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Saturday's Kent non-league football round-up

Hythe's Craig Thompson (number nine) is mobbed by his teammates after scoring against Merstham.
Hythe's Craig Thompson (number nine) is mobbed by his teammates after scoring against Merstham.

Cray Wanderers got back to winning ways as they romped to a 5-1 at Horsham to move within three points of the Ryman League Premier Division play-offs.

Goals from Mark Willy, Leigh Bremner, Jack Clark, Danny Phillips and a Tony Dolby penalty sealed the win for the visitors, who have played a game more than the sides they are chasing.

Margate drew 1-1 at home to Canvey Island.

The visitors opened the scoring after just six minutes but Dean Pooley salvaged a point, and extended Gate's unbeaten league run to five games, with a 30-yard piledrive 18 minutes from time

Island remain two places above 11th-placed Gate.

Maidstone United's title-charge in Division 1 South was dealt a blow courtesy of a 2-0 defeat at promotion-rivals Bognor Regis on Saturday.

Goals in either side for the home team left the Stones fourth, six points behind leaders Dulwich Hamlet.

Folkestone Invicta are one place outside the play-offs after Simon Austin's 88th-minute wondergoal ensured a 2-1 win at Croydon Athletic.

Stuart King opened the scoring for the visitors after the break but Darren Smith saw a penalty saved and the hosts looked to have snatched a point seven minutes from time, only for Austin's blast from the right to fly into the net.

Neighbours Hythe Town moved into the top-10 after a 3-1 home win over Merstham.

Craig Thompson (pictured) made it six goals in six matches with a first half brace to put Hythe ahead, and though the visitors halved the deficit four minutes before half-time, the hosts wrapped up the points and went 10th thanks to Jimmy Dryden's strike eight minutes from the end.

Hythe leapfrogged Ramsgate, who lost 3-1 at Walton Casuals in a poor game.

The hosts scored from their only three shots on target, one a penalty, and all in the second half, before Ian Pulman pulled back a consolation in the last minute direct from a free-kick.

Danny Hockton was on the mark as Faversham Town drew 1-1 at Corinthian Casuals to go a place behind Ramsgate in 12th.

Sittingbourne are 13th after a goalless draw with Walton & Hersham at Bourne Park.

Cedric Abraham's strike for the Brickies, disallowed for offside on 14 minutes, was as close as either side came to breaking the deadlock.

Whitstable Town enjoyed a 2-1 win over Whyteleafe to go 18th and five points clear of the drop-zone.

They had to come from behind as the visitors opened the scoring after the break, only for subsititute Gary Mickelborough win a penalty which JP Collier converted and then grab the winner himself seven minutes from time to turn the game on its head.

Thamesmead Town are within sight of the play-offs in Division 1 North after a goalless draw at promotion-chasing Tilbury.

Mead are 11th, and six points off the play-off positions, but have at least two games in hand on the teams ahead of them.

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