2nd-from-bottom Sandown & Lake have boosted their chances of escaping relegation from Isle of Wight Division 1 by beating 8th-placed East Cowes Sports 3-1 at the Fairway on Saturday (11th March).
East Cowes Sports led at halftime but a brace from George Johnson and a further 2nd half-goal from Harry Mulholland saw Sandown take all 3 points.
Oakfield 2-2 Brading Town
The Romans took a point from the Oakers at Slade Road thanks to goals from Aaron Bennett and Josh Paine.
Ryde Saints 2-3 Binstead & COB
Bottom-of-the-table Ryde Saints put on a creditable performance in the Ryde derby against near neighbours Binstead, losing by the best of 5 goals. The Binstead scorers were Phil McDonald, Cam O’Rourke and Sam Hart.
Vectis 1-2 West Wight
4th-placed West Wight saw off 3rd-from-bottom Vectis at Cowes Enterprise College. Vectis opened the scoring through Jamie Barratt before goals from West Wight’s Louie Thomas and Charlie Smeeton saw West Wight bag all 3 points.
Isle of Wight Division 1 table below:
In Division 2 …
Newchurch 0-4 AFC Wootton
4th-placed Wootton bolstered their slim chances of promotion by beating Newchurch at Watery Lane thanks to a hat trick from Nick Antsey and a further goal from Harry Green. Wootton are now 3 points behind leaders Ventnor but have played 2 more games.
Division 2 table below:
Isle of Wight football results for Saturday 11th March
Harwoods Renault IOW Saturday League Division 1
Oakfield 2-2 Brading Town
Ryde Saints 2-3 Binstead & COB
Sandown & Lake 3-1 ECS
Vectis 1-2 West Wight
Harwoods Renault IOW Saturday League Division 2
Newchurch 0-4 AFC Wootton
The Ken Morris Isle of Wight Junior A Cup Sponsored by the Harwoods Renault Saturday League 3rd Round
ECS Reserves 2-2 Niton Community
Ventnor 1-0 West Wight Reserves
Whitecroft & Barton Reserves 4-0 High Park
(Match abandoned after 70 minutes)
The U.N.I.S.O.N. Isle of Wight Junior B Cup Quarter-Finals
AFC Wootton Reserves A/W Ventnor Reserves
Bembridge ’A’ 9-0 Newchurch Reserves
Osborne Coburg Reserves 2-4 Pan Community Reserves
Ryde Saints Reserves 0-2 Niton Community Reserves
Results and tables courtesy of IOW DFA
