U’s tackle home opener

Goalmouth action from the latest meeting between Hastings United and Whitstable Town at The Pilot Field on Easter Saturday. Picture courtesy Terry S. Blackman

The U’s will entertain Whitstable Town hoping to make it two Ryman Football League Division One South wins out of two. Kick-off at The Pilot Field is 7.45pm.

United were comfortable 2-0 winners away to Walton Casuals on Saturday thanks to a goal in either half from Ronnie Dolan and Ade Olorunda.

Dolan was stretchered off with a serious-looking injury in the second half, but the good news for United is that fellow central midfielder Dave Cook and wide man Taser Hassan are available tonight.

Whitstable also picked up three points at the weekend courtesy of a 3-2 victory at home to Walton & Hersham, in which Nick Treadwell scored his second of the afternoon in added time.

United finished fifth-from-top and Whitstable fifth-from-bottom last season. United took four points off the north Kent club, coming from behind to win 3-1 at home on the penultimate weekend of the campaign having drawn 1-1 away in March.

Saturday’s Ryman Division One South results: Carshalton Athletic 0 Herne Bay 0; Chipstead 3 Guernsey 1; Corinthian-Casuals 0 Sittingbourne 3; Faversham Town 2 Worthing 1; Horsham 0 South Park 2; Hythe Town 0 Burgess Hill Town 1; Redhill 1 East Grinstead Town 1; Three Bridges 1 Folkestone Invicta 1; Tooting & Mitcham United 1 Merstham 1; Walton Casuals 0 Hastings United 2; Whitstable Town 3 Walton & Hersham 2; Whyteleafe 1 Ramsgate 0.