Beaten Brockenhurst boss Graham Kemp cited Neil Scammell as the difference between the teams as Gosport Borough triumphed 3-0 in the Russell Cotes Cup semi-final at Grigg Lane.
The Foresters did superbly for an hour, even missing a Dave Midgley penalty, but were undone by two Scammell goals and a late Graham Lindsey strike.
"No disrespect to any other player, but if we'd had Neil Scammell in our side, we'd have won the game," said Kemp. "He was almost non-existent apart from the goals, but that's what strikers are about."
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