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League Review

Wet weather plays its part

The wet weather played its part in the Pitching In Southern League Premier
South with five games postponed.
There was just a third defeat of the season for high-flying Salisbury as a first half
strike from Ibrahim Olutade gave hosts Walton & Hersham a good three points
to keep them tucked inside the leading pack.
In Devon, Tiverton Town recovered from conceding within the opening couple of
minutes to beat Bracknell Town 2-1. It was Jordan Espirit who opened the
scoring only for River Allen to wade in and level matters on the hour-mark before
Jack Rice-Lethaby hit a last-minute winner.
It was a good day for William Fletcher and Dorchester Town as the frontman
bagged a brace in a 2-1 triumph at Swindon Supermarine, for whom Henry
Spalding has cancelled out Fletcher’s opener.
The day’s other action saw Basingstoke Town and Beaconsfield Town play out
a 1-1 draw. Dan Bradshaw put the visitors one goal up early on, but William Upton
levelled matters early in the second period and that’s how it remained.

Only four games survive wet weather across
two divisions

The pesky wet weather meant that only four games took place across both the
Pitching In Southern League Division One South and Central.
In Division One South, there were two good home wins for the clubs who have
3G surfaces with Malvern Town securing their fourth straight victory as they beat
Willand Rovers 3-0. Jordan Annear headed home the opener in the first half
before sweet strikes from Lewis Spurrier and Levi Francis secured a commanding
win.
It’s a result that moves The Hillsiders up to eighth, just one place below Bishops
Cleeve who were 4-1 victors over Mousehole. Ethan Dunbar and Toby Holland
put the home side in control only for Ross Langworthy to be red-carded and then
Hayden Turner pull a goal back just before the break.
The second half saw Will Turner and a second from Holland make the points safe
as Mousehole’s poor form continues.
Over in Division One Central and the day belonged to Jake Watkinson who hit four
goals in Leighton Town’s emphatic 5-1 victory over Stotfold. It was an early
goal from Ben Farrell that set them on their way before Watkinson took over. Henry
Snee hit a late consolation for the visitors.
There was drama at Ware as a stoppage time strike from Marcus Gouldbourne
gave Bigglswade Town a 1-0 away win to move them up to fourth place in the
table.