Dorset F.A. Senior Cup 1st Round

Tuesday 13th February 2024

Kick Off 19.30 Actual 19.34

Wimborne Town 8 Weymouth 1, attendance 193

6’ 1-0

30’ 2-0

31’ 2-1

42’ 3-1

48’ 4-1

77’ 5-1 (pen)

84’ 6-1

90’ + 1, 7-1

90’ + 2, 8-1

@ New Cuthbury, 3G Pitch

Ainsley Road

Wimborne Minster

BH21 2FU

No Admission or Programme.

This tie had already been postponed four times, twice at each club’s ground and was switched to the 3G pitch tonight in order to finally get it played. It is behind the main ground, running parallel and is a typical cage set up, with spectator viewing along three quarters of one side, with dugouts opposite. Entrance was via the main stadium, with clubhouse and tea bar in operation, but rather oddly, no admission was taken and no programme issued, although I believe teams sheets were available.

The match was Southern League Division 1 South (Step 4) versus National League South (Step 2), but It is fair to say, Weymouth didn’t take the game seriously, opting to put out a very young team, who were totally overrun by Wimborne. It was 2-0 after half an hour and although Weymouth pulled a goal back almost immediately, they never looked like adding to it and fell 3-1 behind in the dying minutes of the half and it could have been worse, but Wimborne had a penalty saved in stoppage time. The second half was one way traffic. An early goal killed off the game, before a second penalty, this time scored, made it 5-1. Number six came with six minutes left and two more in stoppage time rounded things off.