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FISHER  v  CORINTHIAN
Southern Counties East Football League Premier Division
Saturday 1 August 2026
Stephen McCartney reports from St Paul’s Stadium

Full report and reaction to follow later

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ERITH & BELVEDERE  1-2  AFC GREENWICH BOROUGH
Southern Counties East Football League Premier Division
Friday 31 July 2026
Stephen McCartney reports from Park View Road

Newly-promoted side AFC Greenwich Borough kicked off their maiden Southern Counties East Football League Premier Division campaign with a victory over eleventh-placed finishers Erith & Belvedere courtesy of a clinical finish from homegrown sixteen-year-old substitute midfielder Austin Tanner.

Erith & Belvedere - with manager Gary Alexander absent through business ownership commitments - grabbed the lead just before the interval through Frederick Cray’s finish, before their visitors' restored parity through Stefan Payne’s penalty.

Debutant Tanner clinically placed his first-time finish into the bottom right-hand corner to seal the victory with 13 minutes remaining, watched by Erith & Belvedere's record crowd at Park View Road of 820. 

Erith & Belvedere created their first chance after 12 minutes when Greenwich Borough’s high centre-half Wilfred Evans failed to cut out Ronnie McClean’s ball down the line and pacey left-winger Clarence Tambe cut into the box and cut the ball back for Casey Dudley, but the attacking midfielder swept his shot straight at goalkeeper Javarn Pitterson, who helped Reece Parara claim the Southern Counties East First Division title at the first attempt in his only season in charge.

Tambe then picked up a loose ball inside the Greenwich half but lacked composure and the visiting keeper gathered at the second attempt.

Former Fisher attacking midfielder Tom Jones linked up well with winger Abel Vendrells Paracerisa and was denied by the legs of home goalkeeper Danny Alexander in a one-v-one situation just before the half-hour mark.

The impressive Jones – who helped Fisher finish runners-up last season and was expected to play for Isthmian League Premier Division side Dulwich Hamlet this month – whipped a free-kick against the top of the near-post.

Tanner – who had replaced attacking midfielder Christie Pattisson (knee) – forced Alexander into making a diving save to his left as dominant AFC Greenwich Borough kept knocking on the door.

However, Erith & Belvedere grabbed the lead – against the run of play – with 43:47 on the clock.

Otherwise ineffective striker Alfie Bloomfield’s flicked a pass inside towards Tanner and Dudley in the middle and Dudley picked the pocket of Tanner before slipping Cray through and the Erith & Belvedere skipper bounced his left-footed shot which crept inside the bottom far corner of the net from 16-yards.

But Tony Russell’s side swiftly restored parity when referee Max Doyle pointed to the spot after Deres’ central midfielder Alfie Morgan tripped Jones and Payne sent Alexander the wrong way as he drilled a low penalty into the net, three minutes and 23 seconds into stoppage time.

The Deres – with newly-appointed assistant manager Ross Baker taking charge alongside Craig Boyle - came out with all guns blazing for the second half and were denied by a beat away from Pitterson, to deny Tambe and Frederick Baker was denied on the rebound thanks to a match-winning block from left-back Levon Horsley-McKay, 16, who was later forced off with an injured calf.

AFC Greenwich Borough started to regain momentum after going three-at-the-back and central midfielder Oluwatomisin Obilana cut inside and drilled a shot towards the bottom right-hand corner from 22-yards, which forced Alexander into making a full-length two-handed save low to his left at the halfway mark.

AFC Greenwich Borough sealed the three points following a sweeping move down the right, with 31 minutes and 33 seconds on the clock.

Paracerisa and Obilana played a one-two before winger Paracerisa cut the ball back towards the edge of the penalty area where Tanner drilled a clinical first-time right-footed drive through a crowd of players and a diving keeper to find the bottom right-hand corner from 16-yards.

Erith & Belvedere centre-half Chigozirim Njoku trod on the ball as he attempted to run with it towards the half-way line and Obilana fed Payne, who drilled a drive across the diving keeper and just past the far post during a feisty climax to this ninth-tier opener.

Both sides, meanwhile, kick-off their FA Cup campaigns in the Extra Preliminary Round next weekend.  Russell takes his charges down to Isthmian League South East Division side Broadbridge Heath, while Erith & Belvedere welcome Billingshurst to Park View Road on Sunday 9 August (13:00).

Erith & Belvedere’s FA Vase First Qualifying Round tie against Bexhill United has been switched to Park View Road and will be played on Sunday 16 August (15:00).  Bexhill’s ground cannot be used at this time of the year because it is shared with cricket.

Full report and reaction from Ross Baker and Tony Russell to follow on Saturday night/Sunday.

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