by Avril Lancaster
SHAFTESBURY have struggled for form towards the end of the season with injuries to key players and some bad luck.

A disappointing 2-0 defeat at home to Hamble Club and the same result at Portland United were hard to take.

The 2-1 defeat at Cowes Sports came with a last-minute penalty awarded to the Yachtsmen.

Two Shaftesbury red cards and a sin bin left the Rockies finishing the match with eight players.

Eder Batista notched his second Shaftesbury goal levelling Finley Philips’ 36th minute penalty.

Substitute John McKie won the game for Cowes keeping them in the Premier Division for another season.

The Rockies went down 5-1 at Fareham Town. Dominico Pansear-Dower equalised after Josh Benfield put the Creeksiders ahead.

Benfield with his second, Ethan Jones, Curt Robbins and Mark Smith hit four second-half goals to give the home side a resounding win.