A difficult afternoon for Yeovil, as they left Chelmsford empty handed following their 1-0 defeat in Essex. Let’s see how the rest of the league fared…
It was a day for a draw, so we’ll run through the three other games that ended with a winner – the biggest win (yet smallest in scoreline) was at title challengers Worthing, where Braintree Town did us a big favour by grabbing all three points, courtesy of Aaron Blair. There were also two 2-1 wins, with one of them being earned by Slough Town, in controversial circumstances. A goalmouth scramble was ruled to have crossed the line in the 91st minute, handing the visitors the full three points away to Tonbridge Angels, while Chippenham Town recovered from a goal deficit to win at home against Dover.
Onto the draws, and we start with Torquay United, who got off to a solid start under interim manager Aaron Downes with a 2-2 draw at home to Aveley. There were FOUR 1-1 draws, the most dramatic of which came at Hampton & Richmond, as Farnborough buried a 92nd minute equaliser, while there was more late drama at Havant & Waterlooville, where Daniel Hayfield scored an 86th minute equaliser for Bath City. The final two games were dead heats between Dartford and 10-men Taunton Town, and St Albans City and Welling United.
Two games were postponed, and one was cancelled entirely; of course Truro’s “home” game was postponed against Hemel Hempstead, and Weston-super-mare’s home tie against Eastbourne Borough was also postponed due to an unplayable pitch, while W*ymouth’s trip to Maidstone was rescheduled due to the host’s involvement in the FA Cup on Monday night.
National League South results – in full
Chippenham Town 2-1 Dover Athletic
Dartford 1-1 Taunton Town
Hampton & Richmond Borough 1-1 Farnborough
Havant & Waterlooville 1-1 Bath City
St Albans City 1-1 Welling United
Tonbridge Angels 1-2 Slough Town
Torquay United 2-2 Aveley
Truro City P-P Hemel Hempstead Town
Weston-super-mare P-P Eastbourne Borough
Worthing 0-1 Braintree Town
National League South table
Updated tables after yesterday 📊
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