Hawkinge's run of six straight wins came to an end , as they were well beaten by an excellent Easterners team.

Easterners began the game in a determined fashion and put the home side under immediate pressure, looking intent on revenge for their defeat by Hawkinge the previous week.   They raced into a 2- 0 lead in the first fifteen minutes, with some excellent passing football.

As the first half wore on, Hawkinge battled their way back into the game and excellent strikes from Jamie Surridge and Man of the Match Paul McDonagh brought them level at 2 - 2 with five minutes of the half remaining.

The first half ended in dramatic fashion , as incredibly Hawkinge took the lead through Charlie Frost, with a great strike to put them 3 - 2 up.

The second half started similarly  to the first, with Hawkinge on the back foot and Easterners quickly restored parity with the deserved equalizer. Easterners piled on the pressure and added a further  2 goals to race into a 5 - 3 lead.

Hawkinge were determined not to let their run of wins end without a fight and 2  quick fire goals from James Brann brought the game to an incredible climax of 5 - 5.  However, with just five minutes remaining, Easterners struck the wining blows with 2 superb goals and deservedly became the first team to beat Hawkinge the season.

Match report Rob Lawford    

Hawkinge extended their winning run to six games since the start of the season, in this close fought encounter at the Polo ground.  The torrential rain made conditions extremely testing, however both sides passed the ball well and put together some flowing moves.

Hawkinge took the lead on 11 minutes when Charlie Frost burst through the home defence to slot the ball past the keeper.  Easterners' came back at Hawkinge almost immediately,  keeping keeper' Thomas Steadman busy by forcing him to make several smart saves.  Some excellent tackling in midfield from Aaron Fox and superb defending from Jack Barlow and Captain Bradley Kilgariff, kept Easterners' at bay to send Hawkinge in at the break a goal up.

The second half saw the game become end to end, with chances for both sides until Easterners' hit the visitors on the break to equalise midway through the half.

The game became a story of missed chances and last ditch tackling, until Hawkinge broke clear down the left and Paul McDonagh fired them back in front with a deflected shot from inside the area with seven minutes remaining.

There was still time for Easteners' to force an excellent save from Thomas Steadman and a match saving tackle from Man of the Match Bradley Kilgariff, to ensure Hawkinge held on for a memorable win.

Match report Rob Lawford    

Hawkinge cruised to their fifth successive victory in this home encounter.  Hawkinge opened their account as early as the first minute with a goal from Callum Ramsden.  Some excellent passing from James Brann and Charlie Frost and use of both fullbacks Alex Lawford and Oliver Hyham attacking down the left and right flanks,  opened up the Folkestone Cantera defence time and again.  Callum Ramsden completed his hat trick in 22 minutes then added a further two goals before half time,  to add to goals from Charlie Frost and James Brann, to take Hawkinge in at the break 7-1 up.

Half time substitutions saw some changes to the score sheet, with both Paul McDonagh and Connor Butcher scoring hat tricks.

To Cantera's credit, they never gave up and added 4 excellent goals to ensure Hawkinge did not have things all their own way.

Alex Lawford, Man of the Match caught the eye with some superb wing play and Hawkinge completed the rout with two final goals from Daniel Steadman. 

Hawkinge used this match as target practice as Ashford had no real answer from constant attacks from the Hawkinge forwards.   Soon into the match Ryan scored from a free kick from outside the box.  Shortly after Mitch had several shots saved & a header which came off the crossbar.  Ashford struggled to get out of their own half with Hawkinge's' midfield & backs keeping them at bay, towards the end of the first half Joe made a good pass to Jack who hit the ball into the net to make the score 2 - 0.

Hawkinge carried on the way they finished the first half with shots constantly bombarding the Ashford keeper.  Leon hit a good shot to make it 3 - 0 & shortly after Ian made it 4 - 0 with another good shot.  Perry came close with a header which just went over the crossbar & Ian hit a shot which just went wide.

Match report by Jeff Buck

Hawkinge made hard work of this win, in a fiery encounter with the "Hoppers", at the Rype.  

Hawkinge dominated the first half, creating several half chances that they were unable to convert.  Just as the first half drew to a close, Hawkinge broke the deadlock.  A superb run and cross from Connor Butcher down the right, was met by Jamie Surridge who looped a right footed shot over the home keeper. 

Grasshoppers threatened to draw level almost immediately, however a superb last ditch sliding tackle by Alex Brown preserved the 1-0 lead for Hawkinge going into the break. 

The second half became an all to familiar end to end thriller for the Hawkinge supporters.  Grasshoppers drew level within 10 minutes of the restart, but Hawkinge restored their one goal advantage immediately with a powerful drive from Daniel Steadman. 

The "Hoppers" drew level once gain however, from a powerful free kick just outside the penalty area.  Again Hawkinge pressed to restore their lead and went 3-2 ahead with an excellent strike from second half substitute Callum Ramsden. 

Grasshoppers continued to look threatening coming forward and once again drew level to make the score 3-3 going into the final 15 minutes. 

Hawkinge were not finished though, and roared on by their travelling supporters, clinched the winner through Man of the Match Paul McDonagh, with a powerful left footed drive. 

The last five minutes seemed to last forever, as the referee added another 5 minutes injury time.  The "Hoppers" threw everything at Hawkinge and were denied what seemed a certain goal by a superb save at the feet of the oncoming centre forward by keeper Thomas Steadman.

The final whistle was greeted with ecstatic cheers from the visitors, who maintained their 100% start to the season.

Match report Rob Lawford    

Dynamo put Hawkinge under pressure from early on but as the game progressed the tide changed & within 15 minutes Hawkinge were on top.  Both Joe Brazier & Callum Orris made good run's which put Dynamo under a lot of pressure but it wasn't until Joe Brazier scored from close range with his knee really brought Hawkinge to life.Hawkinge part time keeper Titch had very little to do but was called upon a couple of occasions to make some good saves & towards the end of the first half Titch drop kicked the ball well into Dynamo's half which Mitch latched on to & his shot just went wide.

Hawkinge came out the second half just as they finished the first with Mitch ripping apart the opposition's defence & Jack coming close with a good shot. By now Dynamo hardly got out of their own half & it wasn't to long before Mitch scored to make it 2-0.Zobie came close with a long shot & shortly after Ryan came close with a header. Hawkinge kept the pressure on & Callum Orris hit a corner into Dynamo's box which Joe knocked into the net. Seconds after Mitch sprinted passed Dynamo's defence & cracked the ball in to make it 4-0.By then Hawkinge sat back & Dynamo capitalised with scoring two quick goals but by then it was to late. A good result for the team 4-2.

Match report by Jeff Buck

Hawkinge triumphed in this tightly contested encounter at Churchill School, but this was far from a straight forward win for the home side. Bocca dominated the first half with Hawkinge being restricted to the occasional counter attack.  With 5 minutes of the first half remaining,  Bocca broke the deadlock and then quickly added a deserved second to send Hawkinge in at the break 2 down.

Hawkinge started the second half with a spring in their step and immediately began to create opportunities.  The early pressure paid off, with substitute Paul McDonagh halving the deficit with a left foot drive from 8 yards.  Hawkinge began to get a strangle hold on the game,  with some strong tacking from Connor Butcher and slick passing between Charlie Frost, Alex Lawford & Paul McDonagh.  Hawkinge drew level with an excellent goal.  Alex Lawford released Paul McDonagh to cross from the left, for right back Oliver Hyham (Man of the Match) to hit a looping left footed shot high into the Bocca net from 12 yards.

The game became end to end with both sides hitting the woodwork, before Jamie Surridge latched onto a through ball to slot home past the oncoming Bocca keeper for the winner, to complete a remarkable come back from the home side.

Hawkinge travelled away to Grasshoppers which has always been a tough encounter, this proved to be no different as Grasshoppers pushed hard from the start.  Hawkinge gave as good as they got with Callum Orris coming close with a shot which went wide of the post & Joe Brazier making good run's from his own half putting the opposition under pressure.  Towards the end of the half Grasshoppers had a free kick just outside of Hawkinge's box which was drilled into the top of the net giving Simba no chance.  Hawkinge tried hard with several shots from both Mith & Daniel coming close.  Seconds before the end of the first half, Grasshoppers attacked and made it 2-0.

Grasshoppers came out strong and within a minute they were 3-0 up, shortly after, Grasshoppers were awarded a penalty for an alleged hand ball which made it 4-0.  Hawkinge made several team changes which seemed to inspire them and within minutes Mitch was pushed inside of Grasshoppers box & Ryan came up to take the penalty to make it 4-1.  From then on Grasshoppers pushed hard and scored another 3 goals making the score 7-1.  A late penalty for Hawkinge taken by Ryan slotting the ball into the corner of the net made the final score 7-2.

Hawkinge secured their second win of the season in a thrilling encounter with the Tigers!  Hawkinge took the lead within the first five minutes through Jamie Surridge but the Tigers fought back to level the scores just a few minutes later.   Hawkinge continued to put the Tigers under pressure with an excellent exchange of passes between Charlie Frost, Oliver Hyham and new comer Aaron Fox retaking the lead again through Jamie Surridge to take Hawkinge in at the break with a 2-1 lead. 

The Tigers put Hawkinge under some intense pressure at the start of the second half, however against the run of play Alex Lawford broke free past the Tigers back line and slid the ball pass the home keeper with Callum Ramsden applying the final touch to put Hawkinge 3-1 up.  The Tigers came back again to close the deficit  to 3-2 as the game became end to end.  Hawkinge increased their advantage to 4-2 with the goal of the game.  A superb exchange of passes between man of the match Charlie Frost, James Brann & Alex Lawford resulted in a low cross to the far post being met by Daniel Steadman who slid the ball into the net. 

The game continued to yo -yo and the Tigers pulled another goal back to create a nail biting last five minutes of the game.  The Hawkinge goal came under intensive pressure, but Jack Barlow & Bradley Kilgarriff stood firm in the Hawkinge backline to ensure Hawkinge secured a hard earned victory.

The final whistle was greeted with cheers of delight from visiting players & the 'Hawkinge Barmy Army'.

Match report by Rob Lawford

Hawkinge started as they meant to carry on & Mitch scored within five minutes, followed by several long range shots from the team & Jack Petts coming closest with the ball just sailing over the crossbar.  Callum Orris made several good run's causing Easterners defence to be dragged all over the pitch.  One occasional attack by Easterners caused Simba to make a great save .  Hawkinge continued the pressure late into the first half when Ryan hit a long shot which went wide.  Good support from midfield enabled the forwards to keep pushing into Easterners penalty box.

2nd Half - Hawkinge came out fired up & within Minutes Mitch hit a long range shot to make it 2-0, seconds later Callum Orris made a fantastic run & hit a good shot which made it 3-0.  Leon came close on several occasions but it was Mitch to score the fourth goal to make his hat trick.  Easterners came back with a token goal but by then the match was won.

Match report by Jeff Buck

A very hard but entertaining game saw the U9s lose 2-1 to Thanet Colts. After an even start to the game Thanet colts took the lead after 10 minutes. We equalized 5 minutes before half time with good work from Freddie Dickinson who crossed from the right into the area for Lewis Warman to smash home. The second half produced lots of chances from both sides with great defending from Alfie Bryant and some great saves from Kade Woodhams keeping the score level at 1-1. Hawkinge had lots of chances in the second half but could not get the winner then Thanet hit us with a quick brake and scored the winner with minutes to go.  

Joint man of the match Alfie Bryant and Kade Woodhams.