Whitecroft & Barton Sports overcame closest rivals West Wight at Camp Road to go top in Harwoods-Renault Division 1.
Aidan Sainsbury opened the scoring for the away side in the 25th minute, with Fin Kalaker adding a second for WaB 7 minutes later to give the visitors a 0-2 half time lead.
West Wight battled hard in the 2nd half but were denied until the 84th minute when Josh Daley pulled a goal back for the home team. W&B held out for the remaining 6 minutes plus injury time to take all 3 points.
West Wight 1-2 Whitecroft & Barton Sports
WaB’s win leaves them unbeaten at the top of Wessex Division 1 with 10 points from 4 games. West Wight fall to 3rd with 9 points from 4 games.
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In other games…
Brading Town 3-0 High Park
The Romans go 4th in the table by beating Div 1 newcomers High Park at Vicarage Lane courtesy of a brace by the ever-dependable Dan Vale and a further strike by Isaac Glyn.
Oakfield 1-0 Osborne Coburg
A goal by Nathan Roberts was sufficient for the Oakers to overcome bottom-of-the-table Burg at Slade Road.
Shanklin 0-0 Bembridge & Vectis
Shanklin were held to a goalless draw at the County Ground by newly formed Bembridge & Vectis.
Ventnor 10-0 Northwood St Johns
Prolific scorer Emerson Tattersall netted 4 times as Ventnor put 4 past Northwood at Watcombe Bottom. The Ventnor captain has now hit the target 11 times in the 4 games of the season to date. The remaining 6 goals came courtesy of a brace from Liam Harper and further goals from Rob Gee, Harry Mulholland, Jack Groundsell and Charlie Urry. Ventnor’s victory sees the South Wight side go second.
In Division 2…
Binstead & COB 3-1 Niton
Goals from Darren Powell, man-of-the-match Zak Sullivan, and Ollie Crook saw Binstead see off Niton at the Molehill in a winning start to life in Division 2.
Pan Community 3-3 Newport Reserves
Josh Gwilliam and Jordi and Robbie Shepherd were on target for the away side as Newport held Pan in the Newport derby at Clatterford Rec.
Ryde Saints 6-1 Newchurch
An Alfie Donovan hat trick and further strikes from Alfie Bradley, Jack Maloney and Elliot Wilson saw Saints knock six past Newchurch, with the evergreen Keith Rust scoring the away side’s consolation goal.
Sandown & Lake 3-0 East Cowes Vics Reserves
Shay Dixon, Rob Iley and Louis Day were the scorers for Sandown in their 3-goal victory over Vics at the Bay CE School.
Seaview 0-4 ECS
Taylor Holmes bagged a brace and Joel Porter and Ray Richardson grabbed a goal apiece as East Cowes Sports put 4 past Seaview. This was a distinct improvement for Seaview who lost the corresponding fixture the previous season by a 21-goal margin.
Isle of Wight football results for Saturday 6th September
Division 1
Brading Town 3-0 High Park
Oakfield 1-0 Osborne Coburg
Shanklin 0-0 Bembridge & Vectis
Ventnor 10-0 Northwood St Johns
West Wight 1-2 Whitecroft & Barton Sports
Division 2
Binstead & COB 3-1 Niton
Pan Community 3-3 Newport Reserves
Ryde Saints 6-1 Newchurch
Sandown & Lake 3-0 East Cowes Vics Reserves
Seaview 0-4 ECS
Combination 1
Bembridge & Vectis Reserves 7-0 Shanklin Reserves
East Cowes Sports Reserves 2-1 Oakfield Reserves
Osborne Coburg Reserves 0-3 West Wight Reserves
Sandown & Lake Reserves 0-3 Brading Town Reserves
Whitecroft & Barton Sports Reserves 5-0 Ventnor Reserves
Combination 2
Bembridge & Vectis A 3-0 Sandown & Lake A
High Park A 7-1 Oakfield A
Newchurch Reserves 2-4 Ventnor A
Ryde Saints Reserves 0-3 West Wight A
