Eastleigh 3 Havant & Waterlooville 2 (From Daily Echo)

Eastleigh 3 Havant & Waterlooville 2

11:47pm Tuesday 7th February 2012 in Sport By Wendy Gee

Bradley Bubb scored his fourth goal in two games as Eastleigh beat Havant & Waterlooville for the first time under Ian Baird.

New signing Daryl McMahon gave Eastleigh a fourth-minute lead with a cross-cum-shot.

And shortly after Damian Scannel had seized on a loose ball to double the lead, Havant's Sam Pearce scored the first of his two goals to reduce the arrears in the 44th minute.

But Bubb, having scored a hat-trick in the Spitfires' last win at the Silverlake Stadium, then scored a crucial third on the counter attack.

Pearce reduced the deficit to set up an interesting finish, but Eastleigh held on.

Read tomorrow's Daily Echo for Ian Baird's reaction.