Harwoods Division 1 leaders Whitecroft & Barton Sports made hard work of beating East Cowes Sports at the GKN Sports Ground on Saturday.
W&B were on top in the 1st half with Kyle Drew coming close in the opening stages of the game with headed efforts.
Matt Evans put the ball in the net in the 19th minute but had his effort ruled offside.
A minute later, ECS took the lead through a close range strike from Josh Richardson (1-0).
W&B continued to press with Sam Cant shooting over the crossbar and Joe Rayner forcing ECS keeper Harvey to save at full stretch.
ECS continued to threaten at the other end of the pitch, forcing a couple of good saves from Gareth True.
Harvey then had to make a couple of vital blocks from Drew in the final minutes of the 1st half to preserve ECS’ lead until the interval.
Half time: ECS 1-0 W&B
Josh Richardson came close to scoring a brace for ECS on the hour mark when his volley missed the woodwork by inches.
W&B equalized in the 70th minute through Matt Evans (1-1).
ECS were desperately unlucky when W&B were awarded a penalty after a foul by Aiden Jones shortly before the final whistle, which was converted by Aidan Sainsbury.
Full time: ECS 1-2 W&B
ECS: Harvey, Reeves, Jones, Davis, Thomas, Fletcher, West, Silk, Gulliver, Richardson, Blacklock Subs: Chiverton, McDowell, Bryan
W&B: True, K. Sainsbury, Lambert, Jackson, Ovnik, A. Sainsbury, Lyon, Cant, Drew, Evans, Rayner Subs: Appell, Williams, East
In other games in Harwoods Renault Division 1 …
Bembridge 0-3 Shanklin
Shanklin saw off Bembridge at Steyne Park with goals from Ryan Hill, Dan Field and Barry Calvert
Binstead & Cob 2-4 Ventnor
Ventnor secured their 1st win of the season to date by overcoming Binstead at the Molehill. Martin Barrow, Blaise Franklin, Fred Knowles and Emerson Tattersall were all on target for the South Wight side.
Cowes Sports Reserves 3-1 Northwood St Johns First
The Yachtsmen are now 2nd in the Isle of Wight Division 1 table after strikes from Harri Catania, Riley Novak and Issac Cruise led to victory in the derby against Northwood St Johns at Westwood Park.
Vectis First 2-2 Brading Town
Vectis were held at home by the Romans at Cowes Enterprise College. Ryan Gregory and Callum Pye-Poulter were on target for Vectis. Brading scored twice through Dan Vale penalties.
West Wight First 2-0 High Park
West Wight are 3rd in the Harwoods Renault Division 1 table after getting the better of High Park at Camp Road. Jason Moore and Ash Brett were the West Wight scorers.
Harwoods Renault Division 1 table below:
In Harwoods Renault Division 2 …
Newchurch First 3-0 Niton
Newchurch saw off Niton at Watery Lane thanks to a brace from Dillon Gough and a further goal from Keith Rust
Osborne Coburg 7-0 AFC Wootton
Osborne Coburg have gone 2nd in the table by beating Wootton courtesy of hat tricks from Mark Taylor and Carl Phillipson and a further strike from James Green.
Seaview 1-8 Newport (IOW) Newport Res
Port Reserves have maintained their 100 per cent record in the season to date by knocking 8 goals past Seaview
Harwoods Renault Division 2 table below:
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