Wilmington Football Club, which has played only three South Alliance League fixtures all season due to waterlogged and frozen pitches, were

finally able to play their first league game of the year on Saturday.

Unfortunately, it was not the result the club wanted losing 1-0 at Oakfield Park against third-placed Metrogas.

Defences dominated the match and neither goalkeeper was unduly tested, but it was the visitors who scored what proved to be the game's only goal after just 10 minutes.

Wilmington strived to get back in the match after the interval but the only incident of note was an injury sustained by Wilmington defender Shaun Stadden.

He broke his nose after colliding with a Metrogas player when going for a high ball and he is likely to miss this Saturday's Kent Junior Cup quarter-final tie against Red Arrow Sports.

Wilmington's reserves failed to find the net and they had to settle for a goal-less draw against mid-table

Perana.

In an otherwise easily forgettable game, Wilmington's Brian Woodgate had a goal disallowed for offside and then Gary Letchford saw his header cleared off the Perana goal-line.

Wilmington's A-team completed a blank goal weekend for the club's three sides when they lost 1-0 away to the Old Leather Bottle in their Gravesend League game.