Ryan Moss slams home his first goal
DORCHESTER TOWN
1	Gareth Stewart
2	Mark Jermyn		71
3	Jake Smeeton
4	Danny Clay
5	Patrece Liburd
6	Kevin Hill
7	Nick Crittenden		65
8	Wes Fogden
9	Ryan Moss
10	Jamie Mudge		79
11	Jamie Gleeson
Substitutes
12	R. Marsh-Brown		71
14	Tom Mitchell
15	Darren Watts
16	Regan Coward
17	Nathan Peprah Annan
18	Mitchell Nicholson		65
19	Leon Osei		79
NEWPORT COUNTY
1	Glyn Thompson
2	Paul Bignot
3	Martyn Giles
4	Adie Harris
5	Ashley Vickers
6	Justyn Roberts
7	Danny Rose
8	Kevin Cooper		71
9	Rob Duffy
10	Craig Reid
11	Richard Evans		46
Substitutes
12	Steven Jenkins
14	Nathan Davies
15	Paul Hall		71
16	Craig Hughes		46
17	Kris Leek
18	Chris Hartland
19	Scott James
Referee
Andy Newell (Yate)

Saturday 27th September 2008
		Dorchester Town	2
		Moss 17, pen 52
		Newport County	2
		Duffy pen 61, Rose 84

Cup giveaway

by Ky Capel

Dorchester have now gone 11 games without a win after relinquishing a two-goal lead at home to Newport County in their FA Cup second qualifying round clash.

Ryan Moss gave the home side the lead in the 17th minute and doubled the Magpies' advantage shortly after half-time when he converted a penalty at the second time of asking.

But a spot-kick at the other end nine minutes later gave County a lifeline and they found an equaliser with just six minutes left on the clock to force a replay.

Mark Jermyn made a dramatic return from injury to take his place in the Magpies' line-up despite manager Shaun Brooks ruling him out of contention earlier in the week.

Gary Bowles was struggling with an achilles problem and failed to make the squad so club captain Patrece Liburd took his place at the back. However, Kevin Hill kept hold of the armband.

Dorchester made a fairly positive start, taking the game to Newport .

But it was Gareth Stewart in the home goal who had to make the first save of the match, diving low to his left to keep out Rob Duffy's 20-yard free-kick. Moments later though, Moss blazed over from the edge of the area.

A Nick Crittenden corner in the 16th minute caused problems for the visitors but the Exiles were able to hack Wes Fogden's attempt away from danger.

Then, just a minute later, Moss opened the scoring. Jamie Mudge collected the ball on the left-hand side, turned and then delivered a low teasing cross.

The Newport backline looked for the offside flag but it never came and Moss stretched at the far post to hook the ball high into the net.

The match hit a quiet patch until just before the half-hour when Hill headed over from a Crittenden cross.

A better connection with his head from Duffy would surely have produced an equaliser after he beat Stewart in the air to meet Danny Rose's centre. Instead though, the Magpies were let off the hook.

Rose then played a one-two with Duffy 20 yards out but the former's shot lacked power and was easy for Stewart.

Dorchester had several corners in a matter of minutes as the half drew to a close but the pressure failed to lead to any real efforts at goal.

Newport, who had offered no attacking threat in the first period, made a change at half-time with Craig Hughes replacing Richard Evans.

But after just seven minutes of the restart, they found themselves further behind with Moss converting a penalty at the second attempt.

Mudge's cross hit the hand of left-back Martin Giles who was only a matter of yards away from the Dorchester striker.

Referee Newell's decision to award the spot kick was met by stern protests from the visiting contingent.

But they appeared to have been reprieved when Newport keeper Glyn Thompson guessed correctly and saved Moss' effort.

That was until the referee's assistant intervened, claiming Thomp-son had jumped in front of his line before the kick was taken.

The Exiles felt further aggrieved. Adie Harris took his protests too far and was booked for dissent.

Moss composed himself before firing his second bite of the cherry straight down the middle.

Thompson then entered the referee's notebook for his displeasure.

The Magpies looked to be in control and heading for their first win in 11 games, not to mention their first win at home.

However, they allowed the visitors back into the mix as Hill slid into Rose and conceded a penalty.

Duffy was coolness personified as he gently strode forward before dispatching his kick into the bottom right corner.

The controversy continued immediately after the goal as an off the ball incident involving Hughes and Danny Clay resulted in the latter being left in a heap.

A mini-melee broke out and, after talks with his assistant, the man in black produced a yellow for the Exiles' substitute.

Mudge went close to connecting with a Mitchell Nicholson free-kick on 77 minutes and then shot low into the body of Thompson following Moss' flick.

Former Terra Ashley Vickers, who was eligible to play after turning a loan spell at the Exiles into a more permanent deal, was inches away from connecting with a dangerous Harris set-piece eight minutes before the end.

But just two minutes later, County drew level. Jake Smeeton was penalised for a foul right on the edge of his own penalty area.

Rose's kick was forced into a crowd of bodies and appeared to take a nick off Hill before finding its way past the helpless Stewart.

And that was the final action of a tie that could have provided Dorchester with a welcome boost, but instead the Magpies threw away a two-goal advantage for the second time this season and will now contest a replay in Wales on Wednesday night.

	MATCH STATS
5	TOTAL ATTEMPTS	7
3	ATTEMPTS ON TARGET	4
2	ATTEMPTS OFF TARGET	3
0	HIT WOODWORK	0
12	CORNERS	1
4	OFFSIDES	3
14	FREE-KICKS CONCEDED	13