East Cowes Vics have won on the road at Totton & Eling this evening (Tuesday) to strengthen their grip on 5th place in Wessex Division 1, which ensures entry into the end-of-season playoffs. Jez Conway opened the scoring with a stunning strike in the 23rd minute (0-1). Ji Nash then added a 2nd goal for Vics 4 minutes from the half time interval (0-2). Jake Wright bagged the 3rd for the visitors (0-3), making certain the Isle of Wight side returned across the Solent with all 3 points. Full time: Totton & Eling 0-3 East Cowes Vics East Cowes Vics: Ram, Snow, Yates, Wheeler, Chase, Chapman, Wright, Boyd-Kerr, Conway, Reynolds, Nash Subs: Newbold, Neale, Marsek, Young, Coode Victory for Vics leaves the East Cowes side 3 points ahead of Fleetlands, who drew 1-1 with Downton. Vics play their final game of the season at home to Frimley Green on Saturday with a win almost certainly sufficient to secure a playoff place.
NEW MILTON 2-1 NEWPORT IW
Port lost on the road in North Island to New Milton by the best of 3 goals. Newport conceded in the 1st minute when Leon Pitman brought down a New Milton player in the penalty area and the spot kick was converted by the home side (1-0). Port equalised in the 19th minute through a Sonny Myram strike from a corner (1-1). The Island side were unlucky not to have taken the lead towards the end of the 1st half when Michael Thompsett struck the crossbar. New Milton pressed Newport in the 2nd half with Pitman forced to make a superb save and Matt Oatley clearing off the line. The breakthrough for the home side came in the 2nd minute of injury time, with the winning goal scored by New Milton’s Barney Stone (2-1). Full time: New Milton 2-1 Newport IW Newport IW: Pitman, Holbrook. Thompsett, Barron, Oatley.Butcher, Kettell, McGee, Myram, Wetherick, Parsons Subs: Bristow, Streeter (gk) Newport’s defeat leaves the County Town club 12th in Wessex Division 1 with 49 points from 39 games.
WHITECROFT & BARTON SPORTS 2-1 BEMBRIDGE
In the only game to have been played in Harwoods Division 1 this evening, W&B saw off Bembridge at Sandy Lane with a brace from Sam Cant and a further goal from Joe Rayner. League Leaders W&B are now 8 points ahead of West Wight at the top of the table, with 4 games of the season remaining.
