Saturday March 14
FIRST DIVISION
Banstead Athletic 2-3 Chessington & Hook
Bridon Ropes 1-1 Greenways
Halls AFC 0-2 Croydon
Lydd Town 3-1 Lewisham Borough
Rochester United 1-2 SC Thamesmead
Sheppey Sports 0-8 AFC Greenwich Borough
Tooting Bec 1-1 FC Elmstead
With leaders SE Dons without a fixture, the chasing pack had the chance to close the gap at the top — and it was AFC Greenwich Borough who took full advantage in devastating fashion. Borough produced the result of the day with a remarkable 8–0 victory away to Sheppey Sports. Stefan Payne was the star of the show with four goals, supported by a brace from Oghosa Williams and further strikes from Bradley Ryan and Abel Vendrells. The win lifts Borough up to second place, eight points behind the Dons with three games still in hand.
It was a different story for Rochester United, who missed the chance to apply pressure at the summit after slipping to a 2–1 home defeat against SC Thamesmead. William Currie gave Rochester the lead in the second half, but goals from Wale Odedoyin and a stoppage-time winner by Owen Jeavons turned the game around. The result means it is now three matches without a win for Rochester, while Thamesmead climb out of the relegation zone with a vital three points.
In the play-off race, Croydon FC continued their superb form with a seventh successive victory, winning 2–0 away to Halls AFC thanks to second-half goals from Kanan Fitton and Tom Barton. FC Elmstead and Tooting Bec shared the points in a 1–1 draw, despite Elmstead playing most of the match with ten men after Owen Raymen was sent off early on. Jordan-James Tingley equalised after Benjamin Robinson had given Bec the lead. Greenways also had to settle for a point in a 1–1 draw at Bridon Ropes, where Joe Thomas scored for the third consecutive game after Abdulai Turay had opened the scoring for the hosts.
At the bottom end there was a huge result for Chessington & Hook, who kept their slim survival hopes alive with a 3–2 win away to fellow strugglers Banstead Athletic. Goals from Ronnie Spink, Danielius Burbulis and Boe Fowler sealed the victory, despite replies from Jay Andrews and Jensen Allchurch. Meanwhile Lydd Town created some breathing space above the drop zone with a 3–1 win over Lewisham Borough, with goals from Leo Dodds, Tyler Sterling and Connor Coyne before Ryan Atkinson grabbed a late consolation.