FIVE-GOAL SUDBURY HIT BRAKES; Cadden's men suffer first defeat DIVISION ONE MIDLANDS.

Leamington 3

AFC Sudbury 5

AFC Sudbury stunned Leamington on their first visit to the New Windmill Ground with a devastating first-half attacking display which saw them inflict the first defeat of the league season on Jason Cadden's table-toppers.

It was clear from the early exchanges that the game would be an open one and the visitors took the lead when Piers Wixon lobbed a fine effort over a stranded Richard Anstiss on 14 minutes.

The same player stunned the home fans into silence when he doubled the lead from close range five minutes later.

Richard Howell was presented with an easy chance for the third and Gareth Heath sent his side in four goals up at the break netting from the penalty spot.

Leamington staged a second-half fightback through Mark Bellingham and a double from substitute Luke Corbett which brought them within a whisker of a point.

But Sudbury broke away and snatched a fifth in the dying seconds through Howell.

Nuneaton Town 2

Woodford United.0

NuNeAToN strengthened their promotion claims with a comfortable victory in a low key encounter with visitors Woodford.

The Liberty Way outfit were in control throughout, but made hard work of turning their superiority into goals.

Neither goalkeeper had a shot to save for the opening half hour, but Paul Spacey sparked Nuneaton into life.

The midfielder whipped in a low centre across the face of the Woodford goal with Gez Murphy inches away from applying the finishing touch before giving Nuneaton a 31st-minute lead with a cross come centre that drifted in at the far post.

The lively Spacey then saw his stunning 20-yard volley smack against the crossbar and rebound to safety with visiting keeper Matt Finlay well beaten.

Nuneaton extended their lead on 27 minutes as Finlay allowed David Blenkinsopp's tame shot to squirmunder his body and into the net.

It was all Nuneaton and Murphy was unlucky to see his fierce drive smack against the outside of a post early in the second half.

Spacey should have scored late on after being set up by James Armson.

Soham Town Rangers .................0 Chasetown ................................. 3 INJuRY-depleted Chasetown shrugged off a red card for double scorer Harry Harris to take a 3-0 success at Soham.

The visitors fared better in the first half, and on 23 minutes Danny Smith was brought down by Martin Bromwich handing Chasetown a penalty with Harris sending the keeper the wrong way to put the Scholars ahead.

Seven minutes later, Harris made it a double, picking up a long ball from keeper Ryan Price on the left and firing past Lea Jordan left-footed after his first effort bounced out off the keeper's control.

Soham upped their game as the second half began, but on 57 minutes Richard Batchelor rounded Michael Simpson and took the ball past the home defence before slotting home Chasetown's third.

Harris was then shown his second red card in as many games for a second booking, and in the closing minutes Adam Weston fired a right-footed shot in from the left for Soham but Price was on hand at the near post.

Leighton Town ...........................0 Atherstone Town........................0 THIS had all the potential for a thrilling game of football, with two clubs in the top five of the table, and both in prolific scoring form. The reality, however, was a goalless draw in a match where neither keeper had a save to make.

Adders' Lee Greenway really should have broken the deadlock, or at the very least tested home keeper Nigel Maarman, when on 85 minutes the ball dropped to his feet five yards from goal, and only he will know how he missed the target.

Prior to Greenway's miss both defences looked impenetrable, TomGuiney and Jamie Hood were dominant in the air for Atherstone, while opposite numbers Scott Thomas and Peter Clifford were equally impressive protecting the Leighton goal.

The Adders introduced new signing Brian Woodhall as a substitute with 20 minutes remaining, but there was to be no debut goal for Woodhall, who has joined from Rugby, as both teams played out the goalless draw.

Malvern Town 1

Aylesbury United 1

MALveRN battled their way to a deserved point against play-off chasers Aylesbury in an open and exciting game.

The visitors took the lead on nine minutes.

Craig Williams was harshly judged to have brought down Glen Hawkins and Chris Marsh despatched the spot kick.

Despite the setback, Town were level six minutes later. Jamie Hyde's free-kick was fumbledbyJackSilitoeandJoeKingsmashed the ball into the back of the net.

Aylesbury tested the Malvern defence but a series of vital blocks and challenges denied the visitors and the closest they came through was Jack Mealor on 66 minutes.

His shot was clawed away from the bottom corner by keeper Craig Humphries.

Dane Aldington almost scored direct from a corner for Town, but Silitoe punched it away to keep the scores level.

Bedworth United 0

Bury Town 4

HIGH-SCoRING Bury Town made it 18 goals in their last three games after a 4-0 thrashing at Bedworth.

Town opened their goal scoring spree in the 25th minute after Gavin Johnson slammed the ball past keeper Andy Kemp from close range following a through-ball from Lee Smith.

Six minutes later, Russell Short made it 2-0 after again set up by Smith.

Five minutes from half time United had a rare chance on goal but Danny Edmond missed out by putting his shot wide of the target.

On the 53rd minute it was 3-0 when Lee Reed capitalised on a defensive error to net his first goal of the game.

Ten minutes later, Reed grabbed his second.

Kemp was injured in a clash with Sam Reed and the ball deflected off the luckless keeper to the unmarked Reed who made no mistake in front of an open goal to make it 4-0.

Try as they might United just couldn't break the Town defence down to grab a consolation goal.

Bromsgrove Rovers.0

marlow 2

MARLOWwere deserved winners with a goal in each half against a very poor Bromsgrove team.

After an early chance for debutant Pheon Jolly that only forced Kieron Drake into an easy save, the remainder of the half belonged to the visitors.

They took the lead on 19 minutes when Jermaine Roche hit a volley that gave new keeper Chris Kiely no chance.

The home team were reduced to 10 men five minutes before half-time when Alex Stewart tumbled over in the penalty area and referee Patterson dismissed Barry Woolley. Aaron Couch hit the resultant penalty low to Kiely's right but the Bromsgrove keeper saved.

Chris McHale had a shot blocked on the line at the start of the second half and Troy Wood hit the crossbar as Rovers slightly improved.

Marlow made the game safe ten minutes from time when Stewart's low shot from the edge of the area curled past Kiely.

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