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Faversham v Folkestone
Faversham v Folkestone

Folkestone and Faversham go into a 50-50 tackle

Folkestone Invicta came from behind to beat 10-man Faversham Town and go fourth in Ryman League Division 1 South.

The hosts actually took the lead through Danny Hockton on eight minutes but they saw Matt Bourne sent-off before Stuart King levelled with a 38th-minute penalty.

Frankie Chappell turned the game on its head with 20 minutes remaining and James Everitt made the points safe on 84 minutes before King fired his 20th of the campaign late-on to keep Invicta within 10 points of the summit.

Maidstone United slipped to fifth and are only two points ahead of play-off chasing Worthing, despite a creditable goalless draw at Dulwich Hamlet.

Hamlet slipped to third, but came closest when Frankie Sawyer hit the post with new Stones keeper John Whitehouse beaten.

Sixth-placed Worthing have a game in hand over the Stones and would have overtaken them had they not been pegged back by Eastbourne Town a minute from time to draw 2-2.

Hythe Town moved level on points with seventh-placed Chipstead after coming from behind to beat Crawley Down 3-1.

Luke Blewden put the visitors ahead on 25 minutes but two minutes into the second-half Nick Reeves volleyed Hythe level and Pat Kingwell completed the turnaround with 25 minutes remaining.

Brendon Cass sealed the win with a header 15 minutes from time.

Ramsgate are two points back in ninth after overcoming Burgess Hill Town by the odd goal in five.

Gillingham loanee Bradley Dack opened the scoring on the half-hour after coming off the bench but Hill drew level through Kenny Pogue on 51 minutes.

Joe Taylor put the Rams back ahead just before the hour and although Pat Harding's goal pegged them back five minutes later, Taylor grabbed his second to win it two minutes from time.

Whitstable Town suffered a 5-0 humbling at home to title-chasing Whitehawk to remain in the bottom two, below Burgess Hill on goal difference.

The Sussex side went second after taking a 2-0 lead in the closing stages of the first half through a brace of Paul Armstrong penalties, while Joe Keeham made it 3-0 on the hour and Sam Gargan and Josh Jones wrapped-up the big win with 15 minutes remaining.

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