Weymouth manager Bobby Wilkinson got the Monkey off his Back when his young charges managed to break their National League South duck away from home beating Slough Town by 3 goals to 2 and added to that to make their task even more difficult the Terras finished the game with only 10 players out on the park following the dismissal of Nathan Carlyle in the 64th minute of the game.
The Terras’ goal scorers were Brad Ash, Teddy Howe and Cam Murray netted in the 88th minute of the match to snatch a very late victory for Weymouth that sent their travelling fans into rampant ecstasy.
Dorchester were also on the road locking horns with Gosport Borough. The Magpies went into the half time break holding 2 goals to nil lead courtesy of strikes from Alfie Stanley and Kieran Douglas, however their hosts rallied after the break and levelled the score in the 89th minute to deny the Magpies 2 of the 3 points they so much desired.
Both of our local teams crashed out of the FA Vase at the first hurdle Portland United went down by 4 goals to 2 away against Cribbs and Bridport managed to score 3 goals but conceded 5 against visitors Royal Wootton Bassett.
On Sunday in the first round of the Women’s FA Cup Weymouth were trailing Poole Women by 3 goals to 1 their only score coming from Cimon Barnard-Irons when late in the second half the match was abandoned on safety grounds due to numerous lightning strikes in close proximately to the ground.
In the rugby Weymouth & Portland’s Tribute Dorset and Wilts Division1 south scheduled opponents, Swanage & Wareham second team cancelled the fixture citing lack of players In the same league Bridport entertained Lytchett Minster and ran out 2-point victors beating their guests by 28 points to 26 and Puddletown travelled to Wimborne and lost out by 31 points to 14 against the East Dorset side.
In Tribute Southern Counties South Dorchester played hosts to Yeovil at Coburg Road and went down in a closely contested encounter by 7 points to 21, in the same division Swanage and Wareham senior xv visited Walcott and lost 22 points to 10 while Blandford beat visitors Frome Extra First xv by 39 points to 15.
Story and photo by Idris Martin
