BALTI SPORTS 3

Frost og 30, Andrews 35, Lane pen 70

DORCHESTER SPORTS 1

Dovell og 20

BALTI Sports earned bragging rights over arch-rivals Dorchester Sports with a 3-1 victory at Weymouth College in the Dorset Premier League.

Dorchester Sports took the lead when a Jamie Beasley cross was inadvertently diverted into his own net by Ryan Dovell.

But Marco Nott’s men responded by forcing a similar error from Dorchester keeper Antony Frost from a throw-in to level the scores.

The visitors then aimed two shots over the Balti bar before Danny Andrews nodded home a Dovell cross – the experienced midfielder atoning for his earlier mishap – as the hosts led 2-1 at half-time.

Balti’s Ethan Devaney hit the cross bar after the break and Ricky Lane missed a one-on-one chance before a contentious penalty, given for a Dan Belt foul on Josh Houghton, allowed Lane to complete the scoring late on.

Speaking to Echosport following the clash, Nott was full of praise for his side, but singled out Andrews for his contribution.

He said: “We probably just shaded it and deserved the victory. The first half was 100 miles per hour, back and forth all the time.

“I felt we handled Beasley very well – Scott Walker man-marked him. I thought the way our defence dealt with them, especially Beasley, was great. It was an excellent performance.

“Danny was outstanding, a constant threat. He got 30 goals last season and he’s probably on target to do that again, he’s a natural goalscorer.”

Dorchester Sports’ manager Ashley James, however, was left to rue the penalty decision he believed had “killed” his team.

He said: “I think we gave them a good game, it was close. I didn’t think there was much in it.

“The penalty was a massive turning point. We had a good spell just before the penalty and looked like we could get back into the game.

“It killed the game and it killed us. You could clearly see Dan won the ball.”

The sides remain in the same positions, with Dorchester Sports staying in sixth and Balti lying in tenth.

Both teams are in action on Saturday, with Nott’s men travelling to Wareham Rangers and James’ outfit journeying to Blandford United (each 3pm).

Balti Sports: A Nott, Walker, Anderson, Roberts, L Taylor, Dovell, Kenderdine, Devaney, Lane (McClements 75), Preece (Houghton 70), Andrews (Pearce 80). Subs not used: Burton, Proffitt

Dorchester Sports: Frost, Belt, Gould, Steele, Hopkins, Samways, Will (R Beasley 75), White, J Beasley, Turland (Hewitt 65), Gatehouse (Rawlings 55). Subs not used: Fusco, Churchill

Referee: Mark Sers

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