And… breathe. Following a hard-fought win for Mark Cooper’s men yesterday in south-west London, let’s dive straight into the scores from the other games today, and how it impacts the league standings.
We start in Kent, where one of many shocks for top sides went down – Maidstone took down 10-man Worthing, with a double from Levi Amantchi contributing to a good day for the home side. Another shock took place at the site of our opening day hosts, where Hemel Hempstead got the better of Torquay United in a frantic end to the game, with 3 goals in 3 minutes causing chaos for scorekeepers! A final shock took place closer to home, where Bath City came back from 2 goals down to recover a point against a struggling Dover Athletic.
There were two more 2-2 draws, with Eastbourne Borough recovering a point at home to Welling United, while Farnborough were twice pegged back by a stubborn Slough Town. A former Glover had a great day out at Chelmsford City, as Shaun Jeffers grabbed a double in a rare start for St Albans City, handing the visitors a 2-0 win.
Our next league match is at home to Aveley, who were held to a 1-1 draw by 10-man Braintree Town, and in another 1-1 draw, 10-man W*ymouth earned a point at home to Chippenham Town, who are now without a win in their last 5 games in all competitions.
Dartford put a stop to their 4 game losing run (including the FA Cup) by edging past Tonbridge Angels by a scoreline of 1-0, while back down south, Truro City went down to 10 men with Ryan Law being sent off, before Kieran Thomas scored the winner for a visiting Weston-super-mare in a 1-0 result. And staying south, we finish up with a 0-0 draw between Taunton and Havant & Waterlooville, where the only action was a 92nd minute red card for the visitors.
National League South results – in full
Aveley 1-1 Braintree Town
Bath City 2-2 Dover Athletic
Chelmsford City 0-2 St Albans City
Dartford 1-0 Tonbridge Angels
Eastbourne Borough 2-2 Welling United
Farnborough Town 2-2 Slough Town
Hemel Hempstead Town 3-2 Torquay United
Maidstone United 4-0 Worthing
Taunton Town 0-0 Havant & Waterlooville
Truro City 0-1 Weston-super-mare
W*ymouth 1-1 Chippenham Town
National League South table
