AFC Totton
STAGS' TITLE CHALLENGE STALLS AT WIMBORNE
AFC TOTTON PRODUCED one of their worst performances of the season to slump to an unexpected 1-3 defeat at mid-table Wimborne Town in the Southern League Premier Division South encounter at the Wyatt Homes Stadium in Dorset.
After a lacklustre first half, ex-Stag Matty Burrows put The Magpies ahead from the penalty spot 11 minutes after the restart, after Scott Rendell handled from a Wimborne corner. Former Hamworthy United man Cameron Munn doubled the home side's advantage in the 69th minute, running onto a through-ball to the inside-right channel to scuff a low shot across Ryan Gosney and in off the far post.
Totton made several changes to try and shake things up, and attempted to bombard the Wimborne box with an aerial assault. But Gosney's free-kick from just inside the Totton half was returned with interest, setting Toby Holmes away to run half the length of the pitch unopposed; Gosney got back into position in time but could do nothing to prevent the substitute's shot squirming under him to make it 3-0, two minutes into stoppage time.
There was still time for Charlie Kennedy to pull one back with a well-taken consolation goal, but it was too little, too late from Totton's point-of-view.
Merthyr Town's 2-1 home win over Swindon Supermarine puts them nine points clear at the top of the table, while Totton still have two games in-hand. The Stags go to Chertsey Town on Tuesday night needing a win to get their title challenge back on track.
Full-Time: WIMBORNE TOWN 3-1 AFC TOTTON
Attendance: 998
Star Man: Matty BURROWS (Wimborne Town)
Entertainment Value: 2/5
Author: Ben Rochey-Adams
Images courtesy of Harvey Gerring
NB: The result at the top of this page reads 2-1 to Wimborne; this is a user error from the Wimborne Club Secretary on the Southern League's online live reporting system - he must have entered the final score as 2-1, even though it was in fact 3-1. It will, no doubt, be rectified in due course.
