After arguably our worst week, weatherwise for a long, long time, Invicta missed the chance to go second in the table in one of only two Bostik Premier Division games played on Saturday.

Only the heroic efforts of Folkestone’s brilliant supporters and officials helped get this game on as we all struggled to get through a week of sub-zero temperatures when the last thing we expected was to watch our local heroes in action this weekend.

For 40 minutes or so it seemed that, maybe, the 22 players involved had been anticipating a weekend off – as. if we are honest, most supporters had been 24 hours earlier. have been.

But in the closing moments of the openiing half, the game suddenly stepped up a gear when home strikers Ade Yusuff and Johan Ter Horst provided further evidence of their developing understanding with Yusuff firing just over the bar.

At the other end, Harlow’s Rob Martin went desperately close after being allowed far too much time and space by the home defence then within seconds both Yusuff and Ter Horst forced Town keeper David Hughes into action.

There had been very little between these two sides but it was the visitors who took the lead seconds before the break when Harlow’s prolific Alex Read produced a great opportunist strike from outside the box that gave Invicta keeper Tim Roberts no chance as it sailed into the top far corner of the net.

Even playing a little bit below par, Folkestone had come up with some outstanding forward moves and got back on terms through the always busy Ian Draycott  just after the hour.

They tried everything they could muster to avenge a 3-2 defeat at Harlow in December, but, this time without success.

The point that Draycott’s goal earned keeps Invicta comfortably in the play-off places with another home game – against unpredictable Kingstonian to come on Tuesday.

Invicta: Roberts, Vincent, Blanks, Dolan, Davies, Newman (Hasler 66), Ter Horst, Aboagye, Draycott, Yusuff, McCann

Subs not used: Taylor, Wright, Madden, Coleman

Referee: John Pike

Attendance:475

Pictures supplied by David Shackle.