Three goals in the first fifteen minutes of the second half secured all three points for Beckenham Town at Tower Hamlets F.C.

In the first half, the hosts, who ground share at Phoenix Sports, matched the Becks, but the visitors blitz after the break finished the game as a contest.

Steve Townsend had the first goal attempt of the game for Beckenham but his shot was saved by Jamie Chebesi before Deese Kasinga had a shot deflected wide at the other end. The hosts’ Kayne James-Thompson then fired well over before Bill Martins picked out Beckenham’s Callum Henry with a free kick but he headed over.

Joe Nwoku was next to miss the target when heading over a Jamie Brown cross before the hosts came close when Sakariya Hassan’s shot was deflected wide. The resultant corner was half cleared but when it was returned into the area, goalkeeper Michael McEntegart mishandled it and Shkelgum Sadiku tapped it in only for his joy to be cut short by an offside flag.

Nwoku then sent Tyrone Pink away down the inside right channel and he held it up well before pulling back to Nwoku but he fired over then Martins did likewise from a free kick.

Bruno Gomes had a good chance for Tower Hamlets but headed wide from Bleron Ademi’s cross before Beckenham came even closer when Junior Kaffo’s shot appeared to clip the post.

On the stroke of half time, Martins was caught by a very poor challenge which ended in him being stretchered off and taken to hospital with a suspected broken or dislocated ankle.

Bertie Valler replaced him at the start of the second half as the visitors came out on the front foot. Pink shot wide before the stale-mate was broken. Townsend picked his spot and struck a low free kick just inside the far post.

Chebesi made an outstanding save from a Nwoku before Harvey Brand met Valler’s excellent free kick with a towering header that came back off the post. It came as no surprise when Beckenham scored again when Pink got on the end of a long through ball and poked it beyond Chebesi.

Two minutes later, Townsend scored his second and Beckenham’s third with another excellent finish.

Hassan created a chance at the other end with a brilliant piece of skill but Kasinga fired over before Brown came close for Beckenham with a shot that went just the wrong side of the post.

After that, substitutions disrupted the play and the chances dried up although Nwoku thought that he had added a fourth when following up after Chebesi had beaten out Brand’s shot but he had strayed offside.

Beckenham were forced to finish with ten men when their final substitute, Jamie Humpries, fell victim to a robust challenge and was forced to limp off.

Tower Hamlets: Chebesi, Tinubi, Anderson, Meade, Sadiku, Santos (Campbell 70), Ademi, James-Thompson, Gomes (Ngongang 63), Kasinga, Hassan.

Unused subs: Toke, Morgan, Ogunnwu.

Goalscorers: None

Yellow cards: Robertson, Andeson.

Red cards: None

Beckenham Town: McEntegart, Brand (Humpries 78), Brown, Henry, Hanifan, Robertson, Kaffo (Johnson 68), Townsend, Nwoko, Pink, Martins (Valler 46).

Unused subs: Carter, Adeonmu.

Goalscorers: Townsend (49),(60), Pink (58)

Yellow cards: None

Red cards: None

Referee: Jack Owen

Assistants: Steve Tunnicliffe and Myles Hewson

Attendance: 72