Saturday`s Vanarama National League South Review

By Steve Whitney

Just three matches in the Vanarama National League South on

Saturday due to the FA Cup with leaders Ebbsfleet United looking to stretch their lead at thye top of the table.

However, Fleet had to make do with just one point from a goalless encounter at Melbourne Stadium.

Despite a huge amount of pressure, all throughout the match, Ebbsfleet failed to capitalise on the chances and the Clarets came out with a hard-earned point.

Hemel Hempstead Town could have moved into the top five with a win at Vauxhall Road against lowly Concord Rangers.

But the Beachboys took full advantage of Hemel being reduced to ten-men after half-an-hour to take all three points back to Canvey Island.

Ed Oshidi received a straight red card for denying a goalscoring opportunity and Steve Cawley gave Concord the lead from the resulting penalty.

And after 36 minutes it was 2-0 thanks to a goal from former Maidstone United winger Ben Greenhalgh.

To their credit, the Tudors kept fighting and gave themselves a brief liefeline when Ben Herd pulled one back in the 87th minute, but the Beachboys held on.

Dartford moves to within a place of hosts Bishop`s Stortford after a 2-1 success at the ProKit UK Stadium.

Barry Cogan out the Darts in front after 12 minutes.

The Blues were back on level terms 5 minutes before the break, courtesy of Christian Smith.

But the Darts scored what proved to be the winner 9 minutes after the break through Elliott Bradbrook.

Gosport Borough slipped into eighth place after sharing a 2-2 draw with Truro City at Treyew Road.

The Cornish side are on a decent run themselves and took an 8th minute lead through Jamie Richards.

Top scorer Justin Bennett equalised 9 minutes later, only for the White Tigers to restore their advantage just 2 minutes later, thanks to Jamie Reid.

Recent signing, the experienced Rowan Vine, pulled Boro back on level terms immediately after the break – and that`s how the scoreline remained.

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