Saturday`s Pitching In Southern Football League Premier Division Central Round-Up

A review of Saturday`s games.

Coalville Town not only preserved their unbeaten start in the Pitching In Southern Football League Premier Division Central on Saturday, the bolstered their goal difference to plus 13 after a 6-1 hammering of Banbury United at the Mander Cruickshank Solicitors Stadium.

And they had to come back from being an early 4th minute Henry Landers goal down to win too!

Jake Eggleton equalised after 27 minutes and 3 minutes later, Tim Berridge put Adam Stevens` side in front.

Luke Shaw added a third for the hosts just past the hour-mark and with Banbury still in the game, they had goalkeeper Jack Harding sent-off in the 64th minute for dragging down Kalern Thomas.

Half-time sub, striker Ricky Johnson, donned the gloved but couldn`t prevent Billy Kee from converting the resulting penalty.

Kee bagged his second and Coalville`s fifth after 73 minutes and Connor Smith made it 6-1 with 11 minutes remaining.

With Redditch United losing, Needham Market are now the only other team in the division with an unbeaten record after beating Bromsgrove Sporting 3-0 at Bloomfields.

Callum Page put the Marketmen ahead after 37 minutes and the same player doubled his and his team`s tally 8 minutes into the second half.

Will Hunt made it game over with the home side`s third after 68 minutes, although they did finish with ten-men after Callum Sturgess was dismissed for two bookable offences.

Redditch became St Ives Town`s second victims of the season to date, losing 3-1 at Westwood Road.

Things could barely have begun worse for the visitors when they had Kieren Donnelly sent-off with a straight red card in only the 3rd minute.

But it was the ten-men who opened the scoring through Jordan Clement after 21 minutes.

The Saints pulled level after 35 minutes with a penalty converted by Marc Richards.

And 9 minutes into the second half, Nathan Hicks gave the hosts the lead.

Fifteen minutes from the end, a second for Hicks sealed victory for St Ives.

Barwell broke their win duck on Saturday, beating neighbours Nuneaton Borough and leaving them, Leiston and Royston Town as the only teams now yet to taste victory in 2020/21.

Nuneaton took a 27th minute lead through William Edjenguele.

However, the afternoon turned sour for the big man when he received a second yellow card and was sent-off in the 42nd minute.

Jahvan Davidson-Miller equalised immediately after half-time but just shy of the hour-mark, the numbers on the field were also even when Jac Redhead was dismissed for a second booking.

Just as it looked as though Boro would go back across the A5 with a point, Kai Williams fired home from a narrow angle to win it for the Yellows.

Leiston are doing well in the cup but are still looking for that elusive first league win after going down to a 4-1 home defeat to Peterborough Sports.

Mamadu Sani gave the visitors a 14th minute lead that Jamie Eaton-Collins cancelled out after 38 minutes.

But the visitors took control with two goals just before half-time from Josh McCammon and then Jordan Nicholson.

And on 58 minutes, Nicholson bagged his second and Sports` fourth.

Royston amazingly made it five draws in their six games with a 1-1 stalemate at The Lamb against Tamworth.

After a goalless opening half, it was the Crows who broke the deadlock through Brandon Adams 10 minutes after the restart.

The recently returned Chris Cox equalised just shy of the hour-mark but Royston held firm to record another draw.

Kings Langley have only won once to date and have now drawn four as well after a 0-0 outcome at the War Memorial Athletic Ground against Stourbridge.

AFC Rushden & Diamonds moved up to fourth in the embryonic table after a 2-1 win at Hayden Road against managerless Hednesford Town.

After a quickfire start during which Diamonds hit the crossbar through Chris Wreh, Jesse Akubuine was brought down for a penalty which Lorrell Smith converted in the 16th minute.

Diamonds doubled their lead through Luke Fairlamb after 69 minutes, but Dan Sweeney made it interesting when he pulled one back for the Pitmen with 14 minutes remaining. However, they were unable to find a leveller.

Hitchin Town and Biggleswade Town both recorded their second wins of the campaign to date.

The Canaries got off to a great start at Stratford Town when they were awarded a penalty in only the 3rd minute when visiting keeper Tyrell Belford brought down Alex Marsh in the box.

But the normally reliable Layne Eadie saw his spot-kick well saved by Belford.

But it only took another 9 minutes for Luke Brown to give the visitors the lead and then right on half-time, Marcus Gouldbourne doubled the Canaries advantage.

Stratford improved in the second half and reduced the deficit through George Heaven after 67 minutes.

Two minutes from time, home nerves were showing after they had Ben Walster sent-off for an off-the-ball incident, but they managed to hold on.

Biggleswade Town fell behind at home to Alvechurch after 16 minutes through Kyle McFarlane.

But a penalty given for handball and converted by Joe Neal pulled the Waders level and they scored what turned out to be the winner through Jonny Giles.

The game at Crown Meadow between Lowestoft Town and Rushall Olympic finished one apiece.

The Trawlerboys got off to a good start with a goal inside 5 minutes from Adam Tann.

The Pics had it all to do, and when they had Tyler Little dismissed on 77 minutes for a second yellow card offence, it looked all over – until new signing Sam Mantom cracked home a low volley from the edge of the box on his debut to earn Rushall a point.