Ryman League round-up
09:41, 09 January 2012
Sittingbourne's Joe Nwoko runs through the Whitehawk defence
Sittingbourne achieved one of their best results of the season in Ryman League Division 1 South with a 2-0 home success over title-chasing Whitehawk.
Joe Dowley's side, without a victory in seven games, ended their poor run with second-half goals from Joe Nwoko and Bryan Glover.
Folkestone Invicta's run of seven successive league wins came to an end with a 2-2 draw against a Burgess Hill side who finished the game with nine men.
Invicta were 2-0 up early in the second half through strikes from Stuart King and Darren Marsden but the Sussex side fought back to earn a point with goals from Max Miller and Fred Foreman despite having two players sent off in the second half, Miller and Marc Munday.
Ramsgate also battled back from 2-0 down to earn a point at leaders Bognor Regis. James Crane and Ashley Robinson gave Regis a 2-0 half-time lead, but Ben Laslett reduced the deficit soon after the break and Joe Taylor grabbed the equaliser in injury time.
Hythe Town drew 1-1 with Corinthian-Casuals at Reachfields but they should have taken all three points after failing to convert long spells of possession into more goals. Dave Hodges put Casuals in front early in the second half and Hythe manager Scott Porter reacted by bringing on substitute Brendan Cass, and it was Cass who fired 68th-minute equaliser from the penalty spot after he had been brought down in the box.
Maidstone United and Godalming also drew 1-1 with both goals coming in the final 10 minutes. Godalming took the lead through Scott Harris but Banff Addae equalised two minutes from time.
Faversham took the lead at Merstham but ended up losing 2-1. Adrian Stone gave Ray Turner's side the lead in the second half but Merstham scored twice in the final 10 minutes through Fabio Saraiva and Omar Folkes.
Whitstable Town slumped to a 5-0 defeat at fellow strugglers Walton & Hersham with their goals coming from Graeme Purdy (3), Phil Williams and an own goal.
Chatham Town were beaten 3-0 by Brentwood Town in Ryman 1 North, with the Essex side's goals coming from Steve Butterworth, Dean Green and Ryan Doyle while Thamesmead Town went down 1-0 at Maldon & Tiptree. Sos Yao scored the only goal goal after 32 minutes.
In the Ryman Premier, the non-league's leading scorer, Kwesi Appiah, grabbed his 32nd goal of the season to give Margate a 1-0 home win over Concord Rangers
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