DORCHESTER have well and truly broken their poor home form with their second victory in a week after a 6-1 thrashing of lowly Staines, but what were the five main talking points?

DIAZ DELIVERS
ANTONIO Diaz became Dorchester’s second-highest scorer this season after bagging a hat-trick against the Swans, taking his tally to eight goals from 26 games. 

Five of those strikes have come against Staines, while the Spaniard added two assists to take his goal contributions to five of the Magpies’ six.

Manager Steve Thompson described the midfielder as Dorchester’s “bright spark” of the game and sure enough the Magpies’ number 10 was given man-of-the-match for a superb display.

MAIDEN MAGPIES
ROUNDING off a dominant victory were Richard Gillespie and Ben Morris, who both notched their first goals for Dorchester.

Gillespie strode into space in the area before slipping the ball underneath keeper Louis Dixon, while Morris had a simple first-time side-foot at the near post.

With both men having struggled for opportunities – particularly Morris – will manager Steve Thompson have some extra thinking to do regarding team selection for Swindon Supermarine?

NO CLEAN SHEET
WHILE Staines have now lost their last 16 games, the Swans have at least shown promise in attack.

Midfielder Gabriel Piorkowski and forward Che Krabbendam caught the eye against Dorchester, the latter embarking on a tricky run before scoring a twice-deflected shot past goalkeeper Nick Hutchings, who had very little else to do other than fumble a swerving Piorkowski shot behind.

Dorchester have not kept a clean sheet since mid-January – a run of five matches – when the Magpies drew 0-0 at Chesham.

TWO REDS AND A PHANTOM MANAGER
UNFORTUNATELY, and perhaps understandably, Staines lost their discipline in the latter stages of the game. 

Centre-back Jordan Harrison received two bookings for cynical fouls on Diaz, while stand-in boss Joe Dixon was sent to the stands for dissent before sarcastically clapping and giving a repeated thumbs up to referee Stuart Kane.

While Dixon’s behaviour was poor, it was borne out of frustration at losing 6-1 and having to oversee the game in place of manager Kevin Row, who decided not to travel to the Clayson Stadium.

The Swans truly are in turmoil having picked up just nine points all season.

SAVING THE SWANS
WERE it not for Staines’ goalkeeper Louis Dixon, the scoreline could have increased. 

The Staines stopper was outstanding, making a triple save in the first half and an acrobatic flying stop to deny Ben Seymour in the second.

If the Surrey side can build a reliable, less porous, defence around Dixon some more positive results would inevitably come their way.