Folkestone Invicta 2 Margate 0 match report: Home side win Isthmian Premier game at Cheriton Road thanks to own goal and substitute Ira Jackson Jr’s effort

Two second-half strikes saw Folkestone beat Margate in their Isthmian Premier Bank Holiday Monday derby.

An own goal put Invicta ahead after a goalless first period before frontman Ira Jackson came off the bench to find the net and round off a 2-0 triumph.

David Smith turned away defender Tyrone Sterling in the seventh minute, although referee Peter Dingle dismissed home penalty protests as the frontman went down at the start of a lively affair at Cheriton Road in front of a crowd of 1,112.

Folkestone keeper Joe Coleman then got away with an error in the 10th minute during another otherwise good afternoon for him. He attempted to bowl the ball out and threw straight into recently-signed Antonis Vasiliou’s path but he fired wide of his right-hand post.

The home side were certainly creating the better chances, though, and Gate goalkeeper Harry Seaden tipped over winger Jordan Ababio’s drive. Impressive returnee Scott Heard was then thwarted in similar style on 16 minutes.

The chances continued to come as Margate’s Steve Cawley curled an 18th-minute shot against the crossbar.

Heard blasted well over the half-hour mark after he had driven forward purposefully from midfield and Smith glanced over a lofted cross by Andy Drury.

Visiting goalkeeper Seaden prevented Smith having a simple tap-in with 38 minutes played after Ababio had gone on the end of a Heard through-ball and let fly. The same combination worked together again as, this time, Ibrahim Olutade couldn’t get an all-important touch at the far post.

Coleman used his feet to thwart Cypriot Vasiliou at the other end in the 42nd minute.

But the visitors could have been reduced to 10 men on the stroke of half-time when defender Harry Hudson, already on a caution, brought