Alex Browne challenges Exeter's Richard Logan
DORCHESTER TOWN
1	Simon Evans
2	Mark Jermyn
3	Jake Smeaton		46
4	Roy O'Brien
5	Alex Browne
6	Nathan Peprah Annan		85
7	Mark Robinson		75
8	Jamie Gleeson
9	Elliot Bent		75
10	Jon Docker
11	Charlie Henry
Substitutes
	Nathan Simpson		46
	Matt Groves		75
	James Rowe		75
	Uzo Opara		85
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Referee
Glenn Barter
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Friday 27th July 2007
		Dorchester Town	1
		Bent 47
		Exeter City	2
		Logan 29, Stansfield 44

Exeter two good for Magpies

by Ky Capel

Dorchester Town lost their first match of pre-season to Blue Square Premier outfit Exeter City at the Avenue Stadium tonight.

The Magpies were two down at half-time, then a goal straight after the break from new signing Elliot Bent gave the home side hope, but last year's beaten play-off finalists held out comfortably for the win.

Director of football Shaun Brooks said there were lots of positives to come out of the game despite the defeat. "It was a good work out for the lads against a good, solid side and we will take a lot out of the game."

"The boys were slightly disappointed at half-time, and certainly upped the tempo at the start of the second period and we definitely went on and played better.

"It was nice to see Elliot get a goal against higher league opposition. It will give him plenty of confidence ahead of the new season."

Besides two Roy O'Brien efforts from outside the area, one of which forced visiting keeper Andy Marriott into action, the only real chance for the Magpies in the first half fell to Jamie Gleeson on 24 minutes.

But from Mark Jermyn's deep cross the midfielder put his far-post header wide of Andy Marriott's goal.

Paul Tisdale's men took the lead just before the half-hour mark when Richard Logan's 20-yard shot clipped Magpies skipper Alex Browne as he slid in to block and the ball beat Simon Evans' outstretched hand to open the scoring.

A minute before the interval Adam Stansfield put the Grecians two up. Seven minutes after missing a similar chance, the forward made no mistake as he shot across Evans and inside the post having beaten the offside trap to latch onto Matt Gill's lofted pass.

Brooks' half-time team talk seemed to do the trick as two minutes after the re-start Elliot Bent, making his first start at the Avenue, smashed home his fourth pre-season goal after Marriott parried Jon Docker's shot.

Docker, also making his first start in front of the Dorchester faithful, burst into the box following Jermyn's neat knock down but the midfield man was foiled by the Exeter stopper, luckily though Bent was on hand to pounce for the Magpies.

Chances were rare in the second period, Evans though did well to save from Matt Taylor's header on 65 minutes, and then Matt Bye's left foot rocket 15 minutes later.

The last real effort of the game came from Grecians substitute Rui Baguista whose header beat the Magpies' keeper but came back off the crossbar.

Two new defenders featured for the home side in the second half. Nathan Simpson, former Torquay defender, replaced Jake Smeaton at half-time, and Ouzo Opara, recently on trial at Gillingham, came on for Nathan Peprah-Annan with five minutes left.

Brooks is keen to have another look at the pair. "I only got to see glimpses of the two, so it's unfair for me to make a judgement on them based on what I saw in the game.

"Them and the other trialists all deserve more time at this stage."