JUST four weeks after knocking Wilmington Reserves out of the Kent Junior Cup, Farnborough returned to Oakfield Park last Saturday and left with the points this time having beaten the first team 2-0.

The usually reliable goal machine, Adam Harber, wasted numerous goal-scoring chances.

In the opening minutes, Harber was put clear through by a well-weighted Mark Linsdell pass, but with the keeper to beat, Harber shot past the post.

Harber had another chance when he collected David Chatters' cross, but he somehow managed to lift his shot over the bar from just six yards.

Then after 10 minutes gone, a long ball beat Wilmington's offside trap and the Farnborough striker slotted the ball past keeper Danny Mills.

Five minutes later, a Wilmington attack broke down and Farnborough went two-up from an almost identical move.

Farnborough sat back on their lead and defended well. Their keeper only being called upon in the second half to make one important save from a curling Gary Letchford free-kick which looked to be heading for the corner of the net.

The defeat leaves Wilmington dangerously near the foot of the South London

Alliance Premier Division.

Wilmington Reserves picked up a valuable point in a 2-2 draw away at S-Club II.

Rick Cartwright put them ahead but the home side levelled early in the second half. Cartwright was involved in the second goal when his shot was parried into the path of Chris Poynton who restored their lead.

But with 10 minutes left, S-Club broke upfield and a looping 20-yard effort beat the Wilmington keeper Paul Glett.

Wilmington 'A' chalked up their biggest win of the season with 5-0 home win against Cabinet & Treasury with goals from Mark Cook (two), James Merry, Jim Cowell and Dean Martin.

This Saturday, Wilmington's first-team travel to play Old Roan in the Queen Mary League Cup, hoping to atone for their 2-1 league defeat there earlier in the season.

December 19, 2001 9:47