Leaders Whitecroft & Barton Sports and 2nd-placed Shanklin both won in the Isle of Wight Division 1 title race.
Bembridge 2-3 Whitecroft & Barton Sports
Bembridge were unlucky to lose to league leaders W&B after being 1-0 up at half time through a goal by Ryan James. In the 2nd half, Whitecroft struck back with efforts from Freddie Knowles and Nathan Martin before Colin Henderson put Bembridge on level terms. W&B’s winner came 5 minutes from full time from former Bembridge player Ant Kettell.
Victory leaves unbeaten W&B top of Division 1 with 40 points from 14 games. Bembridge are 10th with 14 points from 12 games.
Shanklin 7-0 Vectis
2nd-placed Shanklin overcame Vectis at the County Ground thanks to a hat trick from George Carter-Knight, a brace from Ryan Hill and a strike from Ji Nash. Victory leaves the unbeaten Seasiders snapping at W&B’s heels with 37 points from 13 games.
Binstead 0-3 Cowes Sports Reserves
The Yachtsmen moved into 3rd place in the Division 1 table after overcoming Binstead at the Molehill courtesy of goals from Darren Williams, Zac Fever-Norton and a 25-yard thunderbolt from Arthur Balchin. Cowes are now 16 points behind leaders W&B with 24 points from 13 games. Binstead are 4th with 23 points from their 12 games.
West Wight 8-2 Oakfield
5th-placed West Wight saw off the Oakers at Camp Road thanks to hat tricks from Charlie Smeeton and Louie Thomas and goals from Ash Brett and Tom Dye.
Pan Community 10-2 Ryde Saints
6th-placed Pan trounced bottom-of-the-table Ryde Saints at Downside. Mark Taylor scored a rare double hat trick for Pan. The remainder of the goals came from a Ross Lacey brace and further strikes from Lenny Dunkling and Sam Shepherd.
Sandown & Lake 1-3 Northwood St Johns
8th-placed NSJ overcame 2nd-from-bottom Sandown thanks to goals from Callum Bowen-Clarke, Jason Malcolmson and Aarun Ince.
Brading Town 8-0 East Cowes Sports
9th-placed Brading Town beat 12th-placed ECS at the Lane courtesy of an Aaron Youngson hat trick, braces from Aaron Bennett and Dan Vale, and a Scott Lawson strike.
In Division 2 …
Unbeaten Ventnor top the table after knocking 10 past Yarmouth & Calbourne at Watcombe Bottom. The scorers for Ventnor were Emerson Tattershall (X5), Robert Gee (X3), Charlie Urry and Lucas Timms. Ventnor are 3 points ahead of 2nd-placed High Park, who also chalked up 10 goals on Saturday by beating Newchurch 1-10 at Watery Lane.
Isle of Wight results for Saturday 29th October
Division 1
Bembridge 2-3 Whitecroft & Barton Sports
Binstead & COB 0-3 Cowes Sports Reserves
Brading Town 8-0 ECS
Pan Community 10-2 Ryde Saints
Sandown & Lake 1-3 Northwood St Johns
Shanklin 7-0 Vectis
West Wight 8-2 Oakfield
Division 2
AFC Wootton 1-4 Osborne Coburg
East Cowes Vics Reserves 3-2 Carisbrooke United
Newchurch 1-10 High Park
Ventnor 10-0 Yarmouth & Calbourne
Combination 1
ECS 0-5 Shanklin
Northwood St Johns 2-1 Brading Town
Oakfield 6-4 Binstead & COB
Vectis 0-2 Bembridge
Whitecroft & Barton Sports HW Sandown & Lake
Combination 2
Bembridge ‘A’ 1-2 Niton Community
Osborne Coburg 4-0 Ryde Saints
Results courtesy of IOW DFA
