Carter treble in vain for leaders
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Premier Division leaders Castle Colts were stunned 5-3 by Star United on Sunday.
Despite a Sam Carter hattrick for Castle, it was Star who came out on top with striker Rob Jacobs netting twice and further goals from Connor Parks, Paul Meredith and winger Pedro Almeida to leave United within striking distance of the top.
Aylesford continued their fine form with a 3-1 home win over Hollingbourne, who missed the opportunity to go top.
Goals came from Tom Malins, winger Andy Parker and a superb effort by man-ofthe-match James Church while Curtis Buckingham grabbed a consolation for Bourne.
East Malling defeated Kings Head 4-1 in a game which was tight until the last 10 minutes.
Malling went ahead through Dean Fincham, but the game was level at the break when a poor pass from Fincham allowed Kings Head to break and Daniel Macabe conceded a penalty which was converted by Jake Horgan.
The second half saw Malling introduce Perry Ponting into midfield and start to gain the upper hand and Mark Hughes cut inside to strike into the bottom corner on 60 minutes.
Kevin Swaiseland made the points safe when he broke clear to round the keeper and make it 3-1 late on, though there was still time for midfielder Franco Minieri to add a fourth and
FA CUP First Round Results: Saturday: Barwell 0 Welling 2, Dover 1 Stourbridge 2, Stevenage 3 Gillingham 0. Sunday: Maidstone 0 Yeovil 1.
PWD L F A Pt Walsall.......... 16 9 5 2 28 14 32 Burton .......... 16 10 2 4 16 13 32 Gillingham .... 16 9 4 3 31 18 31 Coventry ....... 16 9 4 3 29 17 31 Wigan ........... 16 7 6 3 26 18 27 Bury.............. 16 7 6 3 28 24 27 Millwall ......... 16 7 4 5 24 23 25 Sheffield Utd . 16 7 3 6 26 22 24 Bradford ....... 16 6 6 4 17 18 24 Scunthorpe ... 16 7 2 7 21 18 23 Chesterfield .. 16 7 2 7 22 23 23 Southend ...... 16 6 5 5 17 18 23 Peterboro ...... 16 6 3 7 32 27 21 Rochdale ...... 16 5 6 5 20 18 21 Port Vale ....... 16 5 5 6 18 18 20 Colchester .... 16 5 5 6 25 34 20 Shrewsbury .. 16 5 2 9 19 23 17 Doncaster ..... 16 4 5 7 13 22 17 Oldham ......... 16 2 10 4 17 23 16 Blackpool...... 16 4 4 8 15 23 16 Fleetwood ..... 16 4 3 9 19 24 15 Barnsley ....... 16 4 2 10 19 27 14 Swindon ....... 16 3 4 9 20 27 13 Crewe ........... 16 3 4 9 14 24 13 Fixtures: Saturday: Barnsley v Port Vale, Blackpool v Doncaster, Bradford v Crewe, Chesterfield v Oldham, Colchester v Coventry, Gillingham v Bury, Peterborough v Fleetwood, Rochdale v Wigan, Sheffield Utd v Southend, Swindon v Scunthorpe. JOHNSTONE’S PAINT TROPHY Southern Area Quarter-final Result: Tuesday: Gillingham 1 Yeovil 1 (Yeovil won 5-4 on pens). Ebbsfleet ...... 16 11 3 2 27 12 36 Oxford City .... 17 8 7 2 35 17 31 Maidstone..... 14 9 1 4 14 7 28 Whitehawk.... 15 7 5 3 31 22 26 Maidenhead .. 14 8 2 4 23 17 26 Bath.............. 15 7 4 4 21 15 25 Truro ............ 16 6 6 4 20 22 24 H Hmpstead .. 15 6 5 4 30 19 23 B Stortford .... 16 7 2 7 21 23 23 Sutton........... 16 5 7 4 24 20 22 Chelmsford ... 16 6 4 6 23 23 22 Gosport ......... 15 5 6 4 22 19 21 Dartford ........ 15 6 3 6 20 18 21 Eastbourne ... 14 5 4 5 15 17 19 Concord ........ 16 5 2 9 24 31 17 Kings Head’s Billy Smith to be red-carded in injury-time for a second yellow.
In Division 1, Fishermans Arms continued their 100% start to the season with a 6-5 win at Weavering.
The Fish were inspired by Miles Cornwell who outpaced the Weavering defence, running the hosts ragged at the back.
Whitehawks look set to challenge for the title after another classy performance saw them defeat Maidstone International 5-2 away from home, with Dale Davis netting twice, and Enochs, Scrivener and Jordan Mallet completing the scoring.
Tonight (Friday, 7.30pm) Hawks take on a Maidstone United XI at the Gallagher Stadium to raise funds for manager Paul Gallihawk, who tragically lost his life at the start of the season while competing in his first triathlon.
Meanwhile, the Maidstone & Mid Kent Sunday League and the Maidstone Minor League have joined forces to launch the Invitation Cup.
The teams in the bottom part of the adult men’s league are joined by under-18 sides Hayes ........... 16 4 5 7 15 22 17 Wealdstone ... 13 4 4 5 16 18 16 Havant .......... 16 4 3 9 19 32 15 Margate ........ 15 3 5 7 16 20 14 Weston ......... 15 3 2 10 14 31 11 St Albans ...... 14 2 4 8 10 22 10 Basingstoke .. 15 1 6 8 15 28 9 Results: Saturday: Bishop’s Stortford 3 Bath 2, Chelmsford 1 Truro 2, Ebbsfleet 1 Oxford City 1, Margate 4 Havant 1, Sutton 0 Hayes 1, Weston 0 Concord 3. Tuesday: Oxford City 1 Havant 3. Fixtures: Saturday: Bath v Oxford City, Bishop’s Stortford v Sutton, Concord v Basingstoke, Dartford v Maidstone, Eastbourne v Ebbsfleet, Gosport v Weston, Havant v Maidenhead, Hayes v Chelmsford, Margate v Whitehawk, St Albans v Wealdstone, Truro v Hemel Hempstead. Tuesday: Maidstone v Wealdstone, Margate v Bath, Truro v Basingstoke.
FA TROPHY Second Qualifying Round Fixtures: Saturday: Bury Town v Herne Bay, Dulwich v VCD, Enfield Town v Thamesmead, Tonbridge v Cirencester. Dulwich ........ 20 12 3 5 46 22 39 Leiston ......... 18 11 3 4 31 20 36 Bognor.......... 17 10 4 3 32 18 34 Hampton ....... 20 9 7 4 37 27 34 Canvey ......... 20 10 4 6 32 31 34 Kingstonian... 20 9 6 5 33 21 33 Wingate ........ 17 10 2 5 31 20 32 Tonbridge ..... 15 9 3 3 32 11 30 Grays ............ 17 9 3 5 30 20 30 Billericay....... 21 8 6 7 36 28 30 Harrow ......... 17 8 4 5 27 18 28 Burgess Hill .. 20 8 4 8 30 33 28 E Thurrock .... 17 7 6 4 39 28 27 Met Police..... 19 8 3 8 20 33 27 Leatherhead . 19 7 4 8 30 34 25 Enfield Town . 17 7 3 7 21 19 24 Merstham ..... 21 7 3 11 27 39 24 Staines ......... 15 6 4 5 19 25 22 Hendon ......... 19 5 4 10 26 33 19 Brentwood .... 17 6 0 11 24 30 18 Needham M .. 18 2 6 10 19 39 12 Farnborough . 14 3 0 11 24 40 9 Lewes ........... 19 1 4 14 18 43 7 VCD .............. 19 0 6 13 13 45 6 Results: Saturday: Bognor 5 Canvey 0, Dulwich 4 Hendon 2, East Thurrock 2 Hampton 1, Enfield 2 Billericay 2, Grays 2 Burgess Hill 0, Harrow 4 Lewes 1, Leiston 3 Merstham 1, Met Police 2 Kingstonian 1, Needham Market from the Minor League to help bridge the gap from youth football.
With 16 teams invited into the competition, nine from the Minor League and seven from the adult league, it is the first tournament of its kind in the county.
Ditton under-18s visited Sittingbourne Lions under18s and progressed in the first round after a hard-fought battle.
Chances were missed at both 2 Tonbridge 1, VCD 0 Brentwood 2, Wingate & Finchley 4 Farnborough 3. Fixtures: Saturday: Farnborough v Wingate & Finchley, Hendon v Needham Market. Tuesday: Brentwood v Bognor, East Thurrock v Needham Market, Tonbridge v Lewes, VCD v Farnborough, Wingate & Finchley v Leiston. KENT SENIOR CUP
First Round Result: Monday: Thamesmead 1 Maidstone 2.
Second Round Result: Tuesday: Tonbridge 1 Faversham 0. Fixtures: Monday: Gillingham. Tuesday: Chatham v Herne Bay, Whitstable v Bromley.
Dartford v Hollands & B . 15 11 2 2 51 17 35 Greenwich .... 15 9 3 3 55 33 30 Ashford ......... 15 8 3 4 37 20 27 Corinthian ..... 14 7 4 3 25 24 25 Erith Town .... 13 8 1 4 25 26 25 Beckenham .. 13 6 5 2 37 27 23 Lordswood .... 13 6 5 2 22 15 23 Erith & Bel .... 15 6 3 6 27 22 21 Canterbury .... 14 6 2 6 21 22 20 Rochester ..... 14 5 2 7 20 35 17 Sevenoaks .... 14 4 4 6 22 27 16 AFC Croydon . 13 4 4 5 20 25 16 Tun Wells...... 15 4 3 8 22 25 15 Crowboro ...... 12 4 3 5 25 30 15 Cray Valley.... 14 4 2 8 19 28 14 Fisher ........... 12 3 3 6 15 26 12 Deal .............. 11 2 2 7 15 23 8 Holmesdale... 13 2 2 9 24 44 8 Croydon ........ 11 2 1 8 11 24 7 Results: Saturday: AFC Croydon Ath 0 Deal 0, Ashford 6 Crowborough 1, Croydon 2 Erith & Belvedere 2, Erith Town P-P Canterbury, Greenwich 4 Sevenoaks 0, Hollands & Blair 3 Corinthian 1, Holmesdale 2 Beckenham 4, Lordswood 1 Cray Valley 1, Tunbridge Wells 1 Rochester 2. Wednesday: Canterbury 1 Rochester 2. Fixtures: Saturday: Canterbury v Greenwich, Cray Valley v Holmesdale, Crowborough v Corinthian, Croydon v Hollands & Blair, Deal v Beckenham, Erith & Belvedere v Ashford, Rochester v Erith Town, Sevenoaks v Lordswood, Tunbridge Wells v Fisher. Macron Challenge Cup
Second Round Results: Tuesday: Lordswood 3 Ashford 4 aet. Wednesday: Town 0.
Cray Valley 2 Erith Glebe ............ 15 12 1 2 43 11 37 Sutton Ath..... 14 9 1 4 32 25 28 Bearsted ....... 12 8 3 1 20 8 27 Gravesham ... 12 8 2 2 42 13 26 Lydd ............. 11 8 0 3 26 15 24 Sheppey ....... 13 6 3 4 25 19 21 AC London .... 14 6 3 5 24 18 21 Forest Hill ..... 15 6 2 7 20 22 20 APM Cntrast.. 14 5 4 5 29 20 19 Kent F Utd..... 14 5 4 5 20 21 19 Bridon Rps .... 13 6 1 6 19 20 19 Meridian ....... 14 5 4 5 23 28 19 Seven Acre ... 12 6 0 6 20 16 18 Orpington...... 12 5 3 4 14 12 18 Phoenix Res .. 15 5 2 8 15 24 17 Crockenhill ... 14 4 4 6 24 27 16 FC Elmstead . 13 4 3 6 22 28 15 Rusthall ........ 14 1 3 10 13 37 6 Eltham Pal .... 13 2 0 11 11 49 6 Lewisham ..... 14 1 1 12 9 38 4 Results: Saturday: APM Contrast 5 Crockenhill 0, Eltham Palace 1 FC Elmstead 3, Kent Football Utd P-P Glebe, Lewisham P-P Orpington, Lydd P-P Rusthall, Meridian P-P Bearsted, Seven Acre & Sidcup 4 Sutton Ath 1. Tuesday: Glebe 1 Phoenix Sports Res 2. Wednesday: Bearsted 2 Rusthall 0, Meridian 2 Seven Acre & Sidcup 1. Fixtures: Saturday: FC Elmstead v Gravesham, Phoenix Sports Res v Meridian, Orpington v Rusthall, Sutton Ath v Sheppey. Tuesday: Eltham Palace v Crockenhill, FC Elmstead v Lewisham. Wednesday: Bearsted v Lydd, Seven Acre & Sidcup v AC London.
Challenge Trophy Second Round Result: Saturday: Gravesham P-P Sheppey. Fixtures: Saturday: AC London v Lydd (at Lydd Town FC), APM Contrast v Seven Acre & Sidcup, Crockenhill v Glebe, Eltham Palace v Bearsted. Erith 147 Sp.. 10 7 2 1 19 4 23 Faversham S... 8 7 0 1 23 7 21 Snodland ........ 9 7 0 2 23 17 21 Kennington ..... 9 5 0 4 18 12 15 Greenways...... 8 5 0 3 14 12 15 Stansfeld ........ 8 4 2 2 17 10 14 Borden Vill .... 10 4 2 4 12 16 14 Bexley ............ 7 4 1 2 16 11 13 Fleetdown ..... 10 3 3 4 13 11 12 Staplehurst ... 10 3 2 5 16 20 11 ends in an even contest but the outcome was decided in the space of three second-half minutes when Sittingbourne were awarded a penalty which was superbly saved by Rhys Coates.
The keeper then launched a huge clearance which evaded everyone except the last defender who managed to stretch and flick the ball into his own net to put Ditton into the next round.
Felix Hicks Boorman was Metrogas ........ 7 3 1 3 9 9 10 Hildenboro ...... 9 2 2 5 14 30 8 Halstead ....... 10 2 0 8 9 23 6 Guru Nanak .... 8 1 1 6 8 12 4 Tudor Sports ... 9 0 2 7 5 22 2 New Romney .. 8 5 2 1 31 12 17 Hawkinge ....... 7 5 0 2 19 14 15 East Kent Coll . 6 4 1 1 17 11 13 APM Cntrst R .. 7 4 1 2 15 11 13 Deal Com ........ 7 3 1 3 19 17 10 Lydd Res ........ 5 3 0 2 12 10 9 Bearsted Res .. 7 2 2 3 10 15 8 Ide Hill ............ 6 2 1 3 16 17 7 Hollands Res ... 7 1 3 3 15 20 6 Sutton Ath R ... 5 0 2 3 2 7 2 Bredhurst J ..... 7 0 1 6 5 27 1 Sth Darenth .... 8 7 1 0 26 4 22 Rolvenden....... 8 6 2 0 23 8 20 Deal Res ......... 8 4 1 3 22 13 13 Kings Hill ........ 8 4 1 3 19 14 13 Larkfield ......... 5 3 2 0 16 6 11 S’brne Com..... 6 3 0 3 14 15 9 Sheppey Res... 7 2 2 3 12 11 8 N Romney R.... 6 2 0 4 4 13 6 East Kent C R .. 7 1 1 5 9 18 4 Kennington R .. 7 1 0 6 4 30 3 Ashford Res .... 6 0 0 6 4 21 0 Willesboro....... 9 8 0 1 38 9 24 L Sharsted ...... 7 4 1 2 21 14 13 Cuxton 91 ....... 8 3 3 2 21 15 12 Aylesford ........ 8 3 1 4 22 17 10 West Farleigh.. 7 3 1 3 15 18 10 Univ of Kent .... 6 3 0 3 18 14 9 Borden Vill R ... 5 3 0 2 11 9 9 Snodland Res.. 5 3 0 2 11 11 9 Staplehurst R .. 8 2 2 4 15 25 8 Guru Nanak R . 7 2 1 4 16 24 7 Yalding & L ..... 6 2 0 4 12 18 6 Tankerton ....... 6 0 1 5 5 31 1 Results: Premier Division: Faversham Strike Force Seniors 3 Kennington 1, Hildenborough 3 Halstead 2, Staplehurst 3 Borden Village 1, Tudor Sports P-P Stansfeld. Division 1 East: Bearsted Res P-P Lydd Res, Bredhurst Juniors 1 APM Contrast Res 3, New Romney 6 Hawkinge Town 0, Sutton Ath Res P-P Deal Community Sports. Division 2 East: Deal Town Res 5 New Romney Res 0, Kennington Res P-P Ashford Utd Res, South Darenth 3 Sittingbourne Community 2. Division 3 East: Borden Village Res P-P Snodland Town Res, Guru Nanak Res P-P Tankerton, West Farleigh 3 Staplehurst Res 4. man-of-the-match.
Despite going a goal down in the first minute, Invicta Sunday progressed to the second round after seeing off Maidstone Kestrels in extratime.
Invicta created chances in the first half but went into the halftime break 1- 0 behind despite the best efforts of Shaun Dowling and captain Alex Dunmill’s late 20-yard drive plus a couple of important saves from Fraser Harrison at Bill Manklow Inter-regional Cup second round: AFC Mottingham 1 Erith 147 Sports 4, Bexley 1 Hollands & Blair Res 2, Greenways P-P Oaks & Junior Red Seniors, Metrogas 3 Halls AFC 2 aet, Snodland Town P-P Fleetdown Utd. Kent Intermediate Cup second round: Sheppey Utd Res 1 Phoenix Sports Res 2 aet. Kent Junior Cup Group A second round: Acorns 0 Bexley Res 6, Blackham & Ashurts Saracens P-P Yalding & Laddingford, Cannon 24 7 Little Sharsted 1, East Kent College Res 9 Tankerton Juniors 1, Eccles 0 Larkfield 2, Hildenborough Res 1 Woodlands 4, Kings Hill 6 Otford Utd Res 4, Metrogas Res 6 Long Lane Res 4 aet, Rolvenden 5 Aylesford 3, Sutton Ath A P-P Stansfeld, Wickham Pk 3 Johnson & Phillips 4 aet, Willesborough 5 Ightham 3 aet. Fixtures: Premier Division: Erith 147 Sports v Tudor Sports, Faversham Strike Force Seniors v Bexley, Fleetdown v Metrogas, Greenways v Snodland.
Bearsted Res v APM Contrast Res, Deal Community Sports v New Romney, East Kent College v Bredhurst Juniors.
Ashford Utd Res v Deal Res, Kings Hill v Kennington Res, Larkfield v East Kent College Res, New Romney Res v Sittingbourne Community. Division 3 East: Aylesford v West Farleigh, Cuxton 91 v Willesborough Ath, Snodland Res v Guru Nanak Res, Tankerton v Little Sharsted, Univ of Kent v Borden Village Res. Bill Manklow Inter-regional Cup second round: Borden Village v Ide Hill, Chipstead v Long Lane, Guru Nanak v Otford Utd, Halstead United v Hawkinge, Hildenborough v Farnborough OBG, Kennington v Blackheath, Peckham v Sutton Ath Res. Kent Intermediate Cup second round: Hollands & Blair Res v Lydd Res. Kent Junior Cup Group A second round: Blackham & Ashurts Saracens v Yalding & Laddingford, Sutton Ath A v Stansfeld Res. Maidstone & District Charity Cup senior section: Staplehurst v Eccles. Maidstone & District Charity Cup junior section: Sheppey Res v Marden the other end.
Invicta’s patience was rewarded on 81 minutes when Dowling was tripped in the box and he calmly converted the spot-kick to take the match into extra-time.
Man-of-the-match Dowling continued to cause problems up front and in the eighth minute of extra-time was fouled again in the penalty box, stepping up to coolly fire his second spotkick to lead Invicta into the next round. Minors. EXPRESS CABS MAIDSTONE & DISTRICT SATURDAY LEAGUE Results: Kent Junior Cup Group A: Eccles 0 Larkfield & New Hythe 2, Marden Minors 5 Malgo 1, Wateringbury 7 St Lawrence 2. Group B: Kemsing 5 Kings Hill Res 0, Town Malling 2 AFC Valour Horsmonden 2 aet (AFC Valour won 4-2 on pens), Leybourne Ath 1 Hunton 3. Group C: Ditton Minors 4 West Farleigh Res 8, Tenterden Town 3 Ashford Ath 1. Fixtures: Aford Awards Benevolent Cup Group A second round: Trisports v Malgo. Aford Awards Benevolent Cup Group A first round: Lenham Wanderers Res v Kilnbarn. Premier Division: Maidstone Kestrels v Lenham Wanderers, Wateringbury v Three Suttons. Division 1: Headcorn v Leybourne Ath, Kings Hill Res v Phoenix Utd. Division 2: Ashford Ath v Hunton, Ditton Minors v Maidstone Ath, Parkwood Jupitors v Aylesford Res, West Farleigh Res v Wateringbury Wanderers. Crackerjack Reto Charity Cup Group A second round: Staplehurst v Eccles, Sheppey Utd Res v Marden Minors. Kent Junior Cup Group B: Hawkenbury v Eccles Res, Hollingbourne v Larkfield & New Hythe Res. Kent Junior Cup Group C: Hawkenbury Res v Mangravet Utd. Castle Colts .... 8 6 0 2 27 16 18 Park Royal ...... 7 5 2 0 32 15 17 Hollingbourne . 7 5 1 1 21 12 16 Aylesford ........ 6 4 0 2 20 14 12 East Malling .... 6 3 1 2 22 10 10 Star United...... 4 3 0 1 12 7 9 Langley Ath..... 4 1 0 3 9 13 3 Leeds ............. 4 1 0 3 12 20 3 Kings Head ..... 7 1 0 6 10 27 3 APM Contrast .. 4 0 0 4 8 21 0 Crosskys Sun .. 5 0 0 5 7 25 0 Tom Malins Andy Parker James Church
Kev Swaisland
Curtis Buckingham
Jake Horgan Mark Hiughes Dean Fincham Franco Minieri Pedro Almeida Paul Meredith Connor Parks Rob Jacobs 2 Barming Yth .... 5 5 0 0 24 6 15 Fishermans A.. 4 4 0 0 21 10 12 Larkfield Grn ... 5 3 0 2 9 10 9 White Horse .... 5 2 1 2 12 10 7 Snodland Twn. 6 2 1 3 15 14 7 Weavering ...... 6 2 1 3 16 22 7 Whitehawks .... 3 2 0 1 11 6 6 Walnut Wndrs . 4 2 0 2 9 12 6 Maid Intnl ....... 5 1 1 3 10 18 4 Blue Eagles..... 6 1 0 5 10 18 3 Coxheath & F .. 3 0 0 3 1 12 0 Dan Skinner Shane Haddaway Oli Bartram 2 James Nott Steve Whitehead Ben Deacon Andy Morphy Ian Knight Jacob Hearne Gavin Allen Vinters ............ 7 7 0 0 30 8 21 Ditton Minors .. 6 4 0 2 19 10 12 Icom Rangers . 5 4 0 1 11 4 12 Maid Kestrels .. 5 3 1 1 19 12 10 Invicta Sun...... 5 3 1 1 16 12 10 Prk Ryl Res ..... 7 3 1 3 16 13 10 Barming Bl...... 6 2 2 2 13 8 8 Eccles Sun ...... 6 1 2 3 13 19 5 Maid Tempest . 5 1 0 4 7 20 3 Crosskeys S R. 8 1 0 7 15 32 3 Sun Stallions... 6 0 1 5 7 28 1
Liam Baber 2
Charlie Warne
Sam Carter 3 Miles Cornwell 3 Ali Simpson James Savage Kenny Houston Dale Davis 2 Wes Enochs Oli Scrivener Jordan Malet Jason White 2pen Mark Chappell Ricky Slingsby 3 Sam Tate Gary Horsford Michael Collins
Rhys Coates Steve Lane Ritchie Ruddell Lee Gasson