NEW BOSS Danny Bowers led happy Hamble ASSC to a shock fourth round 2-0 victory at AFC Totton last night to book a place in the quarter-finals of the Sydenhams Wessex League Cup.
Totton went into the tie on an awesome 11-game unbeaten league run, yet they barely got a sniff of a chance against the revitalised Planemakers, who floored them with two first-half goals.
Former Totton midfielder Michael White struck the first blow against his old club after 14 minutes and Matt Flynn got the second shortly before half-time.
At the other end, Hamble keeper Ben Shawyer - another former Totton player - was rarely troubled on an off-night for Stuart Ritchie's Stags.
"It was fantastic," grinned Bowers. "We came here and played really well against a good Wessex League side.
"We matched them in every department and Totton didn't have a shot on goal."
Hamble hadn't previously won since knocking Shaftesbury out of the League Cup three weeks ago. Ironically their last league win was against Totton in October.
The Planemakers will entertain last night's other surprise packages Poole Town.
The Division 2 title chasers eclipsed top-flight outfit Wimborne 2-1 at The Cuthbury - a real feather in the cap of Dolphins' manager Tom Killick and his sidekick Taffy Richardson, who won the FA Vase with the Magpies in 1992.
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