Step 5/6 round-up: AFC Wolverhampton City pick up crucial run in promotion battle
AFC Wolverhampton City climbed into third-place in the Midland Premier Division after emerging 4-2 winners at Coton Green.
Romario Martin fired Coton Green into a 30th-minute lead, before quickfire goals from Timothy Oyanda and Carlo Franco after the restart completed the turnaround for Wolverhampton.
Dean Morris got the hosts back on level terms 20 minutes from time, but Franco bagged his brace five minutes later and Oliver West put the seal on the win deep into stoppage time.
Brocton missed a golden chance to leapfrog Abbey Hutton United and climb into the play-offs as the two teams settled for a share of the spoils.
Regan Smith opened the scoring for Brocton close to the hour-mark, before Luke Walsh levelled for Abbey Hutton seven minutes later.
Dudley Town sit just one place outside of the play-off spots, after goals from Matthew Funge and substitute Abdul Halim-Bashiru led them to a 2-0 victory at Stourport Swifts.
Lye Town also kept their play-off hopes alive by beating 1874 Northwich 2-0 courtesy of goals from Luke Sidaway and substitute Tyler Smith.
Elsewhere, midtable Stone Old Alleynians were defeated 1-0 at Romulus and strugglers Tividale lost 2-1 on the road against second-place Hanley Town.
Gornal Athletic remain four points clear at the Division One summit, after romping to a 5-0 demolition of Stapenhill thanks to braces for Taylor Homer and Joel Westwood, as well as a solitary strike from Jake Short.
Second-placed Knowle, who boast two games in hand, condemned Cradley Town to a 2-0 defeat, which leaves them just two points adrift of danger.
Birmingham OJM climbed to within just a single point of the play-offs following a thrilling 4-3 home victory over Chelmsley Town.
Eshan Greer bagged a brace for OJM alongside goals for Thomas Cox and Sebastian Pearsall.
Dilpreet Sandhu and Soms Sibanda netted for Wednesfield to keep them out of the relegation zone on goal difference after a 2-2 draw at home to Kirby Muxloe.
Meanwhile, Bilston Town were cut further adrift in the play-off race as they succumbed to a 2-0 defeat at Coventry Copsewood.
Eccleshall kept their faint title hopes alive with a 5-0 victory over Wolverhampton Casuals, courtesy of braces for Nicky Parker and Daniel Glover, and a 31st-minute opener by Louis Lake in the North West Counties Division One South.
Stafford Town sit five points outside of the play-off places after falling to a 3-1 home defeat against league leaders Runcorn Town, who lead the way by 10 points.
Bewdley Town moved to within eight points (with a game in hand) of the Hellenic Division One, after making it five wins in a row with a 3-0 triumph at Brimscombe & Thrupp thanks to goals from Jack Bissell, Jack Bailey and Kai Kiffin.
