Folkestone Invicta were beaten 1-0 away to Chipstead on their first visit to High Road on Tuesday night.

Chipstead started the game third from bottom in the Ryman League Division One South table, just one place above the relegation zone, but won the game thanks to a 75th minute goal from substitute Aaran Cole-Bolt.

The game seemed to be drifting towards a goalless draw when COLE-BOLT’s low shot from the edge of the penalty area went in off the post.

Invicta then had a great chance to equalise just a minute later but captain James Dryden shot wide from close range after a good Liam Friend ball in from the left.

With James Everitt (hamstring) and Kieran Byrne (knee) missing, Invicta gave a debut to new striker Jacob Arnold-Smith, a youth team player at Gillingham who has also represented Faversham Town this season.

Josh Vincent also came back into the side after missing Saturday’s home defeat against Cray Wanderers with a virus.

A fifth minute Josh Burchell header was touched over the crossbar following a free kick on the right after a foul by Chris Head on Arnold-Smith.

And Arnold-Smith himself made room for himself down the left hand side of the penalty area and shot at goalkeeper Paul Smith two minutes later.

At the other end, Zak Graham shot at Inivcta goalkeeper Jack Delo at the far post in the tenth minute when striker Danny Oakins played the ball across the Invicta goal.

And a close range Graham header was saved by Delo four minutes later after Invicta centre half Frankie Chappell had blocked a shot from Josh Smith.

Smith himself then shot over the crossbar from the edge of the penalty area on the half hour mark.

Referee Mr P. Webb had already exchanged words with Invicta manager Neil Cugley and then upset the home contingent by not awarding a penalty in the 38th minute when Graham went down after a ball from Smith.

Invicta left back Burchell got forward but fired well over the crossbar in the 47th minute after a good ball from Darren Smith.

For Chipstead, Cole-Bolt shot harmlessly wide on the hour mark after Smith played the ball across from the right hand side following a good crossfield ball from Head.

Invicta had a good chance to break the stalemate in the 65th minute when Arnold-Smith shot past the goalkeeper but wide of the posy after being put through by striking partner Dryden.

Micheal Everitt shot at goalkeeper Smith in the 75th minute when Jimmy Jackson found Arnold-Smith on the right.

And Chipstead went straight down the other end and scored the game’s only goal.

Invicta made a double substitution as strikers Jon Driscoll and Joe Neilson replaced full backs Vincent and Burchell.

With the visitors’ three-man defence now stretched, Liam Dickson got across to clear when Oakins got through down the middle and Smith fired over when Chappell blocked his initial cross from the right.

There were bookings for Chipstead’s Gavin Quintyne and Oakins and for Invicta’s Arnold-Smith and Chappell.

CHIPSTEAD: P. Smith, Findlay, Head, Buchmann, Fleming, Aslan, Graham, Quintyne (Cole-Bolt 56 mins), Oakins, Brown, J. Smith. Unused subs: Walters, Oxley, Coleman.

FOLKESTONE INVICTA: Delo, Vincent (Neilson 82 mins), Burchell (Driscoll 82 mins), Friend, Chappell, Dickson, M. Everitt, Arnold-Smith, Dryden, Smith, Jackson. Unused subs: Swallow, Dix.

Attendance: 83.