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DORCHESTER SPORTS 4

Joel Hewitt scored a first half hat-trick as Dorchester Sports scored four first half goals in one of their best performances of the season with a single goal from Jamie Samways in the Dorset Premier League.

Jamie Samways also got on the scoresheet as Sports dominated their opponents from the outset to narrow the gap on fifth place Merley Cobham Sports in the table.

Sports started brightly and took the lead after just three minutes when Jamie Beasley crossed for Hewitt to head in.

Hewitt had his brace when Jamie Rawlings squared the ball to him to tap in from close range, Sports thought they should have had a penalty when Hewitt seemed to be bundled over when one-on-one and about to strike for his hat-trick but nothing was given.

The home side got back into the game from a goal from Graham Rose on 30 minutes but Sports responded again and the hat-trick was completed by Hewitt when he met Adam Steele's cross to tap in at the back post and a powerful shot from Samways on the stroke of half-time found the net to give Sports a superb half-time lead.

There was no goals in the second half as both defences stood strong and Sports claimed a fine win.

Sports travel to Merley Cobham Sports today (3pm).

Sports: Frost, R Beasley, Critchell, Hopkins (White 75), Steele, J Beasley (Harvey 70), Samways, Will, Churchill, Rawlings, Hewitt (Turland 60).