DIV 1 NORTH
By Mike Woods

■ LEAGUE LEADERS Aveley made hard work of beating already relegated Romford, with the home side working hard to prevent a repeat of last week’s hefty defeat at Canvey Island.
The visitors were a goal to the good through Garrett Kelly’s low shot in the 17th minute.
Alex Akrofii converted a 42nd-minute penalty that stemmed from a challenge on Jon Benton in which there seemed to be little or no contact on the midfielder. And, in the build up to Aveley’s next, scored by defender Harry Gibbs, there seemed to be a foul on a Romford defen...