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League Review

3-0, eighth-placed Merthyr Town drew 2-2 and Beaconsfield Town lost 1-0,
all making it a decent day for last season’s play-off losers, Hayes & Yeading
United, who beat bottom side North Leigh 3-1 and moved up to 11th and
are now only six points adrift of the play-off places.
Dorchester lost 3-0 at the Ian Moorcroft Stadium to Tiverton Town. Louis
Morrison gave the Devonians a 23rd-minute lead that he doubled right on
the stroke of half-time. Jamie Richards made the points safe with a third
just past the hour-mark, although Tiverton did have to play the final 14
minutes with ten-men after Josh Jones received a second yellow card.
Merthyr’s long trek to Winchester City’s Charters Community Stadium saw
the points shared in a 2-2 draw. But the Martyrs will be kicking themselves
as they led 2-0 at the break with goals from Ricardo Rees after 35 minutes
and Lewis Powell 5 minutes before the interval. Archie Willcox reduced the
deficit just past the hour-mark and then on 78 minutes, Merthyr came
mighty close to making it 3-1 but Frazer Thomas` shot rocketed back off a
post. Warren Bentley pounced to pull Winchester level in the 85th minute
and then 3 minutes later, the visitors once again were unfortunate to see
Powell’s effort come back off the same post!
A crucial win for Harrow Borough, who moved out of the bottom four with
a 1-0 Earlsmead victory over Beaconsfield. A goal from Anointed Chukwu
right on the stroke of half-time eventually proved enough for Steve Baker’s
side.

Hayes & Yeading gave struggled to get going following last season’s play-off
final disappointment.

However, Paul Hughes` men are back on track after a 3-1 win at the SKYex
Community Stadium against bottom-markers North Leigh. Adam Liddle
gave the hosts a 22nd-minute lead that top marksman Moses Emmanuel
added to just 3 minutes later. And Gunn reduced the deficit for the Millers
after 33 minutes and it wasn’t until the 90th minute that Hayes & Yeading
could relax when Emmanuel grabbed his second the team’s third.
There was a big win too for Plymouth Parkway, who are still playing catch-
up on fixtures.
Lee Hobbs` side won 1-0 at the Ray Mac against fast-falling Salisbury, for
whom this was a fifth straight defeat. Callum Hall’s 73rd-minute effort
proved to be Parkway’s winner, although their star man was new loan
signing from Exeter City, young keeper Harry Lee, who produced a number
of fine saves to keep a precious clean sheet.