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Mani Dieseruvwe brace helps Hartlepool go top of National League with Fylde win

Dieseruvwe headed in the opener in the 25th minute and was involved in Hartlepool’s second eight minutes later, combining with Chris Wreh to set up Callum Cooke for a curling finish into the bottom corner.

Newly-promoted Fylde gave themselves hope by pulling one back in first-half injury time through Gold Omotayo.

But Dieseruvwe made it four goals for the season with his second of the game eight minutes after half-time.

Mani Dieseruvwe’s double snatches 10-man Hartlepool victory against Gateshead

Dieseruvwe, signed from FC Halifax in July, gave Pools an ideal start with an early opener and popped up with a last-gasp winner after Robbie Tinkler had levelled for Gateshead in the second half.

Pools played most of the second half with 10 men after striker Josh Umerah was shown a straight red card for a challenge on Tinkler.

Charlie Seaman provided the assist for Dieseruvwe to give Hartlepool a 10th-minute lead and goalkeeper Joel Dixon ensured they went in 1-0 up at the break with a fine save to deny Ed Francis.

Umerah saw red for a rash tackle and although Tinkler hauled the visitors level in the 66th minute, Dieseruvwe notched his second from close range in the dying moments.

Manny Duku’s second-half strike seals narrow Wealdstone win at Fylde

Dillon De Silva handed the visitors an early lead when he curled Max Kretzschmar’s delivery into the bottom corner after eight minutes.

It remained the only goal until the 58th minute, when Nick Haughton levelled things up, as he latched onto a loose ball and tapped past Marcus Dewhurst.

It took just six minutes more for Duku to fire Wealdstone back in front and clinch victory, though his side might have wanted more from a handful of late chances.

Marcus Dinanga double deals damage as Gateshead go to town on Oxford City

The former Burton striker has been in fine form since moving to the North East and was the star of the show in a comfortable 4-0 win.

Dinanga bundled the ball over the line to break the deadlock with his 10th of the season before he doubled up for the night after the interval.

Captain Greg Olley secured the points as a fine Connor McBride stoppage-time effort rounded off an impressive display.

Marcus Dinanga double inspires Gateshead to victory over Maidenhead

Dinanga made it nine goals in 11 National League games this term with his match-winning brace as Gateshead climbed up to fourth spot.

Maidenhead, who have now lost four on the trot, almost took an early lead through Tobi Sho-Silva, who was denied when clean through by Archie Mair, but it was Gateshead who took control after that.

Greg Olley drew a brilliant save out of visiting keeper Craig Ross in the 25th minute and Stephen Wearne saw his curling effort rattle a post just before half-time as the hosts searched for the opener.

That finally arrived in the 68th minute when Dinanga got on the end of Wearne’s cross to head home via the crossbar.

Dinanga then ensured the points would be staying up north with 10 minutes remaining when he slotted home from inside the box.

The 25-year-old forward was almost celebrating his hat-trick in stoppage time, seeing a header ruled out for offside before then being denied by Ross.

However, Gateshead did manage to add a third as Ed Francis pounced on the rebound following that late Ross save to complete the scoring.

Marcus Dinanga hat-trick guides Gateshead to routine win over 10-man Oxford City

Luke Hannant opened the scoring at Gateshead International Stadium with a 17th-minute penalty before City’s hopes of a comeback were dented by the 35th-minute dismissal of Andre Burley, following a second yellow card.

Gateshead were 2-0 ahead less than two minutes into the second half when Dinanga netted after Ben Worman’s shot had been saved.

He prodded in a third 10 minutes later before wrapping up his treble with his 17th goal of the campaign late on.

Mark Beck reaches landmark as Solihull Moors go top of the National League

Latics, who had seen Alex Reid miss a good chance to give them the lead midway through the first half, were left facing an uphill battle when forward Mike Fondop was sent off after 36 minutes for a second bookable offence.

Solihull took full advantage as Beck reached his century milestone 12 minutes after half-time, tapping home his third goal of the season from six yards after a well-worked move.

Josh Kelly sealed Solihull’s win in the fourth minute of stoppage time after Oldham goalkeeper Mathew Hudson had denied James Clarke, Matty Warburton and Jay Benn.

Mason Barrett fires Wealdstone winner in 3-2 victory over Oldham

Mike Fondop put the Latics in front with a close-range header in the 17th minute, but Jack Young immediately responded three minutes into the second half with a header to draw level.

The Stones took the lead just six minutes later when Sam Bowen’s deflected effort went in, but Fondop scored his second of the game to level, smashing the ball into the roof of the net.

Mason Barrett ensured Wealdstone’s survival after firing them ahead in the 75th minute, while Oldham finish 10th in the table.

Matty Kosylo sees red as Halifax and Altrincham play out goalless draw

Victory for either side would have opened up a two-point gap to Aldershot in eighth, but hosts Halifax failed to take advantage of a second-half red card for the visitors’ striker Matty Kosylo, who was shown a second yellow card after 56 minutes for bringing down Florent Hoti.

Defender Jordan Keane blasted over from close range for the home side after 65 minutes as they sought a victory that would take them fifth.

Jamie Cooke also should have won it when his header was planted too close to goalkeeper Ethan Ross, who saved well.

Matty Warburton double earns first win of season for Solihull

Warburton struck in either half to put Solihull in control and after Ebbsflett’s Greg Cundle had pulled one back, the home side went close to a late equaliser through Shaq Coulthirst’s effort which hit the crossbar.

Solihull went close in the first half when Joe Newton fired a shot against a post before Warburton headed home Jay Benn’s 39th-minute cross.

Visiting goalkeeper Tommy Simkin made a brilliant save to keep out Omari Sterling-James before Warburton struck his second after pouncing on a rebound.

Cundle set up a grandstand finish when he cut in from the right and rifled home a superb low finish but Solihull held on as Coulthirst’s effort from substitute Nathan Odokonyero’s cross was unable to find the target.

Matty Warburton rescues point for Solihull from draw with Barnet

James Clarke headed in Jamey Osborne’s corner after only nine minutes to give Moors the lead but Barnet turned the game around late in the first half.

First Nicke Kabamba controlled the ball with his back to goal before turning and finding the bottom corner in the 40th minute, then in stoppage time Adam Thompson headed in a corner.

Solihull pushed for a leveller throughout the second half, with Laurie Walker pulling off a fine double save, but the goalkeeper was finally beaten by Warburton’s curled effort in the 88th minute.

Max Kretzschmar double condemns struggling York to defeat by Wealdstone

A 3-2 defeat leaves York just a point clear of the relegation zone after they surrendered the lead to slip to a home loss.

Billy Chadwick’s opener was cancelled out in first-half stoppage time by Jack Cook before Kretzschmar stole the headlines with a double.

York kept themselves in the contest as Chadwick doubled up for the afternoon but it proved to be in vain as Wealdstone left the LNER Community Stadium with all three points.

Max Wright bags birthday brace to fire Halifax to victory at Kidderminster

Town striker Rob Harker found himself in on goal with 15 minutes gone but shot over and Luke Summerfield went wide from distance with the visitors making the early running.

Charlie Weston flashed a 26th-minute effort wide and Amari Morgan-Smith stabbed just off target as the home side responded.

Weston fired across goal within six minutes of the restart at a blustery Aggborough but it was the Shaymen who took the lead with 25 minutes remaining when Wright chipped over goalkeeper Christian Dibble.

The 26-year-old’s birthday took a further turn for the better with a minute remaining when he doubled his tally to wrap up the win.

Michael Cheek bags brace as 10-man Bromley halt unbeaten Gateshead streak

After a goalless first half, Michael Cheek put the home side in front in the 55th minute with a shot into the bottom corner.

Marcus Dinanga levelled for Gateshead, who were on a three-game winning streak, with 20 minutes to go but Byron Webster restored Bromley’s lead with a header from a corner four minutes later.

Lewis Leigh was sent off deep into stoppage time for a second yellow but the game was over moments later when Cheek grabbed his second on the counter attack.

Michael Cheek nets hat-trick to give Bromley statement win over Chesterfield

The top-of-the-table clash delivered bundles of entertainment, starting when the visitors netted through Will Grigg’s penalty.

Cheek’s eye for goal turned that deficit into a 2-1 lead as he produced a pair of close finishes, before a 35-yard thunderbolt from Ollie Banks fired up the Spireites.

Tom Naylor put them back in front with less than 20 minutes left but another clinical effort from Cheek levelled things up.

There were seven additional minutes on the clock when Sam Woods met Alex Kirk’s cross to snatch a dramatic win, denting Chesterfield’s pride but barely scraping the surface of their 20-point lead.

Michael Jacobs saves point for Chesterfield as winning streak ends at Maidenhead

Craig Ross saved well from Will Grigg but Maidenhead, who had lost their previous five fixtures, took the lead after half-an-hour as Tobi Sho-Silva turned in Jayden Mitchell-Lawson’s low cross.

Armando Dobra and Ollie Bank went close to equalising before half-time while Jacobs’ strike from an acute angle was well saved by Maidenhead goalkeeper Ross after the interval.

Jacobs would not be denied in the 58th minute, superbly lashing home from distance, although the Spireites settled for a point after Ross saved from Grigg, who had been put clean through, late on.

Mike Fondop brace inspires Oldham to victory at Maidenhead

Oldham got the breakthrough when Joe Garner headed in a long ball in the 15th minute.

Fondop doubled the visitors’ lead in the 58th minute and then grabbed his brace 30 minutes later, effectively killing the game off for the hosts.

Sam Beckwith delivered a late consolation for the hosts.

Millenic Alli brace helps Halifax claim points against struggling Kidderminster

The forward struck after 28 minutes and then five minutes after the break with Halifax sitting seventh in the National League.

Second-bottom Kidderminster did equalise through Amari Morgan-Smith in the first half.

But Alli, who ended a five-game drought with his first, won the game just after the break with his fourth goal of the season.

Nathan Sheron at the double as Oldham sink Solihull

The home side went in front in the 26th minute when Mark Beck knocked the ball in from close range following a corner.

On-loan forward Josh Stones, who only signed from Wigan on Friday, marked his debut with an equaliser for Oldham in the 63rd minute, with Nathan Sheron adding a swift second goal a minute later.

Sheron grabbed a fine second with eight minutes left before Josh Kelly scored a stoppage-time penalty for Moors, who sit fifth – with Oldham just four points behind in 10th.

Nathan Sheron forces draw between Oldham and Altrincham at Boundary Park

Altrincham first went ahead after a quarter of an hour when Chris Conn-Clarke’s whipped cross was headed beyond Mathew Hudson by Justin Amaluzor.

But Oldham levelled for the first time after half an hour when Kieron Freeman exchanged passes with James Norwood, who lashed into the roof of the net from close range.

Altrincham retook the lead in the 35th minute after Hallam Hope was penalised for an apparent handball in the area, which led to Conn-Clarke stepping up and sending Hudson the wrong way with his spot-kick.

But fifth-placed Altrincham, whose five-match winning run was ended by a 1-1 stalemate against Kidderminster in midweek, were denied all three points here as Sheron thumped home from just outside the box as the spoils were shared.