There was no shortage of incident or controversy at Hamble ASSC where visitors Andover eventually ran out 4-2 victors.
Yet things had looked bleak for the Lions - who lost this corresponding fixture 1-0 last season - when they trailed 2-0 to two Craig Rickman strikes after 30 minutes.
Danny Sullivan reduced the deficit before half-time but the turning point came after 62 minutes when Hamble keeper Nick O'Donnell was sent off for bringing down Sullivan in the penalty area.
Matt Styles converted the spot-kick and, just ten minutes later, Styles himself was then brought down by the stand-in keeper and Bobby Swain swept Andover 3-2 ahead from the resultant penalty.
Mark Keogh sealed the points for Andover with a simple tap-in in the final minute.
Andover secretary Chris Jeremy said: "We didn't play particularly well today but we've managed to come away with the three points.
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