Football

Three wins in the past five matches for New Milton Town has given fans serious hope they can avoid relegation.

There was a heavily depleted Tuesday evening fixture list after the heavens opened and saturated pitches across the south.

Bashley eased into a hectic schedule of five games in 10 days with a battling 2-0 win away to Willand Rovers.

Many local sides pulled on their boots for some midweek action, with victories for AFC Totton and Hythe & Dibden.

Bashley FC chair Paul Lucas has announced he will step down at the end of the season.

New Milton Town won a vital relegation six-pointer against Frimley Green, escaping the foot of the table.

Brockenhurst took the lead three times against Gosport Borough, who equalised each time before winning a penalty shootout.

Two local sides avoided defeat in their midweek games, but others were not as successful.

Occupying spaces at opposite ends of the table, Lymington Town did themselves proud despite a defeat against Shaftesbury.

The match between Hythe & Dibden and US Portsmouth was a nail-biting affair, with the winning goal scored in the dying moments of the game.

New Milton Town enjoyed the taste of victory for only the second time this season, coming out on top in a seven-goal thriller on Wednesday night.

AFC Totton took a 3-0 lead but left with just a point against a stubborn Dorchester Town at the Snows Stadium

All the latest midweek football news and match reports from local sides including Bashley and Brockenhurst.

Lymington Town left empty-handed after a last-gasp winner handed Blackfield & Langley all three points at the Gang Warily Recreation Ground.

New Milton Town and Ringwood Town emerged victorious in their respective midweek games.

Bashley gave their fans something to cheer on Saturday when recent signing Jamie Johnston showed his class in a spectacular four-goal display.

Battling Bashley’s single-goal defeat of Exmouth has provided the New Forest club with some breathing room in the league table.

In an quiet round of midweek football, AFC Totton cruised to a five-goal hammering of Royal Navy FA, while Hythe & Dibden lost to AFC Portchester.

Brockenhurst have played some excellent football this season, but after losing to Moneyfields the Badgers have slipped out of the play-off places.

Bashley’s hopes of climbing away from the bottom three in the league were blown away on a wet and windy night at Larkhall’s Plain Ham Stadium.