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Folkestone Invicta suffered their first defeat of the Ryman League Division 1 South season at the hands of old foes Dulwich Hamlet on Saturday, however they remain top of the table.

Hamlet beat Invicta 2-0 in the promotion play-off semi-final last season, before themselves losing in the final, and they prevailed by the same score at Champion Hill on Saturday.

Erhun Oztumer opened the scoring with a 30-yard peach nine minutes after the break and sealed victory with a penalty 14 minutes from time.

Invicta remained top as second-placed Crawley Down Gatwick did not play.

Joe Taylor bagged a hat-trick as Sittingbourne dramatically overcame Walton & Hersham 3-2 - despite seeing two men sent-off for the second straight week.

Ashley Ulph was dismissed after just 24 minutes, and seven minutes before the break Phil Williams put the visitors ahead.

Taylor headed the Brickies level just before the break but Josh Bonnett restored Walton's lead just before the hour.

However Taylor turned the game on its head for the 10-men with two goals in 10 minutes and Bourne held on despite Jason Dolby seeing red late on.

Taylor's free-kick was the first by a Bourne player in four years.

Whitstable Town overturned an early deficit against Ramsgate to go eighth with a 2-1 win at Southwood.

Warren Schulz headed the Rams ahead inside eight minutes but Jake Beecroft smashed in a long-range strike to equalise after the interval and Dane Luchford scrambled a late winner for the Oystermen.

Hythe Town belied their lowly league position with a 5-2 cruise against Tooting & Mitcham to record their first win.

The rock-bottom hosts were ahead through Ronnie Dolan within three minutes and Dave Cook made it 2-0 midway through the first half, firing in the rebound after seeing his penalty saved.

The visitors halved the deficit through Kai Birchard and though Dolan made it 3-1, Sol Pinnock made it 3-2 at half-time.

However four minutes after the break Brendon Cass made it 4-2 and Jimmy Dryden made it 5-2 in the final 10 minutes.

Hythe have four points from their four games and remain bottom but have up to four games in hand on sides above them.

In-form Faversham Town came from behind to overcome struggling Horsham 3-1.

Ryan Marriott opened the scoring after just two minutes but Adrian Stone and Dave Botterill turned it around before the half-hour and Luke Harvey dinked the clincher late-on.

Calum McGeehan's strike earned Herne Bay a 1-1 draw at home to Burgess Hill Town.

Omar Burgiel had put the visitors ahead just after the hour mark, however McGeehan earned a point with a header within five minutes.

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