Date: Mon 26 Dec 2022

By Steve Whitney

Round-Up of Boxing Day's Later Kick-Offs in Division One Central

Berkhamsted maintained their six-point lead at the top of the Pitching In Southern League Division One Central table after a 4-0 win at Broadwater against fifth-placed AFC Dunstable.

Tobi Coker - double

Tobi Coker - double

A crowd of 306 saw Berko hit the OD’s with two goals in the opening 4 minutes from Adam Watkins and Tobi Coker.

Ben Walster added a third in the 37th minute and Coker notched his second of the game on 56 minutes.

Ware ended a run of three successive draws to beat neighbours Hertford Town 2-1 in front of a bumper crowd of 680 at Hertingfordbury Park.

In a game that kicked-off at 2pm, James Ewington scored his second goal since joining Ware after just 2 minutes.

Leigh Rose doubled the visitors` lead in the 14th minute, and they held on to that, despite Eduard Toiny-Pendred pulling one back for the Blues on 73 minutes.

Didcot Town remain in fourth spot after a 2-1 success at Yarnton Road against Kidlington.

Seth Humphries gave the Railwaymen a 13th-minute lead that Connor Barrett doubled from the penalty spot 4 minutes after half-time.

The hosts` only response came 3 minutes into stoppage time from Billy Gillett.

Hadley moved to within a point and a place of Welwyn Garden City in 11th after a comprehensive 4-0 win at Herns Way.

Peter Rosemin after just 5 minutes and Finlay Aldridge right on half-time, gave the visitors a two-goal interval lead.

Then two more in the final 7 minutes from Shehzad Anwar and Luke Alfano made it 4-0.

Bottom side Barton Rovers picked up a point from a 2-2 Sharpenhoe Road draw against Kempston Rovers, who were under new management.

Jemale Olayinka gave Barton a 19th-minute lead that Ben Baker cancelled out 7 minutes before the break.

James Hatch then gave the Walnut Boys the lead with 15 minutes to go, only for former Kempston striker Scott Joseph to level things 5 minutes later.

Cirencester Town’s climb up the table continues with a 4-0 win at second-from-bottom Highworth Town.

The two teams were switched to the Central section in the summer but, after a poor start, the Centurians are now finding their feet and two goals in a minute midway through the first half from Levi Irving and Zach Guinan gave them command.

Andy Lewis made it 3-0 on the hour-mark and then 2 minutes into stoppage time, Reegan Messenger added a fourth.

Thame United and Aylesbury United – both sitting uncomfortably close to the relegation zone, shared a 2-2 draw at The ASM Stadium.

It was goalless at the break, and then two goals came within 5 minutes of each other, with Harry Jones opening up for the Ducks on 56 minutes and Harlem Hale equalising on 61 minutes.

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