○Meon Milton0–1Andover Town

Town travelled down to Southsea to play Meon Milton who they have never met before. The two teams were separated by two divisions last season so it will be interesting to see how the match pans out. Quite a windy and chilly sea breeze greeted the teams at kick off. Yet again it seems bad that the so called Hampshire Premier League cannot supply linesmen and subs end up running the line which can inevitably leads to problems.

Meon started off brightly and for the first 15 minutes Andover were off the pace and the opposition broke frequently into the penalty area. The game settled after the first quarter and Town grew more and more into match which was becoming a dour midfield battle. In the 27th minute Town broke the deadlock when Ryan Morgans turned sharply in the box and coolly slid the ball home to make the score 1-0. And they could easily have added a second when a point blank shot was somehow clawed away by the Meon keeper. Andover were defending well when the opposition pressed and centre back Josh Holebrook consistently cleared any danger. Half time score 1-0.

As the second half progressed Andover were controlling the game without really looking like they were ging to add a second goal. Whenever Meon threatened keeper Chis Redshaw was in commanding form and dealt impressively with everything which came his way. So the game finished at 1-0 and the second successive victory and Town definitely seem to be finding their feet in this league.

The next match is at Portway on Saturday September 7th kick off 3pm when Broughton are the visitors in the first round of the Hampshire Premier League Cup.