Chatham Town Women lost 1-0 away to Southern Premier Division highfliers Hashtag United and have a weekend off as boss Keith Boanas takes charge of the London City Lionesses’ under-21s in Sunderland

Chatham Town Women “rattled” second-placed Hashtag United on Sunday and came close to bringing a point back to Kent.

Hashtag won the Southern Premier Division match 1-0 - that goal coming from the penalty spot - as Chats turned in a performance manager Keith Boanas was proud of.

Chatham are already relegated from the third tier and are now playing for pride - with just one game remaining at home on Sunday, May 5.

“It was a magnificent effort,” said Boanas. “We had quite a deep conversation before the game and it appeared to have resonated. I think we deserved at least a draw out of it.

“We had a couple of good chances, the penalty I would say was innocuous, probably just about right, but there was a similar one at the other end in the second half and I think he could have given that as well, instead of a free-kick right on the edge.

“We deserved a draw out of it for effort alone. We worked quite hard on stopping them playing and it all seemed to come together. People watching described it as a real solid performance.

“I am pretty sure they were frustrated because they made some quick changes and I could hear [their manager’s] voice in the dressing room, which was quite colourful.

“I think we rattled them, to be honest, but it’s too little, too late. If we had played like that in many other games we certainly wouldn’t be where we are which is the frustrating thing, and it goes to prove what they could have been capable of.

“We got our tactics right and they were implemented right on the pitch. That hasn’t always been the case where players have put into action what we’ve worked on.

“Everybody did their jobs and the players who came off the bench were excellent, it was a good squad performance.

“We were up against a side