Jones Awuah celebrates his opening goal
DORCHESTER TOWN
1	Darren Behcet
2	Adam Cottrell
3	Jake Smeaton
4	Mark Jermyn
5	Bradley Middleton
6	Wes Fogden
7	Darren Watts		56
8	James Rowe
9	Jones Awuah
10	Ivan Forbes
11	Elliot Bent		26
Substitutes
12	Sonny Cobbs
14	Jon Docker		26
15	Jamie Gleeson		56
16	Jamie Cumming
17	Simon Evans
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BATH CITY
1	Paul Evans
2	Gethin Jones
3	Jim Rollo
4	Matt Coupe
5	Chris Holland
6	Steve Jones
7	Lewis Hogg
8	Justyn McKay
9	Darren Edwards		68
10	Dave Gilroy		75
11	Paul Keddle		62
Substitutes
12	Phil Walsh		68
14	Jason Wood		62
15	Sekani Simpson
16	Adie Harris
17	Scott Partridge		75
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Referee
Carl Berry (Slough)
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Wednesday 26th December 2007
		Dorchester Town	1
		Awuah 60
		Bath City	1
		Hogg 71

Hopes dashed by Hogg

by Terry Spracklen

Dorchester's hopes of carving out their first home Blue Square South win since mid-September were dashed 19 minutes from time when Lewis Hogg levelled.

The Bath midfielder slammed home a shot from 18 yards to cancel out Jones Awuah's opener on the hour.

In a goalless but well contested first half, Steve Jones produced the first goal attempt in the fifth minute with an 18-yard strike which was saved at his near post by Dorchester keeper Darren Behcet.

Two minutes later, a foul on Awuah presented the Magpies with their first chance, but James Rowe's free- kick flew just over from 20 yards.

An impressive break from midfield by Ivan Forbes was not matched by his finish as he rolled the ball slowly and well wide of the far post.

There was a lucky escape for the Magpies on the quarter hour mark when the lively Darren Edwards raced on to a long through ball and shook off the challenge of Bradley Middleton, who was making his first appearance for the Magpies on loan from Cardiff City.

But Edwards could only drive the ball across goal and wide of the far upright.

A centre from Dave Gilroy was then met by Edwards whose near post strike deflected for a corner.

At the other end, Dorchester also went close when an opportunist's strike from 25 yards by James Rowe saw the ball bounce to safety off the top of the crossbar.

Dorchester were then handed another good chance in somewhat bizarre circumstances when Awuah's attempt to run on to a ball played through by Jon Docker was seemingly thwarted by Matt Coupe's challenge.

But as Coupe steered the ball back towards goal, keeper Paul Evans picked up the ball and was penalised for handling a back pass, resulting in a Dorchester free-kick on the six-yard line.

But with the whole Bath City side hugging the goalline, the task proved too great and as Docker played the free-kick short, the assembled City masses charged down Rowe's strike.

Behcet then clawed a header from Edwards out of the air while a shot from Dorchester's Darren Watts deflected for a corner.

The breakthrough came on the hour when substitute Jamie Gleeson, who had been on the pitch for barely four minutes as a replacement for Watts, turned a defender just inside the left edge of the penalty area before striking a low shot across goal to which Awuah applied a final touch to send the ball nestling into the far corner.

As City tried to hit back, Behcet saved a near post header from Gilroy then beat down a glanced header from Edwards who met a left wing centre from City skipper Jim Rollo. Behcet was also equal to Chris Holland's looping header from Justyn McKay's 70th minute free- kick.

But when Gilroy's firm low strike cannoned back off the far post and Mark Jermyn's partial clearance saw the ball only just clear the penalty area, there was nothing that Behcet could do to keep out Hogg's follow up shot which flew past him into the far corner.

Late in the game both sides could have sneaked the three points with Wes Fogden's 20-yard low effort saved by the diving Evans while in stoppage time, the unmarked Jones fired over the crossbar from 12 yards.

But in the end an entertaining festive derby ended with honours shared.