Whitstable Town FC

Marcos Perona is the GLS man of the match for the Maidstone match:

Marcos Perona speaking to the website after he was named the GLS man of the match for the Maidstone game. "I?m thrilled to have won the man of the match,? said the young Spaniard, ?There were many good performances out there today, Shane, Tom, and the lads up from all did well. For Malcolm Nixon who is one of the supporters to pick me was a thrill, it?s always nice to win any award but with so many good performances all over the pitch, well, that?s really nice that I was chosen.? Marcos  Audio next:

Whitstable Town 1-1 Maidstone United

Whitstable Town: Marc Brown, Gary Sayer, Tom Parker, Mark Adock, Shane Davies (Mark Lane), Marc Seager, Stuart Harrison, Marcus Perona, Steve Marshall, Sam Prett (Andy Constable 86), Aaron Knight. Subs not used: Robbie Summers, Rob Thomas, Wayne Barrett.

Maidstone United: Dave Wietecha, Nathan Paul, Garry Kimble, Lloyd Hume (Neil Miller 45), Mario Celaire, Ryan Royston, Jimmy Strouts, Sam Tydeman, Mo Takaloo Lyndon Rowland (Lee Sperring 80), Simon Austin (Nick Hegley 45). Subs not used: Gary Hemens, Richard Mannerings

Stones manager Lloyd Hume blasted his players after a lacklustre performance for 60 minutes against Whitstable arguably cost his side maximum points.This was a keenly contested game with both sides having chances to win the match and Whitstable should have had a healthy lead by the time the Stones grabbed an undeserved equaliser in first half stoppage time.

And it was the way the Stones started so poorly that concerned Hume. He said: ? In the first half an hour we could have been 2 or 3 down and I don?t think that?s acceptable. Its nothing to do with the players not trying hard its to do with attitude. We should have started the game like we finished it.?

It was a defensive error from Ryan Royston with 7 minutes gone which lead to Steve Marshall sending Dave Wietecha the wrong way for the opening goal. And when Hume got caught out at the back, Whitstable really should have doubled their lead but Stuart Harrison?s shot missed the goal.Sam Tydeman was desperately trying to drive some life into the Stones performance and a neat move which started with Hume and Mario Celaire tidying up at the back ended with the midfielder striking a shot from distance which Marc Brown did well to parry wide.

Sam Prett and Marc Seager then threatened the Stones goal before United got a precious equaliser. Gary Kimble?s corner caused problems in the Whitstable box and Brown was only able to punch the ball as far as Celaire who had time to pick a spot and smash the ball into the net.
The Stones emerged in the second half with Nick Hegley and Neil Miller on for Simon Austin and Lloyd Hume and it was Hegley who particularly shone for United. With 68 minutes gone, and with Maidstone finally showing some much needed urgency, Hegley?s persistence lead to him crossing for Jimmy Strouts to get a slight touch to Mo Takaloo but his volley just cleared the bar.Another Hegley cross should have been converted by Lyndon Rowland but the striker headed over before Wietecha was forced to deny Harrison as the game moved swiftly from end to end.

Strouts was then guilty of a miss when Tydeman chipped the ball up for him but it bounced off his head and looped over the bar. Then with just four minutes remaining, the Stones had a glorious chance to win the game. Another Tydeman cross fell to substitute Lee Sperring who was in acres of space. He couldn?t have been aware that he had an age to pick his spot and he snatched at the chance, driving the ball well wide across the face of goal. 

 Tuesday 27th Sept 2005:

On sunday at Hayes Lane Cray made it through to the next round of the FA Cup with a 4-1 win against Camberley thanks to two goals apiece from John Maine and Jamie Wood.At Cheriton Road on monday a Simon Glover goal gave Folkestone a 1-0 win against Braintree in the Ryman Premier Division

Week ending Sat 23rd Sept:

Gravesend & Northfleet went down to a 2-1 home defeat against Kidderminster in Nationwide Conference with Charlie MacDonald on target for the Kent side.A good day in the FA Cup for the counties sides with pride of place going to Tonbridge who won 3-2 at Fisher with two goals from Jay May and an effort from Ray Powell.Also winning away were Welling who beat Boreham Wood 2-0 and Folkestone 1-0 at St Margaretsbury while back in kent Bromley beat Chipstead 2-1 with goals from Nic McDonnell and Joe Vines and the two thanet sides Margate and Ramsgate both won 1-0 against Carshalton and Southall.The two clubs going out of the competitions were Dover who lost 1-0 at Chelmsford and Deal who were beaten 3-1 by Hitchin.In Ryman 1 an improvig Ashford drew 1-1 with Walton Casuals with Joby Thorogood on target and in the Southern League the kent derby ended in a 1-0 win for Sittingbourne over Dartford thanks to a Ricky Spiller goal and Chatham beat Potters Bar 3-2 at Maidstone Road.Only two winners in the Kent League this week with Erith & Belvedere beating Greenwich Borough 3-1 and VCD beating Tunbridge Wells 3-0.Thamesmead and Lordswood remain unbeaten after a 1-1 draw at Bayliss Avenue.At Reachfields two goals from Richard Sinden helped Hythe to a 3-3 draw with Erith and Slade Green and Sporting Bengal drew 2-2 at the Small Glen.The biggest gate in the league saw Whitstable take the lead through Steve Marshall but visiting Maidstone earnt apoint with a Mario Celaire goal just before half time.In the Kent County League Premier leaders Stansfeld beat Fleet Leisure 2-1 and an improving Faversham moved up to sixth after beating Bearsted 1-0 at Salters Lane.