MANAGER Geoff Butler was bemused by Bashley's wastefulness in last night's 2-2 Ryman Division 1 draw against Hastings United.

"We had so much possession, but didn't have the finishing touch," he complained.

"It could have been 10-2, no exaggeration. We had 24 corners and had them by the short and curlies on at least half-a-dozen occasions, but their keeper - the chairman's son Greg Nessling - played out of his skin.

"Mat Jones hit the bar with a header and, right at the end, Danny Gibbons hit a hell of a shot which the keeper somehow put out for a corner - and from that, Steve Strong headed wide.

"We had so much possession but virtually everything we did in front of goal was wrong."

Twice Bashley led, but twice they were pegged back by a Hastings side virtually unrecognisable from the original October fixture which was abandoned because of a waterlogged pitch with the score at 1-1.

"They were there for the taking," said Butler. "I counted nine changes from the team we played when Steve Lovell was their manager. Three-quarters of last night's side were from the reserves."

Richard Gillespie struck first for Bash midway through the first-half - his 24th goal of a prolific season, and Andy Culliford restored their lead with a terrific volley into the top corner.

"The only plus was that we took the game to them for the whole 90 minutes," said Butler. "At no time did they have a sustained spell of pressure."

Hampshire rivals Fleet Town are still in trouble near the bottom after a 2-0 defeat at Bromley.

For the second time in a eight days, Nationwide Conference South side Havant & Waterlooville chalked up a 5-1 Monday night win with victory at Westleigh Park to oust Bognor Regis from the Conference League Cup.

Goals by Brett Poate, Dean Holdsworth, Tom Jordan, Dean Blake and James Taylor booked Hawks a home tie against Conference National outfit Farnborough in late January.

Basingstoke Town crashed 3-1 at Thurrock in the Conference South. Jason Bristow's early strike for Stoke was eclipsed by Glenn Poole and two-goal Adam Parker.