League Cup
Hamworthy Recreation earned the right to visit Holt United in next Saturday’s semi-final by beating Chickerell United 2-0. Gary Vincent opened the scoring on 65 minutes before Daniel Blackburn put the result beyond doubt two minutes from time.
League
Holt United stay top after their 3-1 victory at Parley Sports. On the scoresheet for the league leaders were Sean Bartlett, Lewis Burgis and Dan Molyneax, while Tobias Holmes scored the consolation for Sports. This was the Sports’ seventh defeat and it leaves them in 11th place in the table.
Second-placed Portland United secured maximum points against their hosts Merley Cobham Sports. United sealed a 3-1 victory thanks to an own goal and strikes from Adam Linaker and Robert Maxsted. Kabba Jack was on target for Sports, who remain in the bottom three following their 13th defeat of the campaign.
Wincanton Town stayed in touch with the top two after they defeated beating Blandford United 5-1. They led 4-0 at the interval thanks to goals from Reynold Turnock, Michael Taylor, Matthew Chant and Daniel Golden and Gary Chapman made it five in the second period. Dan Vator pulled one back for Blandford but it was no more than a consolation.
Wareham Rangers moved up into the top half of the League with an odd-goal-in-five win at Tintinhull.
Their goals came from Steven Yates, Paul Best and David Best, while replying for the hosts were Jonathan Delahaye and Paul Ward.
Sherborne Town Reserves and Weymouth Reserves played out a goalless draw, a result that leaves Sherborne in the bottom two.
Cranborne moved further away from the bottom four with a 3-0 success against their hosts Swange Town & Herston.
Poole Borough remain rooted to the foot of the table after they were beaten 4-1 by their visitors, local rivals Hamworthy United Reserves.
The game between Shaftesbury and Bridport Reserves was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
