Dorchester Football Club hosted Bridport at the Avenue Stadium for a pre-season game and emerged victors.
George Gertie opened the scoring for the Bees, but their advantage didn’t last long until the Magpies equalised courtesy of Joe Parker, then minutes later, Dorchester took the lead through Brett Pitman.
Parker made it 3 goals to 1 with his second, and after the turnaround, he netted a second-half hat trick, more to take his personal tally of goals to 5. And with Bridport drawing a second-half blank, the final score was Dorchester 6, Bridport 1.
The Bridport goalkeeper makes a fine save at the Avenue Stadium against Dorchester.
Portland United travelled to Street, also for a pre-season match and returned to Grove Corner with a 5- 1 result.
Greg Borthwick banked a pair for the Blues with a goal each from Jacob Coombs, Remus Nixon and Pat Jenkins.
Football Result.
Portland United Res. 1 vs Puddletown 1.
In the Dorset Cricket Leagues, Dorchester’s game at Poole was abandoned, and Bere Regis lost at Broadstone by 25 runs.
The match between Blandford and Martinstown was tied at 349 runs each, Portland Red Triangle beat Poole seconds at St George’s by 4 wickets, and Weymouth won away at Stalbridge also by 4 wickets.
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