What the papers said

Time for our local and non-league printed media round-up from the last week

Last Sunday the 'Non League Paper' had the opposition hog the headlines:

Joe leads the Leiston comeback
Leiston claimed a draw for the second successive Saturday when a 91st-minute equaliser from captain Joe Jefford completed a comeback from two goals down.
However it was the classy visitors who started the brighter & bossed the first half, deserving their interval lead.
They took the lead through the impressive Nyren Clunis on 18 minutes & then doubled their lead on 37 minutes when Sanchez Ming fired home from just inside the area.
Dulwich continued to dominate & it was very much against the run of play when Leiston pulled a goal back four minutes before thei nterval.
Christy Finch fired home his first goal of the season from close range after Byron Lawrence's shot came back off a post to give the hosts a lifeline they surely hadn't expected.
In fact the Blues remarkably could have gone in level at the break when Hamlet keeper Preston Edwards pulled off a stunning save from Lawrence's free kick on the stroke of half-time.
Despite a much improved second-half performance from Leiston, the visitors continued to look a threat on the break.
And both sides created chances before finch passed up a great chance to equalise.
Leiston keeper Marcus Garnham then made a superb double save to keep the side in the game.
And as the match went into injury time Leiston's resolve was rewarded when Jefford turned the ball home from close range.
This maintained the Blues unbeaten start to the new campaign.
And it left the impressive visitors to rue passing up so many opportunities in a dominant first half display.
STAR MAN: Byron Lawrence (Leiston)
ENTERTAINMENT: ***** (full marks out f a possible five)

On Thursday, in the weekly 'Southwark News', the hero of the big derby game on Monday took the headlines:

Beaney gives rivals Toot-ache

Kenny Beaney was the hero for Dulwich Hamlet as his brace helped his side come from behind and win their derby against Tooting.
In front of a Bank Holiday crowd of 1,866, skipper Beaney struck with just ten minutes left to seal the win for his side.
Tooting had gone ahead in the fifth minute when Den Clements made the most of some hesitant defending to run into the penalty area where he was fouled by Michael Chambers. Billy Dunn scored from the spot.
However, it was Tooting who took a fifth minute lead when Dan Clements was able to capitalise on hesitant defending by Marc Weatherstone to advance into the penalty area, where Michael Chambers challenge was adjudged a foul. Billy Dunn stepped up to score with ease.
Beaney levelled with a free-kick before netting a late winner.
Dulwich struggled earlier against a team that was happy to sit deep and defend. Twice goalkeeper Preston Edwards had to race from his line to clear under-hit back-passes as Tooting comfortably led at the break.
There was immediate improvement after the restart by Gavin Rose's side, and they almost drew level when Beaney found Nyren Clunis at the far post but his cross eluded his team-mates.
Clunis then shot wide before Tooting almost doubled their advantage but Mike Dixon couldn't reach Clements' cross.
From the next Dulwich attack, Dumebi Dumaka was brought down on the edge of the penalty area and Beaney fired his shot the wall and inside the near post.
Hamlet were on top now and could have gone ahead a minute later, but dumaka's effort hit the post and Muhammadu Faal did the same moments later.
However, in the 80th minute, Clunis pulled a cross back to the edge of the box, and Beaney got their first to drill a low shot into the bottom corner.
Dumaka hit the post again late on but local bragging rights belonged to his side.
That result made amends for Saturday, when Hamlet went 2-0 up away to Leiston before conceding a 93rd-minute equaliser to Joe Jefford. Clunis and Sanchez Ming were on target for the visitors.
Those results leave Hamlet in tenth place in the Isthmian League Premier Division table, but just four points off Billericay in first.

And so to Fridays's edition of the 'South London Press', where the headlines were again all about our two -goal hero:

Beaney's free-kick risk comes off

Kenny Beaney admitted his free-kick gamble paid dividends as the Dulwich Hamlet captain helped his side overcome Tooting and Mitcham on Monday.
A crowd of 1,866 were at Champion Hill for the South London derby.
Billy Dunn's sixth-minute penalty saw the visitors go in front but Beaney pulled Hamlet level on 59 minutes when his low free-kick went underneath the Terrors wall.
Ten minutes from time the Dulwich skipper connected with Nyren Clunis' cross to ensure maximum points for Gavin Rose's side.
The result moves Hamlet up to 10th in the Bostik League Premier Division standaings.
When asked about his opener, Beaney said: "I thought I was too close to get it up and then under the bar. I reckoned the wall was going to jump, because they had for the previous free-kick taken by Nathan Ferguson. I could have ended up looking like an idiot. It was really pleasing to win the game, we know how much it means to our supporters to get a result-even if they didn't get a performance. We had to grind it out towards the end. They scored early and then sat deep. If we'd have scored earlier I think we'd have won by four or five. Instead it was quite difficult to break them down. We get a bit of a mix of approach from teams we face. Some will drop off after a lead instead of going for a second or third goal because they know we've got the quality to win the game. I don't think it has been the greatest of starts but I also don't think it has been the worst of starts either-we just need to turn draws into wins. If we'd got three victories on the bounce we'd have been right up there. That's how the league is. It's still early days. You can't win the league now-but you certainly can lose it. We are looking to win the league. We'd have done it last season if we hadn't had such a bad start. I can't see Billericay losing many games and I'd expect Leatherhead to be up there as well"