Southern Counties East League Premier Division weekend round-up as Faversham Town extend their lead; Punjab United, Rusthall, Bearsted, Kennington and Tunbridge Wells also victorious
Frontrunners Faversham beat Hollands & Blair to extend their Southern Counties East League Premier Division advantage on Saturday.
Forward Danny Parish put Tommy Warrilow’s Town team into a first-minute lead at Salters Lane with a seventh goal from six games in all competitions, with captain Callum Davies adding a second before the break.
Murisiku Batula scored beyond Faversham sponsors’ man-of-the-match keeper Archie Burford in the 96th minute, but his late goal proved to be no more than a consolation effort.
Faversham now are eight points clear of second-placed VCD, who were knocked out of the FA Vase by Hartpury University at the weekend, although the Vickers have two league fixtures in hand.
Fourth-placed Punjab edged a five-goal game at second-bottom Lordswood.
Elliott Duncan netted twice inside 20 first-half minutes for the Lords to put them in command.
But Punjab striker Roman Campbell got a goal in either half - adding to a penalty in the 55th minute - before midfielder Arun Suman struck to claim a 3-2 victory for Chipie Sian’s promotion-chasing side.
Corinthian travelled to third-placed Fisher and shared the spoils from a four-goal fixture.
Mefose Esumobi put Michael Golding’s men in front on six minutes, only for Fisher to have completed a turnaround by the hour mark.
But attacking midfielder Oscar Housego converted a penalty three minutes from time for the Hoops as it ended 2-2.
Rusthall piled more misery on basement boys Lydd, consigning them to a 2-0 home loss.
Jack Kirby struck in the 15th minute for Rusthall and then home substitute Keirran O'Leary put through his own net midway through the second period.
Bearsted were 5-2 home winners against Holmesdale.
Two-goal Sam Stace, Dieko Falade and Connor French