Fareham and Moneyfields stage stunning recovery acts
Fareham staged a stunning late comeback to lift the Clanfield Cup.
Trailing 2-0 to Clanfield after 85 minutes of the Westleigh Park showpiece, the Creeksiders looked dead and buried.
But Brandon Jewell one of seven subs used by boss Simon Woods - pulled one back when he was left unmarked from a corner and volleyed in from close range.
Fareham were level on 87 minutes when Dan Harding’s 25-yard shot fizzed over the head of half-time sub Derek Harding.
And Charlie Cooper completed the amazing turnaround. Picking up the ball in the centre circle, he ran at a retreating defence before scoring.
Another side producing a superb recovery were Moneyfields at Chichester City. In a memorial game for Graeme Gee, Moneys came from 0-3 down at halftime and 1-4 down after 69 minutes to draw 4-4 at Oaklands Park.
Sub Jafer Mohammedkier, who only signed for the club last week, struck twice in the 72nd and 80th minutes before Taylor Crook, dual signed from Hawks, levelled in stoppage time.
Chi led 3-0 at the interval through goals from Josh Clack, Ethan Prichard and Isaac Bello.
James Franklyn pulled one back on the hour mark before Clark scored his second nine minutes later.
Horndean host Gosport Borough at Five Heads Park in a friendly tonight.
Both clubs are fresh from weekend wins the Deans claiming a 5-2 success at Wessex Leaguers Laverstock &Fordand
Boro beating Horsham 3-1 at Privett Park. Former Baffins Milton Rovers striker Kelvin Robinson was among the Deans scorers.
Robinson netted 18 goals in 13 Hampshire Premier League games for Fleetlands in 202122.
Moving up to the Wessex with Baffins, he struck 14 times in his debut season and was top scorer with 18 in 2023-24.
Dan Wooden opened Gosport’s scoring against fellow seventh tier club Horsham just before half-time, only for the Sussex to immediately level. Boro’s two secondhalf goals were both scored by a trialist. Petersfield won 2-0 at Hythe with goals from Harrison Cable and Dan Wood.