won 4-2 at mid-table Merstham on Tuesday night to close the gap at the top of Ryman League Division 1 South.Maidstone UnitedAfter a frantic finale which produced five goals in the final 15 minutes,

Defender Graeme Andrews (pictured) put the Stones ahead after 12 minutes but the hosts levelled 13 minutes from time.

However Baff Addae struck two minutes later to restore United’s lead and substitute Shaun Welford made it two goals in little over three minutes to make it 3-1.

Merstham pulled back a second on 86 minutes but Alex Flisher calmed Maidstone nerves deep into six minutes of added time with the winner.

The victory took the Stones back to fourth, eight points behind leaders Bognor Regis Town, though having played two games more than the Sussex side.

Despite not playing, it was a bad night for Folkestone Invicta as they slipped two places to sixth, out of the play-off places, as Worthing also won.

Invicta do have a game in hand on Worthing and have played two fewer than the Stones, who they trail by two points.

Faversham Town overcame struggling Burgess Hill Town 2-1 on Tuesday to move up to 13th.

The result did neighbours Whitstable Town a favour as they remain behind third-bottom Hill on goal difference but now have a game in hand.

It was a tough night for the Kent sides in Ryman Division 1 North as they both lost out to the leading pair.

Thamesmead Town suffered a 1-0 home defeat to leaders Leiston to make it two defeats in four days.

The Suffolk side snatched the only goal after just three minutes and despite good efforts from Theo Fairweather-Johnson and Jack Pallen, Mead couldn’t find a reply.

Chatham Town lost 3-0 at second-placed Enfield Town - the Chats’ second 3-0 defeat in four days and their fifth since New Year’s Eve.

The North Londoners took a 1-0 lead into the break after Brad Potter sliced the ball past Tim Roberts and into his own net.

Roberts was beaten by a dipping shot after the interval and the hosts added a third in added time, having earlier struck the post from a controversial penalty which had left Chatham incensed after Enfield were allowed to re-take a free-kick rather than the Chats being awarded a throw-in.

Margate suffered a fourth defeat in a row after going down 2-1 at Kingstonian in the Ryman League Premier Division on Monday night.

The recalled Tom Murphy gave Gate the lead after a goalmouth scramble nine minutes into the second half, but they were made to pay for missed opportunities when the Ks levelled shortly after the hour before snatching the win six minutes from time to leave Gate 12th.