Football

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.

With five local sides in midweek action, one saw victory torn from their grasp, while another won big in a cup game.

Lymington Town picked up their second league win of the season after a fully-deserved 3-1 win over eighth-placed Laverstock & Ford.

Lymington Town suffered its third defeat in a row after battling third-placed AFC Portchester.

Bashley earned a valuable point against a robust Bristol Manor Farm side in freezing cold conditions – with neither side finding the back of the net.

Bashley are through to the quarter-finals of the Southampton Senior Cup.

The Badgers picked up their first win of the year with a tight victory over mid-table Sherborne Town, but were well worth the three points in the end.

The Linnets’ hunt for a first win this season goes on, but they should not have to wait long on the strength of this performance.

The latest midweek football round-up including results for Bashley, Totton & Eling, New Milton and Ringwood.

After two defeats over the holiday, Bashley’s determination to get back on track came to nothing after two soft goals sank their hopes.

Brockenhurst played most of the game with a player down after an angry reaction to what many deemed a red card offence on the Badgers player.

AFC Totton may have left it late, but goals from Joe Oastler and Matty Burrows secured a last minute draw against Walton & Hersham.

Bashley’s challenging year ended unhappily, suffering a heavy defeat in front of the division’s best attendance of the season against Wimborne Town.

Lymington Town have endured a miserable campaign so far, but they finally secured their first win of the season.

Lymington Town showed they are still in the fight to avoid relegation after a draw with Bournemouth Poppies.

Ringwood Town were minutes away from taking a point after coming from behind, but an added-time winner gave Totton & Eling the victory.

Bashley found their groove once again after only playing once in four weeks, this time defeating Tavistock 3-2.