
BLANDFORD UNITED 0 PORTLAND UNITED 3
Portland United maintained their five point lead in pole position following their
3-0 success at Blandford. Chris reader put the Islanders in front in the 31st
minute and the same player made it two nil on the hour before Adam Linaker made
the game safe in the 65th minute to keep Portland on track for the cup and league
double. This was the Blandford's 15th defeat but they stay in 11th place.
COBHAM SPORTS 2 WESTLAND SPORTS 2
Cobham Sports stay in the bottom two despite sharing four goals and the points
against their visitors from Westland Sports with their marksmen being John Lever
and Kabba Jack. This was Westland’s 8th draw of the season but they stay
in fifth spot but have four games in hand of the leaders but are 14 points adrift.
CRANBORNE 0 BRIDPORT RESERVES 1
Cranborne slipped into the bottom three following their single goal defeat by
their visitors from Bridport. Giving the Bees their 8th League win was William
Boyer to keep them in 10th place while the Cranes were tasting defeat for the
15th time.
HOLT UNITED 5 HAMWORTHY UNITED RESERVES 2
Holt United made it three wins in a row when they defeated their visitors from
Hamworthy United 5-2 but had to come from behind twice to do so. The Hammers
took the lead in the 14th minute with a goal from a penalty conversion by Garry
Williams but Holt hit back to equalise through Pepi Smith five minutes later.
The Hammers restored their lead with a strike from Mark Claremont on the half
hour only for Pepi Smith to bring the scores level again with his second goal
just before the break. It was Holt who took control in the second half and scored
three times through Darran Facer, Steve Devlin and substitute Simon Edwards.
This was Holt's 13th League victory and they remain in 6th place while the Hammers
remain back in 12th place.
POOLE BOROUGH 2 WINCANTON TOWN 2
Poole Borough having moved into second spot with their midweek win slipped back
into third place after they shared four goals and the points with their visitors
from Wincanton Town. Wincanton raced into a two goal lead through Alex Tremlett
and Chris Pullen in the first twenty minutes but two goals from Rodrigo Pons
coming in the 37th and 92nd minutes saved the day for the Hornets. This point
keeps the visitors in mid table.
SWANAGE TOWN & HERSTON 4 STURMINSTER NEWTON UNITED 0
Swanage Town & Herston returned to the top two when they kept up their recent
form (Only one defeat in eight games)
with a 4-0 success over their visitors from Sturminster Newton a goal up at
the break through Jacob Harrop they went on to score a further three times with
goals from Jamie Holland, Lee James and Anthony Warrington. This was the Swans
15th League win while their visitors were losing out for the 9th time but stay
in 9th place.
League Cup Semi Final Replay
HAMWORTHY RECREATION 1 CHICKERELL UNITED 1
After Time
Chickerell United won 6-5 0n penalties
The League new boys this season Chickerell United have reached the League Cup
Final at their first attempt when they defeated the cup holders Hamworthy Recreation
6-5 in a penalty shoot out after the scores were tied at one all after extra
time and will now play Portland United. Chickerell United took the lead after
only 6 minutes when the Hamworthy Keeper punched the ball into his own net,
this is the first time the Chickens have found the net in four games against
the Recreation this season. Ashley Boyt brought the score level in the 75th
minute to take the game in to extra time and then on to the penalty shoot out.
Trevor Schorah
League Press Officer