Ilford climbed out of the Ryman North relegation zone with a 3-2 win at Maldon on Tuesday which puts them two points ahead of Great Wakering, who drop to 21st place.
Shane Stamp gave the Foxes the lead after 20 minutes but Sos Yao replied for Maldon five minutes before the break. Ilford, for whom keeper Rob Budd was outstanding, went ahead again through Johnathan Glowacki in the 53rd minute and clinched the points with an 85th-minute strike by Rob Carter which rendered Adam Flanagan’s late goal for Maldon, with Ilford by then down to ten men, irrelevant.
Harlow stayed in the play-off hunt as they came from behind to beat visiting Redbridge 2-1, moving above them into seventh place and to within four points of fifth-placed Grays. Ryan Kirby’s own goal after 11 minutes gave Redbridge a half-time lead but two goals in as many minutes soon after the interval, from Luke Marshall and David Cowley, swung it Harlow’s way.
Waltham Forest went down 4-1 at home to Potters Bar in Ryman North on Wednesday night but could consider themselves very unlucky. They hit the bar through Chris Taylor before James Gershfield put the visitors ahead in the 30th minute. Adrian Clifton then hit the Scholars' bar before Joe O'Brien's free-kick found its way through untouched to make it 2-0 on 35 minutes. Gershfield completed a burst of three goals in nine minutes and there was still time for Forest's Joel Palmer to cracsh a shot against a post before the interval. Forest hit the woodwork for the fourth time, again through Taylor, in the 67th minute and the ball was transferred straight to the other end where Jose Espinosa marked his return to the club with the fourth goal. Richard Shittu's header gave Forest, who also had two penalty claims turned down, a little consolation in the 88th minute.

Despite the number of games postponed last month, this was the last outstanding fixture in the division and all 22 teams now have seven matches left.

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