Whitstable Town secured their first win of the season in Ryman Division 1 South on Saturday with a 3-2 success at bottom-of-the-table Horsham YMCA.

Brannon O'Neill and Eddie Walker twice gave Horsham the lead in the first half, with David Cory replying for Whitstable.

The home side then had two players sent off after the break and Stuart Vahid made them pay with a double strike, including a 74th-minute penalty winner.

Ramsgate gained their first point of the season in a 3-3 home draw with Worthing, but Jim Ward's side should have collected all three after leading 3-0 with half an hour left.

Strikes from Mark Lovell and Paul Axon, as well as a Clay Lamont own goal, appeared to put the Rams in command but they were then rocked by strikes from Tom Manton and Mike Huckett (2).

Second-placed Faversham Town suffered their first defeat since their promotion from the Kent League, losing 2-0 at home to the Met Police.

Although it was goalless at half-time, Met Police had missed a number of chances but they found their range in the second half through Steve Noakes and James Field.

Chatham Town also suffered their first defeat, going down 2-0 at Walton Casuals for whom Charlie Ide scored twice in the second half.

Sittingbourne made a flying start at Bognor Regis with Tom Bradbrook giving them a 2nd-minute lead.

But after that it was all downhill for the Brickies as Bognor scored four times without reply through Dean Maynard (two), Phil Turner and own goal.

Trailing 1-0 at the break, Thamesmead Town hit back impressively in the second half to defeat Ware 3-1 in Ryman Division 1 North.

Michael Toner gave Ware their interval lead but then Mead took control with goals by Danny Crouch (2) and Gabriel Momodu.