NEIL HARDS knows two more performances like Friday's at Andover will see Winchester City crowned Sydenhams Wessex League champions for the second year running.

"Breathtaking" was Hards's summary of the 5-0 mauling of the Lions which keeps City ahead of Lymington & New Milton on goal difference.

The last two home games against Bemerton and Brockenhurst should pose no great difficulty for the reigning champions.

But Hards, pictured, said: "On paper they are two winnable games, but they can sometimes become banana skins as we learned when we lost 4-3 at Downton.

"The league's in our own hands now and we've got to make sure we put in two more performances like we produced on Friday.

"Even on a bumpy pitch, we played some lovely football. The lads were brilliant."

Goals by Jamie Musselwhite (2), Graeme Gee, Liam Green and Jamie Laidlaw abruptly halted Andover's eight-game unbeaten run.

With two matches remaining, Winchester and Lymington & New Milton are neck and neck with 93 points each at the top of the Wessex League.

But Winchester have a massive "plus 20" goal difference in their favour as they head into their final two games against Bemerton and Brockenhurst.

"We need a big favour from one of them if we are going to do it," said Lymington boss Ian Robinson.

Like City, Lymington's last two matches are at home - to Christchurch and Gosport.