Fareham's improved fortunes see them climb up into the top ten of the Jewson Wessex League following their 2-0 success at Brockenhurst which came courtesy of a Floyd Hamadou twin strike.

Fareham manager Jon Gittens said: "The game was similar to the Whitchurch match the week before in that we did the basic things well and correctly.

"I am very pleased and it will give us confidence as we head into tomorrow night's home game with Portland."

In the Hampshire League, midfielder John Stevens scored his first-ever goals for Locks Heath - two of them - in a 4-3 victory at Horndean. Locks scored three times going down the slope in the first half, then Horndean hit back to equalise, their third coming from a penalty after Locks 'keeper Matt Willsher had been harshly penalised after apparently taking the ball cleanly off a Horndean striker. Ian Stocks argued too strongly and was sent off.

Locks manager Kev Parris says justice was done when a great Dave Hepple run ended with him being brought down in the box and Scott Mills stepped up to convert the spot- kick.