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Monday 7th September 2009
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Roy O'Brien
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Roy O’Brien has insisted that changes will be made for tomorrow night’s game after an abject first-half display at Worcester City on Saturday.

The Dorchester boss saw his side go two goals behind to previously winless Worcester after just four minutes.

And the match was all but over when Matt Dinsmore added his second of the afternoon and Rob Elvins made it 4-0 at the break.

Teenage keeper Regan Coward came on at half-time, as did new signing Ollie Barnes, and the duo helped limit the damage in the second period.

Asked if there would be any changes made for the home clash with high-flying Havant & Water-looville tomorrow night (7.45pm), O’Brien replied: “Definitely. We’ve got a big game and hopefully we’ll get something from it. We need to start pulling away from the bottom soon because it can become somewhere you stay for a long time, and that has been the case at Dorchester over the last two seasons.

“The players have got to learn their lessons and start performing.”

Reflecting on the heavy defeat to Worcester, who climbed from rock bottom to 16th thanks to their first win of the Blue Square South season, O’Brien added: “The linesman gave the first goal, saying it went over the line, but we thought that was harsh because Ryan North-more was adamant that the ball did not cross the line.

“A minute later Dinsmore hit a great effort from 30 yards which flew into the top corner and at that point the game was almost dead and buried.

“At 4-0 down at half-time though, the game was definitely dead and buried. It was a horrendous first half from us and we made some changes. And to be fair the lads showed some improvement in the second half.

“Regan came on and made some fantastic saves while Ollie Barnes came on for his first appearance and he also did well.

“Our away form is a worry but I know we will get it right.”

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