Saturday 2nd March. Dorset County Ground. KO 3pm

A decent crowd of 235 turned out on a mild spring afternoon in Poole and saw the visitors from nearby Bournemouth run out worthy 2-0 winners in this local derby.

The opening stages of the first half saw very little in terms of chances being created as both sides struggled for momentum. It wasn’t until the 27th minute when Jamie Trimble was upended just outside the box by Hammers captain Louis Braggington that resulted in Sports winger James Bergin scoring directly from the resulting free kick.

Indeed Bergin nearly doubled his sides lead 10 minutes later when put through on goal by Jack Voisey, but saw his lob shot sail just over the bar. HT 0-1

The visitors from Chapel Gate dominated the second half and Bergin went close on two occasions with a cross shot on the hour mark which went narrowly over and also fired wide in the 68th minute following a good run. The Hosts saw substitute Lennon Claydon go close in the 71st minute, but his shot was straight at Sports keeper Marc Davies. 

Bournemouth finally doubled their lead nine minutes from time when striker Jack Voisey headed home from close range following a cross by James Bergin. Both substitutes for Bournemouth Jai Crowther and Jacob Aichroth went close late on in the game, but saw their respective efforts go narrowly wide of the posts. FT 0-2

Sports – Marc Davies, Kian Bright, Taylor Edwards, Eddie Myers, Jake Perch, Gabriel Spennato, Jamie Trimble, Matt Gane, Karol Borowski, James Bergin, Jack Voisey

Substitutions – Max Mountford for Matt Gane (55), Jacob Aichroth for Jamie Trimble 75, Jai Crowther for James Bergin 76

Picture – Sports goalscorers James Bergin with Eddie Myers