Eastleigh missed out on a place in the last eight of the Bryco Cup last night after losing 2-1 to Hampton & Richmond Borough in a dramatic finale at the Sparshatts Stadium.
The Londoners were hanging onto a 30th-minute strike by Adrian Allen, who had latched onto a through ball to beat keeper Lee Webber, as the tie entered the final minute when heavy Eastleigh pressure finally paid dividends.
The ball was bouncing around the Hampton area and Tyronne Bowers pounced to head it high into the roof of the net and seemingly send the fourth round clash spinning into extra-time.
Yet, within 20 seconds, Eastleigh failed to pick up Marcello Fernandes in midfield and he rocked home the Hampton winner from fully 40 yards with the final whistle sounding just seconds later.
Eastleigh chairman Roger Sherwood sighed: "You'll only see a goal like their winner once every five seasons - it was a real wonder strike and absolutely unstoppable.
"Hampton were a very good side and they probably edged it on the night, although it was a real sickener to lose it just seconds after we had equalised.
"We missed Andy Forbes, Nicky Banger and Paul Sales up front but Craig McAllister looked OK - he's certainly a better player than when he left here."
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