Ryan Moss opened the scoring
DORCHESTER TOWN
1	Regan Coward
2	Gary Bowles
3	Kyle Critchell
4	Mark Jermyn
5	Nathan Walker
6	Kevin Hill
7	Nick Crittenden		83
8	James Coutts
9	Ryan Moss		73
10	Matt Groves		65
11	Steve Devlin
Substitutes
12	Jules Emati-Emati		73
14	Warren Byerley		65
15	Jamie Gleeson
16	Ryan Hill		83
17	Neil Martin
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
1	Nick Morgan
2	Ben Nunn
3	Alex Bentley
4	Bai Mas Lettejallow
5	Lynvall Duncan
6	Stevland Angus
7	Scott Shulton
8	Ali Abudallhi		69
9	Danny Morgan		76
10	Jon Docker		85
11	Bertie Brayley
Substitutes
12	Nick Muir		69
14	Victor Boyle-Renner		76
15	Manny Sackey		85
16	Chris Sargent
17	Matt Jones
Referee
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Saturday 20th February 2010
		Dorchester Town	2
		Moss 40, Groves pen 46
		Bishop's Stortford	0

Magpies continue to soar

by Ky Capel

Dorchester Town made it eight home games without defeat in Blue Square South thanks to a goal apiece from their leading frontmen.

Ryan Moss opened the scoring five minutes before the break, aided by a superb piece of skill from the returning Nick Crittenden, while Matt Groves bagged his second penalty in as many games to secure victory against Bishop’s Stortford.

And the win, Dorchester’s ninth of the league campaign, lifts Ashley Vickers’ side up to 15th in the table and 12 points clear of the relegation zone.

The Magpies made three changes to the side that started last week’s draw with Welling United. Groves, who scored a last-gasp spot-kick at Park View Road, and fellow forward Moss renewed their partnership up front while Crittenden overcame a recent ankle injury to replace Jamie Gleeson.

The visitors meanwhile, named former county town man Jon Docker in their line-up.

After a fairly pedestrian opening, it took 13 minutes for the first moment of action to arrive.

Docker nodded on for lone frontman Danny Morgan and he poked past home keeper Regan Coward, however, the linesman’s flag came to the Magpies’ rescue.

Crittenden put the visiting defence under the microscope with two dangerous crosses before Docker drilled wide from 20 yards in the 19th minute.

Dorchester registered their first attempt three minutes shy of the half-hour but after Stortford gloveman Nick Morgan flapped at a Mark Jermyn centre, Steve Devlin couldn’t quite adjust his body and his effort flew over.

After 40 rather dull minutes at the Avenue Stadium, a moment of magic from the returning Crittenden helped break the deadlock.

The Dorchester winger produced a classy flick in the right corner to leave two Stortford defenders trailing in his wake, before digging out a neat delivery which was met by the head of Moss and squeezed into the bottom corner.

The away side had the perfect opportunity to go into the half-time break level but after a neat through pass from Docker, Danny Morgan lifted the ball over Coward only to see his effort drop wide of the right-hand post.

The second half started in stark contrast to the first. Just 20 seconds in and the Magpies were awarded a penalty – you wait a year for one and two come along in successive matches.

Moss was brought down by Stevland Angus and Groves fired the resultant spot-kick straight down the middle, just like he did in the last minute at Welling.

Bishop’s Stortford went in search of an immediate reply but a crucial tackle from Gary Bowles denied Bertie Brayley a clean sight of goal.

The visitors rarely threatened after that while the Magpies brought on Warren Byerley for his first home appearance since returning to the county town club.

And the substitute forced a regulation save out of Nick Morgan before teeing up Crittenden, whose 20-yard drive was diverted away for a corner by the Stortford keeper.

That was to be Crittenden’s final contribution as he limped off moments later.

Jermyn went close soon after while in the last minute of normal time a Devlin corner was flicked on by replacement striker Jules Emati-Emati but then nodded over by the onrushing Nathan Walker.