Chris Flood celebrates his opening goal
DORCHESTER TOWN
1	Simon Evans
2	Kyle Critchell
3	Neil Martin
4	Mark Jermyn
5	Nathan Walker
6	Nathan Peprah-Annan
7	Nick Crittenden		81
8	Ashley Nicholls
9	Ryan Moss
10	Chris Flood
11	Steve Devlin
Substitutes
12	Ben Dickenson
14	Harrison Bell
15	Ryan Dovell
16	Rico Wilson		81
17	Alan Walker-Harris
MAIDENHEAD UNITED
1	Jordan Clement
2	Leon Soloman		61
3	Andrew Fagan
4	Chris Taylor
5	Nevin Saroya
6	John Scarborough
7	Anthony Thomas		72
8	Daniel Brown
9	Manny Williams
10	Alex Wall
11	Max Worsfold
Substitutes
12	Martel Powell		61
14	Leigh Henry
15	Bobby Behzadi
16	Reece Tilson-Lascaris		72
17	Nick Bussey
REFEREE
Adam Hopkins (Plymouth)

Tuesday 16th August 2011
		Dorchester Town	4
		Flood pen 6, Critchell 61, Walker 76, Moss 90
		Maidenhead United	0

10-man Magpies show their mettle

by Ky Capel

They say 10 men are invariably harder to beat than 11 – a cliché Maidenhead United would not argue against after Dorchester Town recorded their first win of the new season in emphatic fashion.

Boss Ashley Vickers tipped his men to bounce back immediately following the disappointment of a 4-0 loss at Dover Athletic on the opening day, and the 40-year-old was proved right last night as the Dorset Magpies notched their biggest league victory since last November, despite being a man down for 65 minutes.

Steve Devlin saw red just past the midway stage of the first half for a dangerous challenge on Leon Soloman but his team-mates, already a goal up thanks to a Chris Flood penalty, rallied round and ran out deserved winners at the Avenue Stadium.

Vickers, who saw Kyle Critchell, Nathan Walker and Ryan Moss also find the net, said afterwards: "We were positive after the game on Saturday and we reiterated to the lads that it was important we utilised our assets, such as our fitness.

"You have to do things at a good tempo and Phil Simkin found out that Maidenhead struggled with that on Saturday, so we kept on about that.

"The lads put it into practice fantastically. Losing Devs was a blow but the lads responded superbly."

Asked for his view on Devlin's dismissal, Vickers added: "All I want referees to do is take a bit of time. To take 20 seconds to think about it and analyse it.

"When refs flash cards instantly it says to me they have lost control, momentarily, of the game or that particular incident.

"Some people have said it was a red card and some have said it wasn't. Devs and their guy were having a bit of a tussle beforehand and I nearly mentioned it to him in the previous pattern of play.

"He's whole-hearted but whether it's a sending off I don't know as I was the wrong side of it. And that's not me sitting on the fence because I never sit on the fence."

One a more positive note, the triumph was the perfect way to mark 500 appearances in county town colours for skipper Mark Jermyn.

Vickers said: "What a great achievement. I believe he is playing the best football of his career."

As expected, Vickers kept faith with the XI that started at Dover and his faith was repaid inside five minutes as the Dorset Magpies edged in front.

Nick Crittenden delivered from the right, Moss went down claiming he had been pushed in the back by defender Soloman and after a moment's thought, referee Adam Hopkins pointed to the spot.

Flood missed his last attempt from 12 yards, albeit in a pre-season friendly, but he confidently found the bottom-right corner this time around, sending Jordan Clement the wrong way to net Dorchester's first goal of the season.

The visitors should have been level eight minutes later but Alex Wall's miscue, following a dangerous cross from Anthony Thomas, maintained the advantage.

The hosts could arguably have been awarded another spot-kick, Andrew Fagan upending Moss with what looked a more blatant shove than the earlier incident.

The man in black was at the centre of attention once more 25 minutes in, sending Devlin for an early bath.

To be fair to Hopkins, the midfielder had clearly raised his studs in a 50-50 challenge with Soloman. Nonetheless, the county town side were forced to play more than an hour with only 10 men.

Perhaps predictably, United raised their game and saw Manny Williams register their first attempt before a cross-cum-shot from Thomas bounced off the top of the home crossbar with Simon Evans stranded.

Despite their numerical disadvantage the Dorset Magpies made a positive start to the second period but their lack of personnel meant there was no one on hand to connect with a low centre from Moss, who displayed power and pace down the right flank.

Flood then sent a 30-yard free-kick wide of goal as the pressure built.

And the home side got their reward on the hour with Flood delivering a set-piece from a similar range and Critchell getting to the ball ahead of Clement to glance home his fourth goal for the club.

Dorchester kept pushing and saw Moss denied at close-range by the legs of the United keeper.

A rare foray from the Berkshire Magpies ended with Walker producing a timely block to divert Max Worsfold's goalbound effort over the top.

The home defender then showcased his talents in the opposing box as he headed Town into a three-goal lead.

A Flood corner cleared everyone, Neil Martin picked up the scraps and drove into the area before delivering a precise cross that was nodded home at the back stick.

Evans had to be at his best to retain the advantage, saving one-on-one from Wall following Williams' through pass, but the final action belonged to Dorchester with Moss bagging a richly-deserved fourth courtest of a diving header from Flood's injury-time corner.

	MATCH STATS
8	TOTAL ATTEMPTS	7
6	ATTEMPTS ON TARGET	3
2	ATTEMPTS OFF TARGET	3
0	HIT WOODWORK	1
6	CORNERS	3
4	OFFSIDES	1
5	FREE-KICKS CONCEDED	16