Kyle Critchell and Scott Guyett are beaten in the air
DORCHESTER TOWN
1	Simon Evans
2	Ryan Hill		85
3	Kyle Critchell
4	Mark Jermyn
5	Nathan Walker
6	Scott Guyett
7	Nick Crittenden
8	Dave Allen
9	Ryan Moss
10	Giuseppe Sole		70
11	Danny Ings
Substitutes
12	Stuart Douglas
14	Jamie Frampton
15	Saul Otobo		85
16	Steve Devlin		70
EBBSFLEET UNITED
1	Preston Edwards
2	Chris Henry
3	Derek Duncan		46
4	Craig Stone
5	Dean Pooley
6	Paul Lorraine
7	Michael West		60
8	Ram Marwa
9	Calum Willock
10	Tom Phipp		82
11	Ricky Shakes
Substitutes
12	Clint Easton		46
14	Tyron Sealey		82
15	Williams		60
16	Ugo Udoji
17	Joe Hagan
REFEREE
A. Bromley (Plymouth)

Saturday 11th September 2010
		Dorchester Town	1
		Ings 26
		Ebbsfleet United	2
		Phipp 18, Stone 83

Ebbing away

by Rob Meech

Dorchester Town’s miserable start to the campaign continued after they suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Ebbsfleet United.

The rock-bottom Magpies are still seeking an elusive first victory in Blue Square Bet South, as the pressure mounts on manager Ashley Vickers.

Vickers’ under-fire charges have chalked up only two draws to date and remain one point adrift of second-bottom Boreham Wood.

The county town outfit had looked set to add to their tally at the Avenue Stadium on Saturday before Craig Stone capitalised on a poor clearance by Ryan Hill with a mere seven minutes remaining.

Debutant Danny Ings had earlier cancelled out Tom Phipp’s 18-minute opener, but it was Ebbsfleet who enjoyed the last laugh to compound Dorchester’s woes.

Vickers made three changes to the side that had gone down to a 2-0 reversal by Chelmsford City last weekend.

Kyle Critchell and Ings came in for injured duo Neil Martin and James Coutts, while Steve Devlin was dropped and replaced by new recruit Giuseppe Sole.

Genuine goalscoring chances came at both ends during the opening exchanges, which were both frenetic and entertaining.

Dead-ball specialist Hill rattled the outside of gloveman Preston Edwards’ post with a trademark free-kick, while at the opposite end Michael West unleashed a fine volley that flashed over the crossbar.

Sole was presented with a golden opportunity on nine minutes after being played through by livewire Ings, but his shot lacked power and was palmed away.

A long-range effort by West failed to test Magpies’ custodian Simon Evans – but disaster struck for the hosts on 18 minutes.

Persistence from winger Ricky Shakes, who caused Critchell problems all afternoon, saw him shift the ball to West, whose centre was parried away by Evans only as far as Phipp, who blasted the ball high into the net from 15 yards.

Ings spurned a chance to equalise as Dorchester sought a swift response, but the leveller duly came from the AFC Bournemouth loanee on 26 minutes.

Newly-installed skipper Scott Guyett played a delightful ball over the top to Ings, who showed expert control before lifting it beyond Edwards.

Ebbsfleet, unbeaten on their travels, reminded the county town side of their attacking prowess as Phipps headed straight at Evans.

But Dorchester were in the ascendancy and nearly went in front when Ings beat Paul Lorraine before sliding the ball across goal, only for a deflection off Derek Duncan to divert it agonisingly past the outstretched boot of Ryan Moss.

The Magpies started the second half as they had ended the first and felt they should have been awarded a penalty following a clash between Moss and Ebbsfleet captain Lorraine.

However, the referee awarded the decision in favour of the visitors, much to the disbelief of home fans who were adamant it should have gone the other way.

Moss was again in the thick of the action and thought he had netted a second after skipping past two defenders and striking the ball firmly across goal, only to see Edwards produce an excellent save to keep the deadlock intact.

That near miss was the catalyst for a sustained period of attacking from Ebbsfleet, who started to stamp their influence on proceedings.

And they should have regained the lead when a mistake from Mark Jermyn gave the dangerous Shakes a gift-wrapped chance from six yards – but he showed a distinct lack of composure in skewing his shot wide of an upright.

Evans then acrobatically beat away a Gareth Williams shot that had seemed destined for the top corner, as the visitors continued to look the likeliest winners.

But Dorchester had their moments, with substitute Devlin injecting fresh impetus and twice going close to scoring.

Edwards was summoned to deal with decent efforts from Nick Crittenden and Hill, before Ebbsfleet landed the killer blow on 83 minutes.

A speculative cross was played into the Magpies’ penalty box but Hill’s misplaced clearance rested at the feet of Stone, who rifled the ball in off the crossbar.

In a last roll of the dice, Vickers brought on Saul Otobo but Dorchester’s search for a second equaliser proved a fruitless one, as they were sentenced to another defeat

	MATCH STATS
11	TOTAL ATTEMPTS	13
6	ATTEMPTS ON TARGET	6
4	ATTEMPTS OFF TARGET	7
1	HIT WOODWORK	0
5	CORNERS	6
4	OFFSIDES	5
10	FREE-KICKS CONCEDED	11