Chatham Town and Billericay Town in the top five.
Chatham Town came away with a straightforward victory over relegation threatened Hashtag United on Saturday, although it took a bit longer than they would have liked.
Bromley maintained their five-point lead at the top of League Two with a hard-fought draw away at Grimsby Town on Saturday lunchtime.
Friday night football took place at the Acclaim Handling Stadium when Erith and Belvedere entertained Sutton Athletic in the Southern Counties East Football League Premier Division.
Gillingham are looking for back-to-back wins as they welcome Fleetwood Town to the MEMS Priestfield Stadium this Saturday.
Deal Town have moved to within touching distance of the South East play-off places with an incredible winning run, but now Steve King’s side this weekend face second placed AFC Croydon Athletic at the Charles Ground.
Sittingbourne will be looking to get back to winning ways this weekend after being denied three points on Tuesday in the Swale derby with Sheppey United. Thing is its League leaders Three Bridges next for Reece Prestedge and the Brickies at Woodstock.