West Herts Saturday latest results

With Glenn Sports’ game called off due to the weather, Hemel Hempstead Rovers went back to the top of the table by beating The Engineer Harpenden 4-2.

Rovers went 3-0 up before Engineer got two goals back, but a Rick Potton penalty in the dying minutes saw Rovers home. Marcus Tower, with a brace, and Jack Burrows were the other scorers, while James O’Brien and George Skinner replied for Engineer.

Bovingdon A hosted champions Tring Athletic A and edged a close game 2-1. Jamie Barker and Adil Suliman got the goals for Bovingdon, while Andy Humpreys netted for Tring.

West Herts Division One:

Tring Town AFC lost their 100 per cent league winning record in a local derby draw with Tring Corinthians Reserves. Tring went 1-0 up after 10 minutes from an Ashley Wadhams header from a corner.

Corinthians replied on the half-hour via Josh Sawyer. It was less windy in the second-half which allowed both to play better football. Town’s Ryan Shefras fired home from close range to make it 2-1 on 75 minutes but Corinthians equalised with five minutes left via Connor Hearn.

National Christian Cup third round (last-16):

Kings Sports travelled to Selhurst United, from the Bromley & Croydon Christian League in Kent on a windy day.

Kings struggled to get their game together, while Selhurst had a lot of possession. Mid-way through, a Selhurst winger broke down the left, beat the full back and scored from a tight angle to make it 1-0. A few decent saves from Kings’ keeper Tom Oliver kept them in the game. Kings were more cohesive in the first 20 minutes after the break, missing a glorious chance within minutes, as the Selhurst keeper saved at point-blank range. Against the run of play, Selhurst took a 2-0 lead and Kings could have fallen apart. However, they kept pressing and got a goal back, when an in-swinging free-kick from Josh de Paola eluded everyone and went in at the far post.

Kings levelled within a few minutes when another De Paola free-kick allowed Brandon Murtagh to head home. For a moment it was all Kings but two crazy mix-ups saw Selhurst convert from two six-yard box mêlées and made it 5-2 after a screamer from 30 yards out.

n Southern League Premier Division side Kings Langley’s home game on Saturday against Hartley Wintney was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. It has been rearranged for Tuesday, March 12.

This Saturday Kings, in seventh, visit 13th-ranked Basingstoke Town.