The one thing that this match, and the home tie earlier in the season had in common was that both away teams were without their very influential centre halves and captains. Poppies Lamin Dibba was injured for the first game which the Hammers won, and Nathan Walker was suspended for this one which they lost.

All looked good for Hamworthy in the first twenty minutes when they should have twice gone into the lead. As early as the second minute Stuart Kearn dropped a speculative shot from Carl Mutch over the line, but this was not seen by the Referee’s Assistant and all protests were waved away. Carl Mutch should have scored, but he headed over when under no real pressure. When the goal did come after thirty three minutes it was against the run of play, and resulted from the first of three pieces of poor defending from which the Poppies scored. A left wing cross was deflected giving Martin Peters no chance, and when the ball was squared to Gareth Barnes he had a simple tap in for the lead. The lead was doubled shortly before half time from a free kick when Scott Sanderson was left unmarked to head home.

Any idea of a comeback after the interval was soon dispelled when with just seven minutes gone Poppies scored again leaving the Hammers with a mountain to climb. Their cause was not helped when first Steve Gilbert, and then Jack Swann went off with injuries, and United were left to defend for the rest of the game. The second half was dominated by Bournemouth and Martin Peters did well to pull off some good saves to keep the score respectable.

Hamworthy United: M.Peters, G. Horlock, M.Grimason, B. Williams, S.Gilbert (R. Middleton), C. Mutch( C. Chivers), S. Legg, M. Hubbard, J. Swann (M. Dean ) W. Byerley, R. Dovell  Unused Sub: J Byrne

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