HAT TRICK COUNT- WEEK 19

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1 WELCOME TO THE LATEST EDITION OF THE NEWSLETTER. If you have anything to contribute, please do get in You can keep up to date with all the news from around the League by following us on Twitter at - over 3,500 of you have!! HAT TRICK COUNT- WEEK 19 2 No midweek mentions this time round, and just the two on the Saturday. Charlie Willett grabbed one on Saturday in Lymington Town s 8-1 mauling of Petersfield Town, whilst Like Stone also hit one for Christchurch in their 5-1 win over local rivals Ringwood Town. LEAGUE CLEAN SHEETS COUNT- WEEK 19 LEAGUE GOALS 5 COUNT- WEEK PLAYER MOVES Horndean have announced that Harry Birmingham and Lloyd Thomas have newly signed at the Fiveheads Park outfit- moving from AFC Portchester and Andover Town respectively. New signing at Fawley, where Neil Williams has signed on the dotted line, and there s also a couple of new faces in at Bonnymead Park, where Jake Allen and Sam Coppard have signed on at Amesbury Town. Back on the south coast, Fareham Town welcome Matt Andrews (from Alresford Town) and Luke Sweeney (from AFC Portchester). AFC Portchester have completed the signing of Joe Boxall, and Alresford Town gave a Senior outing to 16 year old Louis Russell in midweek, he is reported as being in the squad for this weekend along with Sam Williams. CLUB NEWS New Milton Town recently appointed Kevin Gill as club captain. Gill has been with Wimborne Town, Poole Town and Wareham Rangers amongst others during his career. We hear that work is under way at the County Ground, Hamworthy United. The new Stan Wallis suite will offer a new Conference facility, be able to host Networking events, be available for Party hire and Sporting Events. There ll be plenty of on-site parking. Available to hire from early June. The building will be on the current open area immediately adjacent to the ground entrance and changing rooms. AFC Portchester are another club who have started selling club souvenirs- Mugs are 6, Umbrellas 15, Pencil cases 5, Key ring 2, Badges 3 or 2 for 5 with more stocking fillers coming soon including club scarves, pens, aprons and car stickers. Items are on sale from the club house all in readiness for those special Christmas presents. Sunday, 10 December /18 Edition #26 Page 1 of 20

2 Brockenhurst are looking for a Physio/Therapist for first team duties at the club- contact the club directly if you re interested. Did you know our main sponsors Sydenhams are now on twitter (@TweetSydenhams) and Facebook (@SydenhamsBuildersMerchants)? Please do give them a follow or like to keep up with all their latest news and promotions including their 12 days of Christmas promotion that started at the turn of the month. Here s the link for youhttp:// Also, to ensure any trip to the Sydenhams branches are as effective as possible over the Christmas period, please check their Christmas opening hours below, also available to view on their website. BRANCHES 22nd BUILDERS MERCHANTS, TIMBER AND KITCHENS & BATHROOMS 23 rd to 26th 27th, 28th Abingdon 7:30am-5pm CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Bath 7:30am-5pm CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Boscombe 8am-5pm CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Bournemouth Kitchen & Bathroom Showroom 8am-5pm CLOSED 10am - 3pm CLOSED CLOSED Devizes 7am-5pm CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Gillingham 7:30am-5pm CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Guernsey Building Supplies 7am-4:30pm CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Maiden Bradley 8am-5pm CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Newport (IOW) 7:30am-5pm CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Poole 7:30am-5pm CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Ryde (IOW) 7:30am-5pm CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Salisbury 7:30am-5pm CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Sandown (IOW) 7:30am-5pm CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Southampton 7:30am-5pm CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Warminster 7:30am-5pm CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Wickham 7:30am-4:45pm CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Winchester 7:30am-5pm CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED HIRE BRANCHES & CREDIT CONTROL Blandford Hire 7:30am-5pm CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Devizes Hire 7:30am-5pm CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Dorchester Hire 7:30am-5pm CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Frome Hire 7:30am-5:30pm CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Gillingham Hire 7:30am-5pm CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Newport Hire (IOW) 7:30am-5pm CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Ryde Hire (IOW) 7:30am-5pm CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Swanage Hire 7:30am-5pm CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Warminster Hire 7:30am-5:30pm CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CREDIT CONTROL 8am-5pm CLOSED 8am - 12pm 8am - 12pm CLOSED 29th 30th, 31st Tadley Calleva s 2 nd Round Hampshire Senior Cup, sponsored by BSA Regal- victory over Premier Division Bashley earned them the Team of the Round accolade. They were looking for a similar result against Blackfield in midweek- did they succeed, see the results section to find out! Sunday, 10 December /18 Edition #26 Page 2 of 20

3 THE LAST Northwich North West Counties Premier Step 5 Biggleswade Spartans South Midlands Premier Step 5 Blackfield & Langley Wessex Premier Step 5 Bracknell Town Hellenic Premier Step 5 Bradford Town Western Premier Step 5 Bromsgrove Sporting Midland Football League Premier Step 5 Chichester City Southern Combination League Premier Step 5 Cogenhoe United United Counties Premier Step 5 Coleshill Town Midland Football League Premier Step 5 Crowborough Athletic Southern Counties East Premier Step 5 Desborough Town United Counties Premier Step 5 Eastbourne Town Southern Combination League Premier Step 5 Hamble Club Wessex Premier Step 5 Hinckley Midland Football League Division 1 Step 6 Horley Town Combined Counties Premier Step 5 Hullbridge Sports Essex Senior Step 5 Leighton Town Spartans South Midlands Premier Step 5 Marske United Northern League Division 1 Step 5 Melksham Town Western Premier Step 5 Newcastle Benfield Northern League Division 1 Step 5 Newport IOW Wessex Premier Step 5 Norwich CBS Eastern Counties Division 1 Step 6 Pontefract Collieries Northern Counties East Premier Step 5 Stockton Town Northern League Division 1 Step 5 Stourport Swifts Midland Football League Premier Step 5 Thatcham Town Hellenic Premier Step 5 Tring Athletic Spartans South Midlands Premier Step 5 West Auckland Town Northern League Division 1 Step 5 Westfields Midland Football League Premier Step 5 Windsor Hellenic Premier Step 5 Wisbech Town United Counties Premier Step 5 Wolverhampton Sporting Community West Midlands Regional Premier Step 6 Combined Counties Premier 1 Northern League Division 1 4 Eastern Counties Division 1 1 Southern Combination League Premier 2 Essex Senior 1 Southern Counties East Premier 1 Hellenic Premier 3 Spartans South Midlands Premier 3 Midland Football League Premier 4 United Counties Premier 3 Midland Football League Division 1 1 Wessex Premier 3 North West Counties Premier 1 West Midlands Regional Premier 1 Northern Counties East Premier 1 Western Premier 2 Step 5 29 Step 6 3 Whatever happens in the 4 th Round, there will be a new name on the Buildbase FA Vase in May. Will we see a Wessex side make that breakthrough this season- hope so!! Only one of the 32 has featured in a Final showdown, and that s West Auckland Town. The 4 th Round brings a financial carrot worth 1875 going to the winners- whilst the losers get 625. Sunday, 10 December /18 Edition #26 Page 3 of 20

4 BUILDBASE FA VASE 4 th ROUND DRAW 1 Newcastle Benfield v Coleshill Town 2 Wisbech Town v Bromsgrove Sporting 3 Cogenhoe United v Wolverhampton Sporting Community 4 Marske United v Hinckley Northwich v Pontefract Collieries 6 Stockton Town v West Auckland Town 7 Desborough Town v Stourport Swifts 8 Melksham Town v Crowborough Athletic 9 Westfields v Hamble Club 10 Blackfield & Langley v Bracknell Town 11 Leighton Town v Norwich CBS 12 Newport IOW v Bradford Town 13 Eastbourne Town v Windsor 14 Horley Town v Chichester City 15 Tring Athletic v Hullbridge Sports 16 Thatcham Town v Biggleswade MATCH DATES- All ties must be played on Saturday 6 January 2018, kick-off 3.00pm, unless otherwise mutually agreed, with replays on or before Saturday 13 January 2018, kick-off 3.00pm. Clubs may mutually agree to penalties being taken after extra time to determine the winner of a first match without having a replay and this must be confirmed on the Match Arrangement Form, in accordance with FA Vase Rule 11(a). MATCH ARRANGEMENT FORM- Home clubs must ensure that the Match Arrangement Form is completed and received by The FA Competitions Department by Monday 11 December 2017 by fax or . TIES INVOLVING OUR TEAMS- update in brief as at Monday 4 December. BLACKFIELD & LANGLEY v Bracknell Town. Bracknell are fifth in the Hellenic Premier having been relegated from the Southern League in the last 3-4 years. They have games in hand over the Clubs above them. NEWPORT v Bradford Town. Currently third in the Western League and play at Bradford in Avon which is very adjacent to Trowbridge. Beat Team Solent on Saturday Westfields v HAMBLE CLUB. Hamble have drawn the short straw with a 270-mile round trip to undertake, Westfields are mid table in the Midland Football League and play in Hereford. They had an exceptional result on Saturday winning at Plymouth Parkway. The League may have an outside piece of interest in the 4 th Round with former member, Thatcham Town also in the last 32 with a home game against Biggleswade to look forward to. HAMPSHIRE SENIOR CUP 2017/18- the story so far 3 rd Round AFC Portchester 1-0 Romsey Town Alresford Town 2-1 Hartley Wintney Eastleigh 3-1 Bournemouth Farnborough 13 Dec AFC Bournemouth Hamble Club [4-3 pens] 2-2 Christchurch Moneyfields 0-3 Havant & Waterlooville Tadley Calleva 0-2 Blackfield & Langley Winchester City [5-4 pens] 3-3 Basingstoke Town [Holders] Quarter Finalists- AFC Bournemouth, AFC Portchester, Alresford Town, Blackfield & Langley. Eastleigh. Farnborough, Hamble Club, Havant & Waterlooville and Winchester City Sunday, 10 December /18 Edition #26 Page 4 of 20

5 ENGLAND, THE WORLD CUP 2018 AND PANAMA England have received by their standards a favourable draw in next year s Group Stage of the World Cup with Panama, Honduras and Belgium providing the opposition though the latter, with Eden Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne, may prove a little difficult given the lack of experience within Gareth Southgate s promised chosen few. Panama are currently ranked 56th in the FIFA Rankings, sandwiched between Japan and Haiti (England are 15th) and the two Countries have never met in an International fixture and Panama have never before qualified for the World Cup Finals and their qualification was not without controversy. In their final game they needed to beat Costa Rica and did so by two goals to one though it is seemingly accepted that for the first goal the ball never actually crossed the line. Perhaps they don t have the assistants on the goal lines in South America though it could just as easily be the case that they do as they never appear to give decisions anyway! Qualification was marked by a day s National Holiday! The current Panama Squad largely play their Club football in their own Country with just a couple playing in North America and one each in Bucharest, Toronto and Lausanne. The current Manager, one Hernan Dario Gomez the seventeenth since 2000 has a colourful past having been dismissed from his post as Colombia s manager in 2011 after attacking a woman in a bar. Unlike a lot of South American Countries Panama does not seem to produce World Class Players who make their way to Europe and the large salaries, and none of the names in their squad register on the World stage. Domestic football in Panama seems to have one major League, though that has only ten teams and they play in two Competitions, the Apertura and the Clausara (these names are also used in other South American Countries) with identical formats. Each tournament has two stages with the first stage being a double round robin affair with all the Clubs playing each other home and away. The top four then progress through Semi Finals and a Final. Following the completion of both tournaments the first stages are combined into an aggregate table with the bottom side being relegated. Five of the ten sides play in Panama City, with Tauro, rather like Queens Park in Scotland, playing in the National Stadium which has a capacity of 32,000. None of the remaining Stadiums hold more than 5,500 with one being as low as 900. The top two sides each season qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League which is open to Clubs in North and central America and the Caribbean. So, a new adventure for the Panama National side who are known as Les Canaleros (The Canal Men) or Le Marca Roja (The Red Tide) and travel to Russia having nothing to lose with any positive result one imagines counting as an immense gain. England awaits! CLUB NICKNAMES UPDATE- Not sure how they were missed out last time, but FAREHAM TOWN have been known since the late 80s as the Creeksiders- apparently as a group of their supporters wanted a change from the usual Town or Reds moniker. Clubs are welcome to use any of the Newsletter in their matchday programme. With photographs, please acknowledge the taker. If you would like to receive the edition in word format, please let the Editor know. Sunday, 10 December /18 Edition #26 Page 5 of 20

6 CAUTIONS STANDARDS MISCONDUCT PENALTY POINTS DISSENT ABUSIVE LANGUAGE OR GESTURES TOTAL LAST SEASON FA DISCIPLINARY TABLE- THE ONE YOU DON T WANT TO BE TOP OF NOTE: Weymouth Reserves record removed. As at 1 December 2017 BAFFINS MILTON ROVERS NEWPORT IOW ANDOVER NEW STREET LYMINGTON TOWN RINGWOOD TOWN HAMBLE CLUB HAMWORTHY UNITED FOLLAND SPORTS BOURNEMOUTH ANDOVER TOWN PETERSFIELD TOWN COWES SPORTS SHOLING ALTON FAREHAM TOWN NEW MILTON TOWN LAVERSTOCK & FORD PORTLAND UNITED ALRESFORD TOWN AMESBURY TOWN DOWNTON SHAFTESBURY BROCKENHURST AFC PORTCHESTER TEAM SOLENT ROMSEY TOWN BEMERTON HEATH HARLEQUINS AFC STONEHAM TOTTON & ELING VERWOOD TOWN BLACKFIELD & LANGLEY EAST COWES VICTORIA BASHLEY HORNDEAN CHRISTCHURCH FAWLEY AFC WHITCHURCH UNITED HYTHE & DIBDEN UNITED SERVICES PORTSMOUTH TADLEY CALLEVA TOTALS Sunday, 10 December /18 Edition #26 Page 6 of 20

7 MIDWEEK MATCH RESULTS ROUND UP Tuesday 5 December 2017 Andover Open Cup Quarter Final Andover New Street 4-2 Whitchurch United? Figure not provided Jazz Beavis Corey Cherrett Shane Lock Josh Smith Zach Neve Wade Crisp Bournemouth Senior Cup Semi Final Lymington Town 1-2 aet Verwood Town? Figure not provided Sam House 65 pen OG 25 Matt Vining 106 Hampshire Senior Cup 3rd Round AFC Portchester 1-0 Romsey Town? Figure not provided Bobby Scott 14 Eastleigh 3-1 Bournemouth? Figure not provided Cavaghn Miley 66, 68 Eder Batista 27 Paul McCallum 75 Hamble Club 2-2 Christchurch 45 [4-3 on penalties] Nathan Lynch [2] James King Josh Kirkham Tadley Calleva 0-2 Blackfield & Langley? Figure not provided Connor Doe 15 Sam Poole 60 Sydenhams League Cup 3rd Round Fawley 2-2 AFC Stoneham 34 [5-4 on penalties] Kieran Roche 6 Chris Manning 59 pen., 89 Ben Bolton 85 Sholing 3-0 Petersfield Town 53 Kevin Brewster 67, 76 Marvin McLean 73 Wednesday 6 December 2017 Hampshire Senior Cup 3rd Round Alresford Town 2-1 Hartley Wintney? Figure not provided Tom Richards 90+1? Chris Mason 90+4 Thursday 7 December 2017 Portsmouth Senior Cup 2nd Round United Services Portsmouth Reserves 2-2 Horndean? Figure not provided [4-3 on penalties] Freddie Penfold 11 Josh Maloney 28 Ryan Morgan 72 Harry Jackson 41 Sunday, 10 December /18 Edition #26 Page 7 of 20

8 MIDWEEK MATCH REPORTS Gary Day writes EASTLEIGH 3-1 BOURNEMOUTH Bournemouth met Eastleigh for the first time since February 2003, the teams being old adversaries from days past. The Poppies task looked to be a potentially tough one as thirteen of the fifteen players selected for the Spitfires had appeared in the National League this season and the two others were part of the first team squad. Bournemouth, drawn away in this competition for the third time this season, started well with a free-kick causing problems for the home defence but Speers put it over the bar. Eastleigh countered, Miley s shot being deflected wide and Obileye, up from defence for a corner, headed off the Poppies crossbar. Obileye attempted a further effort from distance that Poynter in the visitors goal saved. The Poppies, who were working hard, took the lead in the 26th minute when Eder BATISTA struck a measured shot from the right which went low into the far corner. Eastleigh keeper Flitney had to save high from a Ohameje header following a Niculescu cross. Obileye caused further problems to the Poppies defence from a free-kick, the ball coming to Miley whose half-volley was held at the second attempt by Poynter. Eastleigh created further chances close to the break, but Miley headed a Hoyte cross over, Constable headed wide whilst Glynn cleared a further home effort off the goal-line. Bournemouth held onto their lead going into the interval. HT: 0-1. Bournemouth defended well in the second half as Eastleigh searched for an equaliser, Wood s free-kick from just outside the box was deflected clear and McAllister headed a Miley cross over. It was mainly one-way traffic, but the Bournemouth defence was tight, well-disciplined and held firm. McAllister timed his run well to receive a Hollands pass, but the Eastleigh skipper s shot was saved by Poynter. The Poppies were still ahead and proving hard to break down as the game reached the midway point of the second half but the home side soon levelled. The goal was a well finished one as Cavanagh MILEY had a bit to do but did it well a neat flick over Poynter and beat a defender s attempted goal-line clearance. The Spitfires turned the score around within a further two minutes, the Poppies defence failed to clear from a corner and they were punished, again by MILEY, who buried a low 15-yard shot via a deflection. It was soon three goals in eight minutes as McAllister headed a cross down to sub Paul McCALLUM who swept the ball past the keeper. The Poppies did their best to push further forward but to no avail. There was a late chance at both ends but Donachy did well to block a McCallum shot following a good home move whilst Flitney was forced to make a diving save from a Meddah shot. FT: 3-1. Eastleigh, the 2012 winners, move into the quarter final stage this time. The Poppies, twice finalists themselves over the years (but not since 1935), put in a fine determined performance on the evening and, just when an upset was starting to look possible, that three goal blast proved enough to put them out. Despite being defeated, I am sure that Poppies boss Mick Cuffie would acknowledge how well his side performed on the night. Mike Robins writes FAWLEY 2-2 AFC STONEHAM [5-4 on penalties] There s a certain something about a game under lights, here s a snap ahead of the game at Fawley- my 21st visit to the ground tonight. There was early pressure from the visitors, sporting pink and black as opposed to the purple of Saturday, and it was almost a case of déjà vu when they went down to an early goal. Kieran ROCHE was allowed free passage through the centre of the park and was able to round the onrushing keeper to put the Oilers 1-0 inside 6 minutes from around 8 yards out. Stoneham nearly got back on level terms on 13 minutes when Brady had a decent chance that gave Fawley keeper Page a relatively easy start to Sunday, 10 December /18 Edition #26 Page 8 of 20

9 his evening. Both Brady and Caballero created chances making the most of the uncertainty in the home defence, but nothing came of it. Both sides were restricted to counter attacking opportunities as the game swept from end to end with neither side able to assert their grip. Stoneham had the better of it though, with Page forced into making two superb saves to keep the Oilers ahead and was also thankful to see his save bounce to safety off the upright following a shot from Stoneham s Harris. With five minutes in the half remaining the visitors had the chance to level things from the penalty spot, but Palmer s effort was well saved by Page. HT 1-0 Page resumed where he left off in the first half punching away a shot from the edge of the penalty area early in the second period (see picture above]. However, the custodian had no answer to Chris MANNING on 58 minutes when a soft penalty award gave Stoneham the chance to level again- and the ball was rifled home although Page almost got a hand to it. Fawley almost responded immediately when Roche broke through, but the chance went and both sides were showing renewed application, it was that man Page who again saved Fawley s bacon with 15 to go when Fawley- Burch 1-0 Stoneham- Caballero 1-1 Fawley- McPhee 2-1 Stoneham- Manning 2-2 Fawley- Green 3-2 Stoneham- Clark 3-3 Fawley- Keating 4-3 Stoneham- Brewer 4-4 Fawley- Page 5-4 Stoneham- Beckerley 5-4 falling on the ball in a scramble inside the six yard box. However, as time began to drift away and the dreaded penalties loomed, Fawley broke down the left dugouts side and Bradley s cross picked out Ben BOLTOIN who had a free header from close range to put the hosts 2-1 up. The lead didn t last long though as Chris MANNING grabbed his and Stoneham s second with a super 35-yard strike that Page had no chance of stopping right at the end of normal time. No time for any more action really; FT 2-2 Straight to penalties with Fawley going first. Both sides scored their opening four. Page stepped up and fired home the fifth for Fawley and then made a save to deny Stoneham theirs to round off a good evening s work. Keith Legg writes SHOLING 3-0 PETERSFIELD TOWN Sholing continued their defence of the League Cup with a win over Petersfield to advance into the Quarter Finals. Scoreline didn't reflect the one-sided nature of the game, with all the goals coming in a 9 minute spell in the last 25 minutes. The pattern for the whole game was set in the first 10 minutes as wave after wave of Sholing attacks pinned Petersfield back into their half. Marvin McLean & Sawyer both fired wide, before a nice one touch move ended with Sawyer hitting a half-volley just over the bar. Rory Wood and Dan Mason also fired just off target, before Byron flicked a header just past the upright. Best chance fell to Alex Sawyer, with time only 10 yards out, but he didn't get a clean connection and the keeper was able to block. Kev Brewster put a 20 yard freekick just wide, before curling in a deep corner that was met at the far post by Dan Miller, but almost out of play, he headed against the crossbar. More half chances came and went, with Sholing not able to work the keeper enough. HT 0-0 The Petersfield goalmouth continued to live a charmed existence at the start of the second half, this time Cuthbertson smashed a 12 yard effort off the underside of the crossbar and no one could force in the follow up. Rory Wood went through on goal, but just as he was about to square to Dan Mason to tap in, the ball took a horrible bobble. Petersfield may not have been creating much going forward, but were throwing themselves in front of everything in their own penalty area, twice with blocks in a scrambled Sholing attack. Finally, on 67 minutes the Boatmen broke the deadlock. A freekick out on the right side was curled into the six yard box by Kev BREWSTER where it missed everyone, including the keeper, and bounced up high into the net. Wasn't long to wait until the second goal, as Marvin McLEAN collected the ball on the edge of the area, made room on his unfavoured right foot and fired in a low shot inside the post, leaving the keeper Sunday, 10 December /18 Edition #26 Page 9 of 20

10 motionless. Almost straight from the restart, he tried the same move again, but this time was tripped from behind for a clear penalty. Kev BREWSTER dispatched the spot kick with his usual aplomb, making it 7 goals in 6 Cup games this season for him. Despite being a spectator for most the game, Gosney was finally called into action to save low down by his near post. There was just time left for the Rams crossbar to be rattled for a third time in the match, as Alex Sawyer saw his 22 yard effort cannon off the woodwork. Sholing are away to Newport IW in the Quarter Final. FT 3-0 Ian Claxton writes LYMINGTON TOWN 1-2 VERWOOD TOWN after extra time Lymington came into this game sitting in 5th spot in the and having scored 10 goals in their last two games in the last 7 days, by contrast Verwood are having a tough season and are in the dungeon of. Lymington started slightly the brighter with Ross Bottomley and Owen Fee having shots on the visitors goal in the first 15 minutes, however Verwood struck first in bizarre fashion. On 24 minutes a massively long throw in from Ron Frost appeared to go straight into the goal but the referee awarded the score as it brushed through the legs of Lymington keeper Ross Casey with the slightest of contact. Lymington tried to get back into the game, but Owen Fee and Zac Pickett skied both of their chances and Matt Vining blocked Bottomley s effort. Verwood s shooting was no better and brad gale header was the closest they came to employing Casey in the rest of the first half. Lymington went closer in the early part of the second half, Fee s deflected shot squeaked around one post and Hurst s effort went the wrong side of the other one. But chances were few and far between. On 66 minutes Lymington were awarded a soft penalty and substitute Sam House drew the home side level from the spot. Verwood s big number 5- Ron Frost, was the mainstay of their defence, seemingly everywhere and clearing up almost every Lymington attack his long throw had already given them one goal and in the dying minutes another almost win the game for Verwood forcing a fingertip save from Casey from joe Manley s head that after Hurst had shot wide at the other end. Full time 1-1 so extra time required, and Lymington could have struck almost straight away but Haigh pushed Sam House heard around the post. Things got worse for Verwood as Frost was sent off with a second Caution and the yellow card was being more frequently shown as players became even more desperate to win a generally poor match, with neither side truly looking dominant or on their games. Lymington had a couple of chances to take the lead at the end of the first period of extra time but Haigh was up to the task and saved both. However, the 10 men of Verwood struck early after the break with Matt Vining getting onto a through ball and beat Casey from 20 yards to put the visitors ahead again. It was the clearest chance all evening. Willett got the ball in the net for Lymington two minutes later but was ruled offside and their luck continued to desert them as they laid siege to the Verwood goal for the remaining 5 minutes but without a clear result or chance. Verwood progress to the final next week to face Bashley at Hurn Bridge. Sunday, 10 December /18 Edition #26 Page 10 of 20

11 SYDENHAMS LEAGUE CUP THE STORY UPDATED Holders: Sholing Third Round Andover New Street (Jazz Beavis) 1-0 Lymington Town (-) Blackfield & Langley (Jamie White, Callum Cunniffe-Pilley, Lerone Plummer, Joe Butcher, Sam Poole) 5-1 US Portsmouth (Lewis Beale) Hamble Club v Alresford Town Horndean (Tyler Moret) 1-4 AFC Portchester (-) Newport IOW (Tom McInnes, Emerson Tattersall) 2-0 Baffins Milton Rovers (-) Sholing (Kevin Brewster [2], Marvin McLean) 3-0 Petersfield Town (-) Fawley (Kieran Roche, Ben Bolton) 2-2 AFC Stoneham (Chris Manning [2-1 pen]) (5-4 penalties) Verwood Town (Matt Vining, George Richardson) 2-7 Hamworthy United (Dan Cann [3], Ollie Davis [2] Darren Watts, Nathan Walker) Quarter Final 1. Blackfield & Langley v Hamworthy United 2. AFC Portchester v Andover New Street 3. Newport IOW v Sholing 4. Fawley v Hamble Club or Alresford Town Semi Final Winners of Match 1 v Winners of Match 2 Winners of Match 4 v Winners of Match 3 Final At the Blanchard Wells Stadium (AFC Portchester) BOURNEMOUTH SENIOR CUP 2017/18 FINAL Tuesday 12 December M A Hart Stadium, Hurn Bridge Bashley vs Verwood Town GET ALONG IF YOU CAN!! 6/ 4 admission- includes programme whilst stock lasts Sunday, 10 December /18 Edition #26 Page 11 of 20

12 SYDENHAMS LEAGUE (WESSEX) FIXTURES 2017/2018 Tuesday December 12 th 2017 Wiltshire Senior Cup 3 rd Round Bremhill v Bemerton Heath Harlequins Sydenhams (Wessex League Cup) 3 rd Round Hamble Club v Alresford Town Blackfield & Langley v Brockenhurst Newport IoW v Sholing Portsmouth Senior Cup 2 nd Round Fareham Town v U.S. Portsmouth Reserves Hayling United v AFC Portchester Bournemouth Senior Cup Final Bashley v Verwood Town At Christchurch North Hants DFA Cup 2 nd Round Andover Town v Winchester Castle Reserves Saturday December 16 th 2017 Andover Town v Lymington Town Baffins Milton Rovers v Sholing Bashley v Shaftesbury Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Newport IoW Bournemouth v Hamble Club Brockenhurst v Amesbury Town Cowes Sports v Fareham Town Horndean v Blackfield & Langley Petersfield Town v Hamworthy United Portland United v Alresford Town Team Solent v AFC Portchester AFC Stoneham v New Milton Town Alton v Andover New Street Downton v Ringwood Town East Cowes Vics v U.S. Portsmouth Fawley AFC v Laverstock & Ford Folland Sports v Totton & Eling Romsey Town v Verwood Town Tadley Calleva v Christchurch Whitchurch United v Hythe & Dibden Wednesday December 20 th 2017 Whitchurch United v Tadley Calleva Thursday December 21 st 2017 U.S. Portsmouth v Folland Sports Friday December 22 nd 2017 AFC Portchester v Fareham Town Hamble Club v Sholing Saturday December 23 rd 2017 Alresford Town v Petersfield Town Andover Town v Shaftesbury Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Portland United Blackfield & Langley v Bournemouth Brockenhurst v Bashley Hamworthy United v Amesbury Town Horndean v Baffins Milton Rovers Lymington Town v Newport IoW Team Solent v Cowes Sports AFC Stoneham v Verwood Town Andover New Street v Romsey Town Fawley AFC v Hythe & Dibden Laverstock & Ford v Downton New Milton Town v Ringwood Town Totton & Eling v Alton Monday December 26 th 2017 Newport IoW v Cowes Sports (11.30) Friday December 29 th 2017 AFC Portchester v Horndean Saturday December 30 th 2017 Andover Town v Alresford Town Baffins Milton Rovers v Hamworthy United Bournemouth v Team Solent Fareham Town v Bemerton Heath Harlequins Hamble Club v Blackfield & Langley Lymington Town v Brockenhurst Portland United v Bashley Shaftesbury v Amesbury Town Sholing v Petersfield Town Downton v Andover New Street East Cowes Vics v Romsey Town Fawley AFC v Totton & Eling New Milton Town v Christchurch Ringwood Town v Verwood Town Tadley Calleva v Folland Sports Saturday January 6 th 2018 Buildbase F.A. Vase 4 th Round Blackfield & Langley v Bracknell Town Newport IoW v Bradford Town Westfields v Hamble Club Amesbury Town v Lymington Town Andover Town v Brockenhurst Bashley v Horndean Sunday, 10 December /18 Edition #26 Page 12 of 20

13 Bemerton Heath Harlequins v AFC Portchester Bournemouth v Portland United Cowes Sports v Baffins Milton Rovers Hamworthy United v Sholing Petersfield Town v Fareham Town Shaftesbury v Alresford Town AFC Stoneham v U.S. Portsmouth Fawley AFC v Romsey Town Folland Sports v New Milton Town Hythe & Dibden v East Cowes Vics Laverstock & Ford v Christchurch Ringwood Town v Andover New Street Tadley Calleva v Alton Verwood Town v Whitchurch United Tuesday January 9 th 2018 Russell Cotes Cup Quarter Finals AFC Portchester v AFC Stoneham Andover Town v Paulsgrove Fareham Town v Sholing Saturday January 13 th 2018 AFC Portchester v Hamworthy United Alresford Town v Lymington Town Baffins Milton Rovers v Shaftesbury Blackfield & Langley v Cowes Sports Brockenhurst v Bournemouth Fareham Town v Amesbury Town Hamble Club v Andover Town Horndean v Petersfield Town Newport IoW v Team Solent Portland United v Bemerton Heath Harlequins Sholing v Bashley Christchurch v Whitchurch United Downton v Alton East Cowes Vics v Verwood Town Fawley AFC v Andover New Street` Folland Sports v Laverstock & Ford New Milton Town v Tadley Calleva Totton & Eling v Romsey Town U.S. Portsmouth v Ringwood Town Monday January 15 th 2018 Southampton Senior Cup Quarter Final Team Solent v Blackfield & Langley Tuesday January 16 th 2018 Southampton Senior Cup Quarter Final Netley Central Sports v Lymington Town (at Lymington) Sholing v Hamble Club North Hants DFA Cup 2 nd Round Overton United v Alresford Town Salisbury Hospital Cup Quarter Final Amesbury Town v Andover Town Saturday January 20 th 2018 Amesbury Town v Blackfield & Langley Baffins Milton Rovers v Newport IoW Bashley v Andover Town Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Hamble Club Cowes Sports v AFC Portchester Horndean v Fareham Town Lymington Town v Hamworthy United Petersfield Town v Brockenhurst Shaftesbury v Portland United Sholing v Bournemouth Team Solent v Alresford Town Andover New Street v Christchurch Fawley AFC v Tadley Calleva Hythe & Dibden v AFC Stoneham Romsey Town v U.S. Portsmouth Totton & Eling v East Cowes Vics Verwood Town v Alton Whitchurch United v Laverstock & Ford Tuesday January 23 rd 2018 Sydenhams (Wessex) League Cup Quarter Final AFC Portchester v Andover New Street Blackfield & Langley v Hamworthy United Newport IoW v Sholing Saturday January 27 th 2018 AFC Portchester v Lymington Town Alresford Town v Baffins Milton Rovers Andover Town v Petersfield Town Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Blackfield & Langley Bournemouth v Amesbury Town Brockenhurst v Team Solent Fareham Town v Sholing Hamble Club v Cowes Sports Hamworthy United v Shaftesbury Newport IoW v Bashley Portland United v Horndean AFC Stoneham v East Cowes Vics Christchurch v Alton Downton v Fawley AFC Folland Sports v Romsey Town New Milton Town v Totton & Eling Ringwood Town v Hythe & Dibden Tadley Calleva v Andover New Street U.S. Portsmouth v Laverstock & Ford Sunday, 10 December /18 Edition #26 Page 13 of 20

14 Monday January 29 th 2018 Team Solent v Hamble Club Tuesday January 30 th 2018 AFC Portchester v Bemerton Heath Harlequins Alresford Town v Newport IoW Andover Town v Horndean Hamworthy United v Bashley Shaftesbury v Bournemouth Saturday February 3 rd 2018 AFC Portchester v Petersfield Town Baffins Milton Rovers v Cowes Sports Bashley v Hamble Club Bournemouth v Hamworthy United Brockenhurst v Fareham Town Horndean v Amesbury Town Portland United v Blackfield & Langley Shaftesbury v Bemerton Heath Harlequins Sholing v Newport IoW Team Solent v Lymington Town Alton v East Cowes Vics Downton v Totton & Eling Fawley AFC v Whitchurch United Folland Sports v AFC Stoneham Laverstock & Ford v Verwood Town Ringwood Town v Christchurch Romsey Town v Tadley Calleva U.S. Portsmouth v Hythe & Dibden Andover Open Cup Andover Town v Alresford Town Tuesday February 6 th 2018 AFC Portchester v Bournemouth Amesbury Town v Bemerton Heath Harlequins Blackfield & Langley v Shaftesbury Horndean v Bashley Totton & Eling v Christchurch Saturday February 10 th 2018 Alresford Town v AFC Portchester Amesbury Town v Baffins Milton Rovers Andover Town v Newport IoW Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Brockenhurst Bournemouth v Bashley Fareham Town v Blackfield & Langley Hamble Club v Shaftesbury Hamworthy United v Team Solent Horndean v Sholing Lymington Town v Portland United Petersfield Town v Cowes Sports AFC Stoneham v Alton East Cowes Vics v Folland Sports Hythe & Dibden v Christchurch New Milton Town v Laverstock & Ford Totton & Eling v Ringwood Town Verwood Town v Fawley AFC U.S. Portsmouth v Tadley Calleva Whitchurch United v Downton Saturday February 17 th 2018 AFC Portchester v Andover Town Alresford Town v Horndean Baffins Milton Rovers v Lymington Town Bashley v Blackfield & Langley Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Petersfield Town Brockenhurst v Sholing Cowes Sports v Bournemouth Newport IoW v Hamworthy United Portland United v Amesbury Town Team Solent v Fareham Town Spare: Hamble Club, Shaftesbury AFC Stoneham v Totton & Eling Andover New Street v U.S. Portsmouth Christchurch v Romsey Town Downton v Hythe & Dibden Fawley AFC v New Milton Town Folland Sports v Whitchurch United Ringwood Town v East Cowes Vics Verwood Town v Tadley Calleva Tuesday February 20 th 2018 AFC Portchester v Hamble Club Amesbury Town v Andover Town Blackfield & Langley v Alresford Town Cowes Sports v Brockenhurst Horndean v Team Solent Saturday February 24 th 2018 Amesbury Town v Cowes Sports Baffins Milton Rovers v Brockenhurst Blackfield & Langley v Andover Town Fareham Town v Bashley Hamworthy United v Hamble Club Sunday, 10 December /18 Edition #26 Page 14 of 20

15 Lymington Town v Horndean Newport IoW v Shaftesbury Petersfield Town v Team Solent Portland United v AFC Portchester Sholing v Bemerton Heath Harlequins Alton v Laverstock & Ford Downton v Christchurch East Cowes Vics v Andover New Street Folland Sports v Verwood Town Hythe & Dibden v Romsey Town Tadley Calleva v AFC Stoneham U.S. Portsmouth v Totton & Eling Tuesday February 27 th 2018 AFC Portchester v Baffins Milton Rovers Bashley v Cowes Sports Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Bournemouth Brockenhurst v Blackfield & Langley Hamble Club v Portland United Horndean v Andover Town Lymington Town v Fareham Town Newport IoW v Petersfield Town Sholing v Amesbury Town Saturday March 3 rd 2018 Amesbury Town v Hamworthy United Baffins Milton Rovers v Bemerton Heath Harlequins Blackfield & Langley v Newport IoW Bournemouth v Andover Town Brockenhurst v AFC Portchester Hamble Club v Alresford Town Lymington Town v Cowes Sports Petersfield Town v Bashley Portland United v Fareham Town Shaftesbury v Horndean Team Solent v Sholing AFC Stoneham v Ringwood Town Alton v Fawley AFC Andover New Street v Folland Sports Christchurch v U.S. Portsmouth East Cowes Vics v Whitchurch United Hythe & Dibden v New Milton Town Romsey Town v Laverstock & Ford Tadley Calleva v Downton Saturday March 10 th 2018 Andover Town v Portland United Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Lymington Town Blackfield & Langley v AFC Portchester Cowes Sports v Alresford Town Fareham Town v Baffins Milton Rovers Hamble Club v Petersfield Town Hamworthy United v Brockenhurst Horndean v Newport IoW Sholing v Shaftesbury Team Solent v Amesbury Town Christchurch v Folland Sports Downton v Verwood Town Totton & Eling v Andover New Street U.S. Portsmouth v Whitchurch United Tuesday March 13 th 2018 Amesbury Town v Horndean Hamble Club v Baffins Milton Rovers Lymington v Team Solent Alton v Hythe & Dibden Fawley AFC v Downton Saturday March 17 th 2018 AFC Portchester v Shaftesbury Alresford Town v Bemerton Heath Harlequins Baffins Milton Rovers v Team Solent Bashley v Amesbury Town Hamworthy United v Andover Town Horndean v Brockenhurst Lymington Town v Sholing Newport IoW v Fareham Town Petersfield Town v Blackfield & Langley Portland United v Cowes Sports Christchurch v Verwood Town East Cowes Vics v Laverstock & Ford Fawley AFC v U.S. Portsmouth Folland Sports v Alton Hythe & Dibden v Totton & Eling New Milton Town v Whitchurch United Romsey Town v AFC Stoneham Tadley Calleva v Ringwood Town Saturday March 24 th 2018 Amesbury Town v Petersfield Town Andover Town v Baffins Milton Rovers Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Bashley Bournemouth v AFC Portchester Hamble Club v Horndean Lymington Town v Shaftesbury Newport IoW v Brockenhurst Sholing v Portland United Sunday, 10 December /18 Edition #26 Page 15 of 20

16 Christchurch v AFC Stoneham Downton v East Cowes Vics Fawley AFC v Folland Sports Laverstock & Ford v Andover New Street New Milton Town v Romsey Town Ringwood Town v Alton Tadley Calleva v Hythe & Dibden Whitchurch United v U.S. Portsmouth Friday March 30 th 2018 Andover New Street v Whitchurch United Saturday March 31 st 2018 AFC Portchester v Sholing Alresford Town v Bournemouth Andover Town v Team Solent Baffins Milton Rovers v Petersfield Town Blackfield & Langley v Hamworthy United Hamble Club v Fareham Town Horndean v Bemerton Heath Harlequins Newport IoW v Amesbury Town Portland United v Brockenhurst Shaftesbury v Cowes Sports Alton v New Milton Town East Cowes Vics v Christchurch Fawley AFC v AFC Stoneham Hythe & Dibden v Folland Sports Romsey Town v Downton Totton & Eling v Laverstock & Ford Verwood Town v U.S. Portsmouth Saturday April 7 th 2018 Amesbury Town v Alresford Town Bashley v AFC Portchester Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Cowes Sports Brockenhurst v Hamble Club Fareham Town v Shaftesbury Hamworthy United v Horndean Lymington Town v Bournemouth Newport IoW v Portland United Sholing v Blackfield & Langley Team Solent v Baffins Milton Rovers Fawley AFC v Christchurch Hythe & Dibden v Andover New Street Laverstock & Ford v Ringwood Town New Milton Town v Verwood Town Tadley Calleva v East Cowes Vics U.S. Portsmouth v Downton Whitchurch United v Romsey Town Saturday April 14 th 2018 AFC Portchester v Newport IoW Alresford Town v Sholing Andover Town v Fareham Town Blackfield & Langley v Lymington Town Bournemouth v Petersfield Town Cowes Sports v Horndean Hamble Club v Amesbury Town Hamworthy United v Bemerton Heath Harlequins Portland United v Baffins Milton Rovers Shaftesbury v Brockenhurst Team Solent v Bashley AFC Stoneham v Whitchurch United Alton v Romsey Town Christchurch v East Cowes Vics Downton v Folland Sports Laverstock & Ford v Hythe & Dibden Ringwood Town v Fawley AFC Totton & Eling v Tadley Calleva U.S. Portsmouth v New Milton Town Verwood Town v Andover New Street Saturday April 21 st 2018 Amesbury Town v AFC Portchester Baffins Milton Rovers v Blackfield & Langley Bashley v Alresford Town Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Team Solent Brockenhurst v Cowes Sports Fareham Town v Hamworthy United Horndean v Portland United Lymington Town v Hamble Club Newport IoW v Bournemouth Petersfield Town v Shaftesbury Sholing v Andover Town Andover New Street v AFC Stoneham Christchurch v Downton Fawley AFC v East Cowes Vics Hythe & Dibden v Verwood Town Romsey Town v Ringwood Town Tadley Calleva v Laverstock & Ford U.S. Portsmouth v Alton Whitchurch United v Totton & Eling Sunday, 10 December /18 Edition #26 Page 16 of 20

17 LEAGUE STANDINGS- SUNDAY 10 DECEMBER 2017 RANK PREMIER DIVISION PL W D L F A GD PTS 1 Andover Town Blackfield & Langley Lymington Town Alresford Town Hamworthy United Sholing Horndean AFC Portchester Baffins Milton Rovers Hamble Club Portland United Shaftesbury Bournemouth Brockenhurst Bemerton Heath Harlequins [*] Fareham Town Team Solent Bashley Cowes Sports Newport (IoW) Amesbury Town Petersfield Town [*] points adjustment made RANK FIRST DIVISION PL W D L F A GD PTS 1 Christchurch Andover New Street Tadley Calleva Romsey Town AFC Stoneham Laverstock & Ford New Milton Town Alton United Services Portsmouth Ringwood Town Downton Totton & Eling East Cowes Victoria Whitchurch United Fawley Hythe & Dibden Verwood Town Folland Sports Sunday, 10 December /18 Edition #26 Page 17 of 20

18 SATURDAY RESULTS ROUNDUP- Saturday 9 December 2017 AFC Portchester 3-1 Amesbury Town 77 Rob Evans 55 Cameron Roach 62 Steve Ramsey 66 Andy Todd 83 Baffins Milton Rovers 5-2 Bashley 83 Sam Woodward 22 Conor Whiteley 11 Chaz Gardiner 38 Harry Cooper 83 Blu Boam 43, 50 Danny Rimmer 75 Bemerton Heath Harlequins 1-3 Andover Town 85 Scott Hassell Reece Rusher Mike Gosney Ben Cook Bournemouth 0-1 Horndean 38 Tyler Moret 45 Brockenhurst 0-1 Alresford Town 104 Chris Mason Hamworthy United 0-2 Blackfield & Langley 85 Liam Robinson Lerone Plummer Lymington Town 8-1 Petersfield Town 49 Charlie Willett [3]? Jake King [2] Steve Walker [2] Sam House Newport (IoW) 3-2 Hamble Club 119 Connor Kelly 10 Josh Younie 60 River Smith Doug Rowe Charlie Urry 63 Team Solent 7-2 Shaftesbury 15 Tyrell Mitford 13, 63 Aaron Lane-Leney 30 Hisham Kasimu 28, 90 Charlie Brown 85 Silvano Obeng 55, 75 Ryan Dacres-Smith 79 First Division Christchurch 5-1 Ringwood Town 63 Luke Stone [3] Taylor Leonard Harvey Wright [2] Hythe & Dibden 0-2 Alton 45 Max Paddon 49 Taylor Watts 64 New Milton Town 3-3 Fawley 33 Steve Flynn [2] Elliot Earl Luke Scrimshaw Ollie Bradley Steve Green Totton & Eling 4-0 Whitchurch United 107 Rian Drake [2] Ash Shergold Luca Cordeddu United Services Portsmouth 1-1 AFC Stoneham 15 Josh Smith 75 Josh Clark Verwood Town 1-2 Downton 30 James Guthrie Ronan Clancy Mark Savage Sunday, 10 December /18 Edition #26 Page 18 of 20

19 SATURDAY MATCH REPORTS Gary Day writes TEAM SOLENT 7-2 SHAFTESBURY On a chilly and dull afternoon at Test Park, the teams produced some fine football with Solent bagging seven goals to move upwards in the table. Solent got out of the starting gate well, playing the ball around in a confident manner with the two front men Kasimu and Obeng combining, the ball was pulled back to the latter who fired just the wrong side of the near post. Solent went into a deserved lead when Wallace laid the ball to MITFORD who took it on and shot low into the corner with the visitors defence failing to make a challenge. Kasimu received a Mitford pass and knocked it past Card, the advancing keeper, but it ran on too far for the Solent striker to apply the touch to guide it the right side of the post. Solent s debutant keeper Collins had to be on his toes to first take the sting out of a Flint shot and then hold onto it. A second Sparks goal was looking likely and Wallace gained a further assist by finding KASIMU and he controlled it well, shrugged off an attempted challenge and buried a low shot from the left into the far corner. The Rockies soon hit back with a neat shot on the turn that went into the corner by LANE-LENEY to make it 2-1. The goal spurred Shaftesbury into a good spell up to half-time with a Flint effort from 20-yards going just over the bar. HT: 2-1. Clarke just failed to direct a far post header on target from a Benjamin cross early in the second half, but Solent soon found their rhythm again and didn t really look back. Obeng struck an 18-yard piledriver that Card did well to tip over but OBENG did net Solent s third following a slick passing move starting with a fine tackle by Stahler who moved it on to Wiseman who then found the striker to neatly change his feet and slot home. Benjamin came close with a shot for the visitors whilst a Stahler pass put Kasimu in on the keeper at the other end, but Card did well to block. It proved to be a brief respite though as yet another Wallace assist found MITFORD on the right who netted with a low angled shot. OBENG made it 5-1, receiving a pass across from Wiseman, he neatly slotted the ball home. Obeng turned provider, putting DACRES-SMITH into an advanced position to shoot home and register his first goal of the season. The Rockies reduced the deficit when sub BROWN controlled a cross and had time to place the ball home, the score was now 6-2. With time up on the watch, KASIMU joined Obeng and Mitford with two goals in the game when he shrugged off an attempted challenge and made inroads into the left side of the penalty box and cleverly feigned to cross before slotting inside the near post. FT: 7-2. It was a most satisfactory afternoon for the Sparks, their football was exemplary assured in defence, accurate pass and move play in midfield and had the power of dynamite near to the goal. Very few of their peers would stop them in this form. PORTSMOUTH SENIOR CUP 2017/18- the story so far 2 nd Round Baffins Milton Rovers 1-2 Fareham Town Clanfield [at Portchester] 0-7 AFC Portchester Fleetlands 0-2 Hayling United Gosport Borough [3-2 on penalties] 2-2 Liss Athletic Moneyfields 1-0 US Portsmouth Paulsgrove [6-5 on penalties] 0-0 Paulsgrove Reserves Petersfield Town 0-9 Havant & Waterlooville US Portsmouth Reserves [4-3 on penalties] 2-2 Horndean Quarter Final Hayling United - AFC Portchester Gosport Borough - Moneyfields Fareham Town 12-Dec US Portsmouth Reserves Havant & Waterlooville [2016/17 Holders] - Paulsgrove Sunday, 10 December /18 Edition #26 Page 19 of 20

20 WILTSHIRE SENIOR CUP 2017/18 Quarter Final Bremhill 12-Dec Bemerton Heath Harlequins Chippenham Town 13-Dec Chippenham Park Royal Wootton Bassett Town 13-Dec Highworth Town Westbury United 13-Dec Salisbury WEEK NINETEEN ROUND UP Most midweeks of late have been dominated by Cup fixtures writes John Gorman this one went one better by being entirely devoted to Cup fixtures with not a League match in sight! Two games in our own League Cup saw Fawley AFC and Sholing progress at the expense of AFC Stoneham and Petersfield respectively. At Fawley the scores were level at two all after ninety minutes with Chris Manning claiming both of Stonehams goals, one in the last minute, but the penalty shoot out ended 5-4 in favour of the home side. Sholing meanwhile scored three goals in six minutes in the second half to end Petersfield s interest in the Competition. In the Hampshire Senior Cup, a lone Bobby Scott goal gave AFC Portchester victory over Romsey Town while Blackfield & Langley made the long journey to Tadley and returned home with a two goal win to their credit. Bournemouth scored first at mighty Eastleigh before going down three one and the final tie between Hamble Club and Christchurch was decide by penalties. Nathan Lynch scored twice for the home side in normal time the score at ninety minutes was two all and it was Hamble who triumphed from the spot. Verwood Town, who have struggled all season in the League, produced a surprise with an extra time goal from Matt Vining seeing them through to the Final of the Bournemouth Senior Cup at Lymington s expense. The Potters will now meet Bashley in next week s Final. The remaining game of the evening saw Andover New Street beat near neighbours Whitchurch in the Andover Open Cup. Just one fixture on Wednesday and a good result for Alresford and the League as the North Hampshire side knocked Southern League Hartley Wintney out of the Hampshire Senior Cup Tom Richards and Chris Mason scoring the goals in the two one success. This gives the League four sides in the last 8 of the Competition along with Eastleigh, Havant & Waterlooville, Winchester and either Farnborough or AFC Bournemouth. Winter dipped its icy fingers into the fixture list for the first time on Saturday hopefully not a prelude of what is to come with three games lost to frozen pitches, but it was business as usual at the top of the Premier Division. Andover Town returned to winning ways with a three one victory at Bemerton after the home side had scored first while Blackfield & Langley travelled to Hamworthy and ended the Dorset side s recent fine run with a two goal victory courtesy of strikes from Liam Robinson and Rudi Plummer. Andover and Blackfield are clear at the top but the positions of the chasing pack change from week to week. Sholing s game with Cowes was one of the postponements so Lymington leapt into third place with an eight one defeat of bottom Club Petersfield a hat trick for Charlie Willett and two apiece for Jake King and Steve Walker. Petersfield have now lost eight of their last nine games and this defeat moves their goals against column in to three figures. Horndean and Alresford both won one nil at Bournemouth and Brockenhurst respectively and AFC Portchester were too strong for Amesbury, the 3-1 victory leaving the visitors still adrift at the bottom with Petersfield. Newport improved their position with a three two defeat of Hamble Club but still have more work to do to climb away from the bottom three positions while Bashley scored the first and last goals of the game at Baffins but conceded five in between with two for Blu Boam. Team Solent scored seven against Shaftesbury at Test Park, though you would not have seen that result coming at half time when the score was 2-1, but Solent s finishing in the second half was exemplary. The only game left to mention was at Cams Alders but a frozen pitch prevented any play between Fareham and Portland. The top game in between leaders Andover New Street and Tadley Calleva was the third game to fall foul of the weather allowing Christchurch to take over top place in the table on goal difference following their five one win over Ringwood, with Luke Stone three and Harvey Wright two making the score sheet. Steve Flynn scored twice for New Milton in their 3-3 draw with Fawley a good point for the visitors given New Milton s recent form and Alton kept themselves on the fringe of the promotion race with a two goal win at Hythe & Dibden. US Portsmouth and AFC Stoneham shared two goals and the points at Burnaby Road while Verwood s woes continued with visitors Downton winning by the odd goal in three. Finally Totton & Eling claimed their first win in six with a four nil defeat of Whitchurch at Millers Park, the fourth loss in a row for the North Hampshire side. So, Christchurch take over top spot but the top seven sides are covered by just six points with the League roughly at the halfway mark. Hopefully the weather s interference will continue to be minimal. Sunday, 10 December /18 Edition #26 Page 20 of 20